debbsi
22-07-13, 11:54
Hi
Just wanted other peoples opinions.
A few weeks ago I had a sore throat which led to a chesty cough, this lasted about 2-3 weeks then went. 2 weeks later whilst camping I started coughing again, I started to obsess on this and the advert on TV about going to your GP with a cough lasting longer than 3 weeks made me panic. I was only coughing a few times a day, mostly after food, and I have for as long as I can remember had to clear my throat a lot after eating.
So I went to my GP hoping for reassurance, hoped he would say its nothing to worry about. But no - as I had gone because of the ad he automatically referred me for a chest xray. I said do I really need one, he said he was sending me to put my mind at rest. So now Im panicking about it, its not the procedure but the waiting for the results I cant cope with.
Ive now been feeling sick all week due to this - I barely cough anymore, and Im sure its all due to anxiety.
My dilemma is now - do I really need this xray, should I cancel it? I dont have a bad cough, when I do cough its not productive. However the anxious part of my mind says I should go, as if I dont and get another cough I'll wish I had been.
Grrrr damn this anxiety, if it wasnt for the anxiety I would never have gone in the first place, I would have waited to see if it went.
Just wanted other peoples opinions.
A few weeks ago I had a sore throat which led to a chesty cough, this lasted about 2-3 weeks then went. 2 weeks later whilst camping I started coughing again, I started to obsess on this and the advert on TV about going to your GP with a cough lasting longer than 3 weeks made me panic. I was only coughing a few times a day, mostly after food, and I have for as long as I can remember had to clear my throat a lot after eating.
So I went to my GP hoping for reassurance, hoped he would say its nothing to worry about. But no - as I had gone because of the ad he automatically referred me for a chest xray. I said do I really need one, he said he was sending me to put my mind at rest. So now Im panicking about it, its not the procedure but the waiting for the results I cant cope with.
Ive now been feeling sick all week due to this - I barely cough anymore, and Im sure its all due to anxiety.
My dilemma is now - do I really need this xray, should I cancel it? I dont have a bad cough, when I do cough its not productive. However the anxious part of my mind says I should go, as if I dont and get another cough I'll wish I had been.
Grrrr damn this anxiety, if it wasnt for the anxiety I would never have gone in the first place, I would have waited to see if it went.