30f fear of thyroid health
hi yall,
this may be kinda dumb to some. i deal with extreme health anxiety. i’m talking i’ve never had bloodwork, and haven’t been to any doctor other than the gyno in the past 12 years. my dad has graves, and his sister was just diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
i am so concerned because i was feeling my neck and on the front if i tilt my head all the way back i think i feel my thyroid. i’m worried because im like okay.. so it’s possible i’ve gone 12 years without checking something important. i have no other symptoms, no lumps really that i can feel. i just feel stupid and scared and i don’t even know if this is right to be posting here.
i have an appointment with a psychiatrist monday, and have reached out to a doctor for a referral for bloodwork (i literally don’t know how this works)