Tonijade
20-01-13, 23:42
Hi everyone,
I am a long time lurker on here. I have suffered from health anxiety since the birth of my second child 4 years ago. Before that it was more general anxiety. I underwent CBT 2 years ago but didn't find it that helpful after a few months.
I am going through a bad patch at the moment. A while ago I noticed a strange sensation in my tummy about 2 -3 inches left of my tummy button and a bit above. It's hard to describe, painless but like something us rolling there for a few seconds. It happens when i sometimes cough or stretch Yesterday I coughed and saw a lump appear that disappeared after. I have also had a dull tummy ache and bubbles in my tummy for the last 4 days. Anyway I went to an urgent care centre today as I stupidly spent hours last night googling my symptoms. The doctor there thinks I may have a hernia. I have to go to the gp to get an ultrasound booked. I am absolutely petrified that he has hot it wrong and its a tumour or something. In the past I have thought I have had heart and lung problems but my main fear now is cancer, In the past it's been oral cancer I have focused on but now I'm worried about lymphoma. I keep trying to rationalise my feelings but it's so hard, as I am sure many of you know! I am not on meds as they have always made me feel so drowsy. I just needed to get this off my chest and say hello really! Toni x
I am a long time lurker on here. I have suffered from health anxiety since the birth of my second child 4 years ago. Before that it was more general anxiety. I underwent CBT 2 years ago but didn't find it that helpful after a few months.
I am going through a bad patch at the moment. A while ago I noticed a strange sensation in my tummy about 2 -3 inches left of my tummy button and a bit above. It's hard to describe, painless but like something us rolling there for a few seconds. It happens when i sometimes cough or stretch Yesterday I coughed and saw a lump appear that disappeared after. I have also had a dull tummy ache and bubbles in my tummy for the last 4 days. Anyway I went to an urgent care centre today as I stupidly spent hours last night googling my symptoms. The doctor there thinks I may have a hernia. I have to go to the gp to get an ultrasound booked. I am absolutely petrified that he has hot it wrong and its a tumour or something. In the past I have thought I have had heart and lung problems but my main fear now is cancer, In the past it's been oral cancer I have focused on but now I'm worried about lymphoma. I keep trying to rationalise my feelings but it's so hard, as I am sure many of you know! I am not on meds as they have always made me feel so drowsy. I just needed to get this off my chest and say hello really! Toni x