Thank you Fishmanpa,

I'm really appreciative that people have been honest with me and admitted that some of my symptoms DO sound concerning, but it's nice to be reassured that perhaps things aren't as bad as I think they are either.

I will keep checking back in here and update you with my progress. It's a sad fact that my health concerns have, in some ways, become my 'project'. I have had so many blood tests that it's a wonder I have any blood left and every time another comes back clear, I feel that maybe I can be content to just watch and wait to see if these things go away. But then I panic and imagine that the longer I wait, the more the cancer will spread and the whole thing starts over again. I just can't sit still...

Thank you to everyone who has responded and offered advice and reassurance so far. I have never come across a more friendly and informative forum