I'm having a really hard time with health anxiety right now....

I literally cannot move from the couch, and I need my phone next to me. It is the time of year that my husband and I should be enjoying ourselves because my handicapped son is away at camp for a week, so it gives us much needed respite.
But yesterday I had an appointment already set up to remove a cyst from my scalp, I was actually looking forward to getting the thing removed. Until I was told it was to be sent to the pathologist. WTH.....the doctor said that is what they always do any time anything is removed from the body. She also said that in her 26 years of profession she has never seen one come back bad, she said I have a 99.9% chance nothing is wrong. You realize your telling a very anxious person she has to wait till next Monday for her to tell me the pathologist results, and I'm totally freaked. She also said if anything was wrong she would call me right away. But not to worry because, she has never seen one in her 26 years of practice come back bad.
But I could be the one that breaks that record and now I'm paralyzed in fear and my stomach hurts and all I can think is "what if".

that stinks, sorry you are worried about that. in my experience, its always the "what if's" that hold me back. and i cant even start to count the times i panicked over something i didnt even know existed yesterday. try to keep things in perspective. you can get a definite answer to a worry you are having and chances are, it will put you back at ease, dont suffer anylonger than you have to! and on the very very slight chance they'd find anything abnormal, wouldn't you want to know sooner than later, for your husband and son's sake if nothing else? sometimes it helps me to change my "what ifs" into "so what if" then play things out till the end, being realistic is the key though, there is always a reasonable course of action to take that may not always be pleasant, but is well worth the journey.

I'm so sorry you are going through this fear! Health issues can be so overwhelming. When a Dr says 99.9% chance it's fine, don't worry, it's fine! They don't say that if there is the slightest chance it could be bad. They know what looks right and what doesn't. I hope this gives you some confidence that you are okay. I have been where you are worrying about results, and they have different wording for times when it is something to be concerned over. I promise!

I highly recommend you focus as hard as you can on enjoying your time with your husband. Since you have this limited respite with your son at camp, it would be such a great time for you to have a good time!

Hoping you can have some much needed fun and get beyond the fear!! I know how difficult that is. I've been through it myself. At this point in my life, I realize how much time I have wasted worrying, and wish I could get that time back!

Prayers and hugs for you!

Great news!

Celebrating with you! That's why we are here to support and reassure each other when one of us needs it. :)

Glad all is well! Hugs and high fives.

S.C.