Evening all,
im after some positive posts if there is such a thing.
After having some abdominal aches I was referred by my GP for a ct scan in October 2024. Results came back that I had a mass on my appendix, didn’t think much of it at the time, I was 30 and a healthy male. I can’t remember the next stages they were going to take but I think my mind played tricks on me that much that I went to my A&E where they looked over my scans and booked me in for surgery the next morning fearing my appendix could burst.
Surgery went well, they had to cut me open to make sure they didn’t burst my appendix so recovery was abit longer. Surgeon informed me that they took the appendix plus a small section of large and small bowel ‘just to make sure’.
Results came back as LAMN1 which I’m lead to believe is about as good as it gets for cancer, low grade and slow growing. Come back in 18months for a check up. While all this was going on, my mental health was suffering, I was never an anxious person previous but this scared to do death, I had a 8month old daughter to watch grow up.
12months went past with a few twinges and aches but nothing too bad but then I had a week of aches in the area where my appendix was, GP sent me for CT scan and all was clear.
Fast forward 6months and I had my 18months check up scan 2 weeks ago, whether is a coincidence or not but a week later I’ve got this ache in my side again and my anxiety is all over the place again. Am i anxious over my scan results? Or am I anxious over the ache I have? It feels almost like a stitch in my right side that sometimes pulls and pressure. My appetite is suffering due my anxiety (I hope). I’ve got a telephone appointment set up with Christie’s for the 17th so I’ve got a little while to wait yet.
It’s reassuring that a scan 6months ago was clear but I just can’t get it out of my head, anyone had LAMN1 that’s suffered similar symptoms 18months post op that was just the aches that come with the surgery? Hoping it’s either an adhesion or internal scar pain
