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Q: Hypochondria

asked by: C0nfus3d_Ab0ut_L1f3 on January 13th, 2006

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I have an excessive fear, of getting cancer...Mainly because I used to be a smoker.

Every time I cough, and I think I see blood...I have trouble breathing, and I almost begin to cry...Thinking that I have lung cancer.

Lately, i've started running...And i'm really out of shape. I guess i've been opening new airways in my lungs, because this is really the most active i've been in the past few years.

Because of this, i've been coughing lately (itchy lungs). Well, tonight...I saw bright red blood in a tissue...When I coughed up. It wasn't alot...But it was enough to scare the hell out of me.

And what's bad is, I don't have any insurance of any kind...So I can't afford to go to a psychiatrist...Or an ordinary doctor to get x-rays of my lungs...Which are probably fine...Ugh...I don't know...

Can someone tell me how i'll know if I have lung cancer? I'm only 22...I don't want to die...

Replies(3)

cinamon024

replied on January 16th, 2006

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Im not a Dr. So I cant tell you if you have cancer but ive coughed up blood before. You said youve been coughing alot latelyt? Your throat could be scrachy enough to draw blood or from your nose. I asked my doctor a while back about this. I wouldnt be worried. And if you have no insurance theres free clinics for shrinks like mhmr. There very helpful. Take cae

afriendforall

replied on March 15th, 2006

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Lol....Calm down dude you have nothing to worry about.

It's just paranoia....Nothing else...

Sometimes when you run in the cold air it does hurt but maybe all the coughing you did scratched your throart and thats where the blood came from.

See just don't run yourself to hard and breath in the nose out the mouth when you runa nd you won't work your lungs so much.

Then you won't cough.

Enjoy your day.

sophira

replied on March 15th, 2006

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Personally, I think the best advice to give you would be to get some insurance!

It will probably help you feel better to know that while lung cancer is a big risk factor for smokers, there are more smokers who don't get it than do. What will make you feel even better than that is to get some insurance and let a doctor say you don't have it.

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