@kuyt, I'm sorry to hear that you suffer from hypochondria, also know as illness anxiety disorder. Worrying that symptoms or body sensations might mean you have a serious illness is exhausting and undermines your trust in your care providers. I'm glad that you had things checked out by a qualified doctor to rule out any serious health issue.

Given your known tendancy to jump to the worst case scenario, please being careful with online health forums. People can and likely will share personal experiences and thoughts to investigate. But I'm concerned that this may lead you to going down different paths of worry and self-diagnosing. Stress and worry may further contribute to your symptoms. I think you can see how this can become a vicious cycle.

@kuyt, I take your symptoms seriously and think the illness anxiety should also be addressed. Are you able to accept your doctor's assessment that this is a benign condition? If your worry continues, would you consider working with a trained therapist to address illness anxiety? Might that be a good place to start?