AlexUK
22-02-14, 11:17
Hi All,
I would like to ask any of you if you can relate to me or if this makes sense to you.
I have been a lifelong needle phobic since I was a small child, and as a child I endured many operations to cure my glue ear (which is common in children). The times I had to be knocked out with the smelly gas, and as I got a little older, I was put to sleep by GA via an IV. The last time I had GA via the IV in my hand, the doctor bodged it and it had to be aborted (yet by more gas) and I never forget the pain I went through.
This has put me off needles....for life....I am 29 years old and I was about 8 years old then.
But as we grow older gracefully, things can go wrong, and we need help by medical experts. We may also need blood tests to rule out things too.
I am at the stage where I have constant pins and needles sometimes in my feet and sometimes in my hand. I worry what this may be, I worry more because I may need to got to my doctor if it doesnt disappear and have the dreaded blood tests, so now this is giving me great anxiety. I am actually worried about potential blood tests if the pins and needles dont go. My doctor seems to think its anxiety, but surely pins and needles shouldn't happen from the minute you wake up to being in bed at night. The more I think about it, the worst its gets, I just wished it would go! I'm scared it might be diabetes or something wrong in the neuro area, and the dread of operations, GA or needles scares the living day out of me, and this is whats giving me anxiety.
The doctor has whacked me on Fluox tabs, took my first one yesterday and I felt abit weird, quite scared to take my next tab as I didnt really like the feeling, and hear that the first two weeks are the worst on the tabs!
I'd love to overcome this blimmin lifelong needle fear, but last consultation with the councilor said she cant treat me because I cant relax, despite doing the relaxation technique I had to follow through. I am really uptight when thinking of needles, I can get really protective of my self, jumpy, nervy, say horrible things, feel like I want to just leg it when I come close to anything clinical. I also get really tense in opticians, doctors, dentists, anything clinical scares the living day light out of me.....all because of needles....and this is my health anxiety!
Does this make sense to anyone because I sound like a complex case?
Thank you all to reading!
Alex :)
......now deep breaths just relax lol.....(for me after writing this).....
I would like to ask any of you if you can relate to me or if this makes sense to you.
I have been a lifelong needle phobic since I was a small child, and as a child I endured many operations to cure my glue ear (which is common in children). The times I had to be knocked out with the smelly gas, and as I got a little older, I was put to sleep by GA via an IV. The last time I had GA via the IV in my hand, the doctor bodged it and it had to be aborted (yet by more gas) and I never forget the pain I went through.
This has put me off needles....for life....I am 29 years old and I was about 8 years old then.
But as we grow older gracefully, things can go wrong, and we need help by medical experts. We may also need blood tests to rule out things too.
I am at the stage where I have constant pins and needles sometimes in my feet and sometimes in my hand. I worry what this may be, I worry more because I may need to got to my doctor if it doesnt disappear and have the dreaded blood tests, so now this is giving me great anxiety. I am actually worried about potential blood tests if the pins and needles dont go. My doctor seems to think its anxiety, but surely pins and needles shouldn't happen from the minute you wake up to being in bed at night. The more I think about it, the worst its gets, I just wished it would go! I'm scared it might be diabetes or something wrong in the neuro area, and the dread of operations, GA or needles scares the living day out of me, and this is whats giving me anxiety.
The doctor has whacked me on Fluox tabs, took my first one yesterday and I felt abit weird, quite scared to take my next tab as I didnt really like the feeling, and hear that the first two weeks are the worst on the tabs!
I'd love to overcome this blimmin lifelong needle fear, but last consultation with the councilor said she cant treat me because I cant relax, despite doing the relaxation technique I had to follow through. I am really uptight when thinking of needles, I can get really protective of my self, jumpy, nervy, say horrible things, feel like I want to just leg it when I come close to anything clinical. I also get really tense in opticians, doctors, dentists, anything clinical scares the living day light out of me.....all because of needles....and this is my health anxiety!
Does this make sense to anyone because I sound like a complex case?
Thank you all to reading!
Alex :)
......now deep breaths just relax lol.....(for me after writing this).....