<p>“hypochondria” is not the same as self-diagnosing which you do to avoid all kind of tests and waste of time. But in case of erious problem, I hope everybody goes to emergency or call ambulance. I self-help myself many times, but if one is bleeading and having symptoms of a heart attack or stroke, I would not start Googling, I either would call an ambulance or make sure that somebody is taking me in. I do not call it having “hypochondria”.</p>
<p>I have a tendency to get bizarre physical symptoms when I am under a lot of stress, and sometimes get weird medical conditions - I never even knew that one could have varicose veins in the bladder until I had trouble with them (thinking, of course, that it was bladder cancer :">). My doctor is great about it, and helps to try to figure out if it’s “live or Memorex”. </p>
<p>But it isn’t always stress. A year ago I went in with postmenopausal bleeding and she assured me that it was a common stress symptom. I won that bet - turned out to be a fibroid tumor. So we nearly always have to do some kind of checks on my symptoms. </p>
<p>Just reviving this thread briefly to say - my colonoscopy was yesterday, it went fine, and everything was normal. Yay! Being the worrier that I am, I had naturally assumed that I have colon cancer, since I have lost some weight recently (unintended) and am often anemic. Time to obsess about some other diagnosis, I suppose, but seriously, right now I am just happy to be proven wrong!</p>
<p>Great news! Have a great 4th, too.</p>
<p>Great news! Have a great 4th, too.</p>
<p>Congrats Scout! My mom had one yesterday too! Must have the thing to do! My mom has unexplained anemia at age 83. Nothing was found yesterday so now she will have an endoscopy and then who knows what other tests. Poor thing.</p>