Anxiety over not being able to get blood test

[wingo22 1]

Good morning everyone,

Over the weekend I had a flareup of sorts.  I saw a commercial about people going for cancer treatments and how they get many CT and PET scans throughout their treatment.  That lead me to my own googling about the effects of CT scans.  (I have had 2 in my life, one for brain at 18 years old, and another for my abdomen and pelvis at 20 years old).  I am 30 years old now and the radiation issue used to be a fear of mine, however it had gone away.  But it came back on Saturday.  I started googling and you all know where that went to.  During this time I had a fear of like MS or neuro diseases, but that just vanished away and I am on to something else.  

Anyways, I started to worry about cancer, specifically leukemia and lymphoma.  I normally go to my doctor once a year in June for a physical and complete blood count, etc.  This year due to COVID I guess they are postponing them.  I am super worried now about my blood tests being off or having a bad disease.  I go get these tests once a year for peace of mind and now I have to wait, likely over 2 months to get it.  What can I do to stop worrying about this stuff...I know its anxiety and I was booked to go to a psych appointment, but again that got postponed too.   

[Holls 1456]

I also go in June for all my yearly exams and a full blood panel etc... Mine is put off for at least two more months as well. I think right now with everything going on we are just more anxious than usual. Not being able to have the tests and get that yearly peace of mind is hard but rationally I think you know deep down that you are absolutely fine and it's more about not having that quick confirmation that has made your anxiety flare. We are creature of habit and I know for me when that changes my anxiety goes up. I was anxious knowing mine was delayed but I'm okay with it now. Two months is not long to wait and I want to be safe going to my appointment. 

[MARC 268]

As a young woman of 30 years old, the likelihood of you having any issues is remote and a few months should not make any difference. Many people have had more scans then you and are fine, so I would try not to worry. 

[Total Eclipse 62]

Being put off a couple months isn't a horrible thing. You'll likely safer. 🙂