u/Negative_Cattle2749

Hi everyone! I’m really worried about my port and I guess I want to rant or ask for reassurance/advice? I’m not really sure. I got my port inserted 4 days ago and I’ve been feeling off since then. I had heart palpitations since then so went to the ER 2 days ago. They checked everything with a chest and abdomen X-ray, blood tests, blood gases test, and a EKG. It showed that it was all okay but I still have the palpitations, alongside some tingling across various parts of my body, pain in my back on the side of the port, and occasionally pain in the arm and chest on the port side. I’m trying to keep calm as the ER said it was okay and to keep an eye on bleeding or signs of infection which I don’t have. It’s difficult tho, I’m not sure how to cope and I’m still learning to listen to these new sensations. Idk if I’m just hyper aware/anxious since the diagnosis or if I should be worried. Has anyone had similar experiences

F25 - I was diagnosed with classic Hodgkin’s lymphoma last week, and after my PET I was told today I am stage 2AX (biggest conglomerate above my left collarbone, but also on the right side of the neck and some on my upper chest). I’m so scared and confused. The doctors haven’t agreed on my treatment yet and they’re going back and forth between 6 rounds of ABVD/immunotherapy, and 4 rounds of ABDV+radiation. Nobody really explains the difference or why they can’t agree they just said they’ll have to go to a medical meeting. The wait is driving me crazy and I’m exhausted from all the tests I have to take. I’m not sure how to remain positive and I really really want to. Idk why I’m posting this, I think I just want to vent and ask if anyone had a similar experience that can share their treatment. Thank you

F25. Hi everyone! I’ve been struggling with health anxiety since I was a child. It got better, then worse in the pandemic and then better and now worse again as I’m dealing with an unexpected scary health situation. I feel so alone in this and it’s truly ruining my potential to be happy and affecting my relationships with others and myself. I always read the posts on here to feel like I have a community, so I was wondering if anyone of a similar age/experience would want to be friends? We could support each other and try to not be so compulsive lol. It’s so difficult rn, I’m just wondering if having people that understand would make it easier on both parties. ❤️