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Am I crazy?

I'm a 53 year old male with type 2 diabetes mellitus.  I've been diagnosed with GAD,  depression,  2 inguinal hernias, obesity.
In February 2017 I was urinating more than I thought I should. So I went into my doctor.  They found microscopic hematuria in my urine 3-10hpf.  They referred me to a urologist.  When I went to the urologist they did another urinalysis,  rectal check,  CT  scan of my abdominal and pelvic areas, cyctoscopy,  and a PSA blood draw. My PSA level was a 2. They said everything was normal. They found right lateral hydrothrophy of my prostrate.  That I had possible gallstones and a fatty liver. This reassured me for awhile. Then fear started creeping in that they missed something and I had cancer somewhere.  I started running to my doctor every other day.  I had about three episodes of syncope.  The hospital did 2 CT scan of my head, a lot of blood work and multiple chest xrays.  They said everything was normal.  My doctor said everything was normal and I was suffering from anxiety.  They put me on venlafixine 37.5mg.  They just upped it 5 weeks ago to 75mg . I start seeing a psychiatrist Wednesday.  I also had a colonoscopy two years ago and they said it was normal.  I had 1 polyp that they said had no way of being cancer. I've also had fatigue and back pain. The back pain has been off and on for years.  Here are my questions. 1. Do you think the doctors have done enough testing to rule out anything serious? 2. Do you think it's my anxiety? 3. Could the hernias, fatty liver, and gallstones cause the stomach bloating and back pain? Thanks for the help.
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It's impossible for anyone here to answer, as we're not medical professionals.  The hard part here is the diabetes.  The kind you have is caused usually by poor eating habits and lack of proper exercise for an extended period of time, and that alone can cause a lot of other problems, including anxiety.  Then there's the diabetes, which causes a lot of stuff.  Controlling the diabetes, which means big big lifestyle changes, is important, and you seem to have other problems that can also be diet related (or not).  Very complicated situation, but if you have anxiety, it doesn't really matter what else is going on -- you still need to treat that, right?
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And I don't mean go on meds for it necessarily -- I mean, finding out if it's caused by what caused your current medical problems or if it's what caused you to get to this point.
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