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[Thumper]

Hi Jaypo,

I've put myself on a Google ban.

I've had bloods including the Ca-19 one and all were normal or borderline so no further action.

I keep finding threads online, multiple ones where people have had PanCan misdiagnosed and not shown on bloods or scans. That also happened with my Dad. So yes I know it's very possible and hard to get out of my head. It's also hard to accept you can be so grossly unwell and weak and kept being told "you're fine".

I guess I'll just have to keep going and if the worst occurs do a sarcastic Spike Milligan variation and on my headstone have "my bloods are still normal" 🤣

I might pay for a private MRI. I don't know. I'm now off work for a week's annual leave, I'm not up to the holiday at all (going from Wales to Dorset) but I'll go as maybe the rest and peacefulness will do me good. If anything I'm finally losing weight so my GP can quit telling me about meno-belly not being a real thing, although my faux pregnancy bloating really doesn't reflect my weight loss which is irritating!

[jaypo]

If you do go private,one of the best hospitals (in my opinion) is the Bath clinic,so good,that I now travel from Scotland all the way there for any private treatment (used to stay in Wiltshire) scans done,results a few days later,maybe a week,they're excellent and you can do a payment plan if you don't have insurance.
I do understand your anxiety but just because our dads had PC doesn't mean we will. Thing with HA you can imagine pains or at least make them waaaay worse than they are,not that I'm suggesting that in this situation but we tend to constantly focus on it 24/7
You should look at our thread on "things I've diagnosed myself with" it's quite funny but shows you,you're not alone.

[MrsMitch]

I hope you can relax & enjoy your holiday. Hopefully it'll be helpful for you to have a change of scenery. I think a private MRI sounds your best way forward. Jaypo is right, there is no certainty that you will have PC like your dad, but once something is in your thoughts, it's difficult not to focus on it until it becomes our main focus.
Wishing you a fab holiday.

[Mariab]

Hi..
What a difficult time you have had, I'm.sorry your suffering.
I had very similar symptoms two years ago? Constant pain under right rib cage, pain, reflux..it was awful..I ended up going private and had a gastroscopy and endoscopy and it all came back clear and so did scan so they concluded for me it was anxiety...I was in complete denial as how can it cause such a upheaval!!
So I carried on worrying and i ended up being put on hrt and antidepressants...a also take probiotics etc...and since then I have had no further gastric issues and I can pretty much eat what I want....
For me it was definitely anxiety bought.on by perimenopause....
I really hope you find the answer soon so you can be at peace..there is nothing worse than not knowing.