I am 49 years old, male, and scared.

I had issues a few months ago with digestion, especially after eating food that could be slightly fatty or salty. I had fairly persistent lower abdominal cramps for a few weeks, a day or two of bad diarrhoea, and then after keeping a food diary, eliminated foods that were the issue, made some changes to my diet and started to feel better. I went to the doctor, had blood and stool tests done and only issues found were cholesterol slightly up (had this for years) and liver enzymes very slightly up 7%.

The dull stomach cramps however were stil there after a month, so I went  back to my GP and was booked in for ultrasound, and after a two month wait, finally had it last week. They found a single 36mm x 36mm lesion on my liver and I have now been referred for a CT scan. I feel genuinely fine apart from constipation and arguably some changes in my bowel movements which worries me. Dr Google is torture and I am getting better in staying off, but i just feel in purgatory now and full of panic and anxiety. I am a Smaritan in my spare time and have spent years listening to, calming and reassuring people in distress but now it is happening to me I have lost all sense of perspective and feel pathetic. This 36mm lesion scares me as do my bowel movement changes and I am hoping someone on here can share any similar experiences.

Thank you.