new here/pains in my right hand side
hello everyone. i used to write here a few years ago and left after a year or so of therapy once i felt my health anxiety had passed. i am now 23 years old and seem to be suffering again.
the trigger was that over the past week i have had pains in the upper right hand side of my torso (just below my ribcage) which i had been trying to ignore till the pain was more severe today. i then made the awful mistake of googling my symptoms and have had my first panic attack in nearly 3 years after reading about gall and liver problems. i got myself in such a state and even began thinking thinking of the nasty 'C' condition :(
i'm currently waiting on a call back from the doctor to see what they think. i am terrified of the doctors and a sucker for ignorance is bliss, but know it's the right thing to do in case i am ill.
was wondering if anyone here has experienced anything similar and had advice on how to cope with the worry?
hope you are all well,
e.
Re: new here/pains in my right hand side
i wouldn't worry too much, like me you are young (i'm 18) but i had these pains too for about a month - i had an ultrasound on my gallbladder which was normal and now the pain has almost completely gone, its just sometimes uncomfortable. see how it goes x
Re: new here/pains in my right hand side
thanks for writing. i went to the doctors and it turns out i had pulled the muscle between my ribs somehow. i still seem to be having my doubts as it really feels more like some kind of cyst is in there, but i know the doctor knows more about these things than me.
i will say though that the symptoms have got much better. it's almost as though my worry created most of them. no nausea/dizzyness or temperature to speak of anymore. it's strange what our brains can do sometimes.
x
Re: new here/pains in my right hand side
Trust your Doctor.I,ve pulled those muscles (a few times!) It can be painfull.Especially the ones under the ribcage at the side.That is proper pain !!