hy·po·chon·dri·ac

I've said it before and I'll say it again; cancer makes you feel like a hypochondriac!

hy·po·chon·dri·ac

ˌhīpəˈkändrēˌak/

noun

1. 1.

   a person who is abnormally anxious about their health.

   synonyms:

   valetudinarian, neurotic "a hypochondriac who depends on her pills" valetudinarian, hypochondriacal, malingering, health-obsessed; neurotic, paranoid, phobic "her hypochondriac husband" I do feel like one sometimes. Every new pain, ache, leg cramp, swollen lymph node... The lymph node I've been "watching" for about 6 weeks. I could "feel" it and it has suddenly gotten bigger. It's not huge by any means. It's about an inch or so below my armpit on the underneath part of my arm. I can see it when I raise my arm up. Weird. I'm watching it to see if it goes away. I know it can be many things. I don't feel any other lymph nodes that are enlarged either.  If it doesn't go away by my next apt. for my Sando shot, I'll ask the nurse if/when I should be concerned.  My shot is in about ten days. Hopefully, it will go away.