AnxiousMummy
09-09-11, 21:38
Hi im new on here been browsing for months ... searching my symptoms on here instead of doctor google ...
Well my health anxiety started 2 weeks after my baby boy was born and was kicked off by a headache that lasted 2 weeks then had two weeks of constantly thinking i had a brain tumor or pulmonary embolism etc and was having 10 panic attacks a day ...
No 6 weeks on i have managed to control the panic attacks but the contant thought is still there ...
My mother in law died in january of lung cancer that spread to the brain and last week my 24 year old cousin died of osophagus cancer now this week my HA has had a turn for the worst
I am now absolutely convinced that i either have lung, throat or mouth cancer and scared this has gone to my brain
i constantly have clear white phlegm not a lot but it feels like my chest and throat is full of it and i cant clear it my upper back really aches and my whole rib cage and breast bone feels bruised and feels like i cant breath properly and on top of this got achey throat and sharpe pains through throat ... i also have a really funny taste at back of throat but no metallic taste just a taste like bad mornign breath ( sorry )
I have been to the doctor who has given me a blood test 3 weeks ago which came back fine but said inefction marker was slightly raised and was nothing to worry about ( i now worry this was a sign of very early cancer and may now be more advanced )
The nurse at doctors listened to my chest which she says is fine
The doctor has looked at back of eyes says is fine
i feel achey all over tired and worried all the time im trying my best to formulate a plan to control this and i have done okay so far but not sure what else to do
but im still worried especially as blood test showed slightly raised marker and that im getting all these symptoms all the time
Sorry for the long rant
Thanks for listening
xx
Well my health anxiety started 2 weeks after my baby boy was born and was kicked off by a headache that lasted 2 weeks then had two weeks of constantly thinking i had a brain tumor or pulmonary embolism etc and was having 10 panic attacks a day ...
No 6 weeks on i have managed to control the panic attacks but the contant thought is still there ...
My mother in law died in january of lung cancer that spread to the brain and last week my 24 year old cousin died of osophagus cancer now this week my HA has had a turn for the worst
I am now absolutely convinced that i either have lung, throat or mouth cancer and scared this has gone to my brain
i constantly have clear white phlegm not a lot but it feels like my chest and throat is full of it and i cant clear it my upper back really aches and my whole rib cage and breast bone feels bruised and feels like i cant breath properly and on top of this got achey throat and sharpe pains through throat ... i also have a really funny taste at back of throat but no metallic taste just a taste like bad mornign breath ( sorry )
I have been to the doctor who has given me a blood test 3 weeks ago which came back fine but said inefction marker was slightly raised and was nothing to worry about ( i now worry this was a sign of very early cancer and may now be more advanced )
The nurse at doctors listened to my chest which she says is fine
The doctor has looked at back of eyes says is fine
i feel achey all over tired and worried all the time im trying my best to formulate a plan to control this and i have done okay so far but not sure what else to do
but im still worried especially as blood test showed slightly raised marker and that im getting all these symptoms all the time
Sorry for the long rant
Thanks for listening
xx