tofersmom
17-01-14, 22:01
Hi. I am new here, but I have been suffering from horrible health anxiety since September 2012 when my mother in law was diagnosed with lung cancer. At that time I started having horrible chest pain and PVCs. I went to the doctor and he did X-Rays, listened to my heart. He said I was young and everything seemed to be ok. He pressed on my stomach and found some tender spots. He felt like I had a possible hiatal hernia that developed during my pregnancy with my 2nd child. He put me on reflux med for 2 weeks to see if that helped. IT DID. I was feeling better. Months went by I was feeling well. Then my whole family came down with that horrible noro virus stomach bug. My poor little toddler had it so bad she vomited for a week and was so dehydrated that her feet started to peel. The flu was so bad at that time. I just kept thinking if she got the flu after that then it could be devastating. It didn't help that my cousins in-laws had just lost their 13 year old to the flu. SO GUESS WHAT? Chest pain and PVCs returned. After a few trips to the DR for what I thought was heart attacks, echo was done and my heart is fine. Went back to gp and he put me back on a daily reflux med and a low dose anxiety med that I take occasionally. I started feeling good again. Sadly my mother in law passed away two months ago. Since then I am going crazy. Since then I have had swollen occipital lymph node that I went to my gp for. He is not concerned. Now I am convinced that all my problems are due to some type of cancer that was missed and I am sure to die and leave my kids without their mother. I know it is not logical but I cannot stop looking for reassurance that I will not die. I wish I could just move on and enjoy life. I don't tell anyone about my worries because I know that it's crazy.