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[booboo]

riversong

I imagine they would have done a marker test when they took blood tests ( prior to hysterectomy) they did when I had mine 18 months ago and as you say - if they suspected that when you went back in they would have run more tests, bloods etc..

I suffer with chronic health anx - I seem to worry and get anx about anything health related and always think the worst scenarios ...I know some of my thinking comes from my parents as they both tended to catastrophize - but its a dreadful affliction either way ...
One thing I wont do is google health stuff - I know that if I do I will just make my anx a 1000 times worse ...I think the net is a wonderful thing in many aspects, and gives us access to many things - but sometimes its better ( for mental health state) not to have too much information .. I just know that me being me my imagination and anx would go thru thru the roof .. ..Six months seems a terribly long time to see a gastroenterologist - they obviously do not suspect anything that serious, otherwise they could fast track you ...But I were you and that anx about it, I would ask to be seen sooner or explore maybe being seen privately - we health an sufferers need peace of mind

[riversong]

Hi booboo (love that name btw, that's my nickname for my cat)...

Actually they did do a ca-125 test and that was slightly elevated at 44, ref range is 1-35, but they said that it was likely elevated do to inflammation or endometriosis and were not concerned about it at all. So I never thought anything of it. But now perhaps I should ask them to recheck it. Thanks for mentioning that...

Six months sure is a long time. Too long for my anxiety. I live in Canada and that's the way it is here. I will call them tomorrow and tell them about my anxiety and see if they can put me on a cancellation list. It was the gynaecologists that did my hysterectomy that recommended this gastroenterologist, he said he's good, and because he did such a great job on me I really respect his choices.

I'm going to try not to worry about it (haha). I'm sure they would have noticed a mass if there was one on the ct scan, and yes, i have to not Google, but I'm so curious...

[crazydaisy]

Hi,

I am suffering from the dreaded HA too, at the moment I am convinced I have heart failure! I have googled it of course.. and have slightly swollen ankles that's what started it. Put swollen ankles in google and heart failure shows!

I hate visiting GP...this last year I have had ( in my mind) breast cancer, bowel cancer, stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer, MS just to name a few.

I remember as a child we had a huge green medical  encyclopedia I used too study it all the time, it seems funny now but when I was 14yrs old I was convinced I had Syphilis....so I have always had HA.

I am going to try and not google, but what if I miss something ? and really i am ill? where do you draw the line? difficult for me and google is highly addictive when I have a "symptom"

[CLKD]

Apart from the emitophobia I over-thought my symptoms in the early hours  .  I was shivering.  Felt cold.  So I put the lleccy blanket on. Then decided that should I fall asleep would the temp. plus blanket cause fits    No logic there then!

[coldethyl]

It really does suck. Today I have a genuine illness- ended up at doctors as throwing up and dizzy - I've got labyrinthitis which is what I thought I had - so far so good. But she took my BP and after sitting in manic waiting room full of crying kids and one hell bent on stripping walls of every poster it was way up. So now I have to go back on home monitoring for a week once I'm feeling bit better - I did try explaining that I'd had to stop monitoring as I was doing it constantly and making myself ill - I even heard myself saying just give me a BP tablet now even though I know it is nowhere near that high normally ( took it at home and it was 120/70 when I calmed down) - I just wanted not to have to do the readings and worry - it seems daft to anyone who hasn't got HA that someone would prefer to have a medicine just to avoid more test or whatever. I'm also now trying not to read the insert in the meds I was given for the nausea.

[CLKD]

Take the meds Coldethyl  - no good worrying as well as feeling sick!

[coldethyl]

Take the meds Coldethyl  - no good worrying as well as feeling sick!

Took one with my dinner . I don't have a choice as nothing else they can do for labyrinthitis other than soothe the symptoms.

[CLKD]

It's awful.  I know as I open my eyes in the morning if I have vertigo and daren't move - fortunately, not in recent years >phew<

[coldethyl]

Thanks Sparkle- mine seems to be a combination of the ear infection I had recently and a mild respiratory infection. Mr E has has terrible cold for weeks and although I've not had that, I have got swollen glands and a bunged head- I took one of the anti- nausea pills and that seemed to help so will have another later - apparently new advice is to use them as little as possible to allow brain to make new neural pathways as soon as possible. I am still dizzy but feel lot less nauseous with it today so far.
BP was 123/68 today so don't think I have a problem really.

[Tempest]

Oh yes! Mine started when I was approximately one year into peri and developed a urinary tract infection. I went to out of hours GP as it was excruciating, and the GP prescribed Trimethoprim. I'd had this antibiotic before a few times with no problems.

We had to drive to a late night pharmacy and the GP had told me to get a dose in asap, so I took one tablet in the car with bottled water. As soon as I swallowed it, my throat felt kinda lumpy, but then it went. We drove home and 5 minutes into our journey, I started to feel really agitated. 5 more minutes and my palms felt a bit itchy. Got home, dashed into house to run itching palms under the tap in the bathroom and looked in the mirror and my lips were purple tinged. And then I started sweating profusely. I remember looking at my hands and the just kind of bubbled with what looked like huge blisters. And then I got the terrifying feeling of sheer terror. I literally screamed for my Husband who was downstairs, and then everything went orangey black in my vision and I felt as if I was going to lose control of my bowels. Hubby grabbed the phone and dialled 999, and I was croaking very loudly 'in gonna die!' as my throat was getting very lumpy again.

Luckily I live just 5 minutes from the hospital and the ambulance arrived. I was in anaphylactic shock. They had to inject adrenaline and start a steroid infusion as well as supportive fluids. I stabilised and was helped down to the ambulance with Hubby to follow in the car. On the way to the hospital, I had a biphasic reaction and they had to repeat the treatment. They had to stop the ambulance on the way.

When we got to hospital, Hubby was ashen faced as he'd been waiting and went a different route and expected the ambulance to have arrived before him. I had to stay in over night, and thus began my nightmare of becoming allergic all of a sudden to multiple unrelated medications. I carry 2 epi pens with me everywhere now.

All of this was out of the blue, I never had a problem before this episode.

Needless to say, I'm now terrified of getting unwell for any reason in case I need medication. It's been a total nightmare so I am constantly in a state of health anxiety. It also doesn't help that doctor's are scared witless to treat you when they know you've had multiple life threatening drug allergies!

[CLKD]

Tempest - I wear an 'SOS' medical alert bracelet or necklace.  The site is very informative and they sell identi-kits for sports people too so I bought Himself a set for his cycling helmet and shoes.  'SOS' is recognised World Wide.

Could your anyphalatic shock been triggered because you were already in a state of 'high alert'? 

Are women pre-wired to react due to being the 'carer' in the Cave? so any little niggle/spasm/ache becomes 'real' - because if the woman isn't there to poke the camp fire then the little ones will stave and the men will shout? 

I have had a very sore tongue and was convinced last night that it is cancer ……. rather than the fact that my mouth hadn't seen a brush 4 days and when I did brush, I probably over-did it; but Bcause I required Nurofen in order to sleep, then it must  be serious. 

[Tempest]

Thanks, CLKD! I have the 'full shebang' as regards to Medic Alert stuff. We have a specialised anaphylaxis clinic up here in Scotland and I had extensive testing to find my allergens (all drugs and their components). They actually have no idea as to why my immune system suddenly went bonkers, BUT a similar thing happened to my Aunt when she started menopause! Hers wasn't anaphylaxis, but she developed chronic urticaria. She then went on several years later to develop MS! I try not to think about that!!

Jesus, it can make you a basket case can't it? I think the whole health anxiety thing either comes on or gets worse around this time in our lives because of the added anxiety symptoms we get due to fluctuating hormones. I KNOW Dr. Google isn't my friend but it hasn't stopped me from consulting him on a very regular basis these last few years. It's like a dreadful compulsion sometimes!

[CLKD]

Is he cheap 

[Melly]

CrazyDaisy, 
That sounded like me with your multiple self diagnosed cancers!  Oh it's terrible and I want to stop but symptoms keep coming. 

In one of my anxiety attacks when I took myself to hospital and was trying to convince the dr of the seriousness of my symptoms, he just looked at me and asked, "Have you been consulting with Dr Google?"  I was so embarrassed.  He said Google can be helpful but doesn't see the whole picture of the person.

I work hard at trying not to spiral into a health anxiety he**, but it can be so hard sometimes.  And tiring.  I just want to feel normal again, whatever that is.

[CLKD]

I've decided that I have ulcers under my tongue ……….