AnxiousPixie
23-03-14, 16:54
Hello everybody,
I am feeling in need of some support at the moment. I suffered severely with health anxiety almost three years ago, which debilitated me for over a year.
Somehow I overcame it and have been living a completely normal, happy life! A couple of weeks ago I found out that I was pregnant, however it was ectopic. I was being treated with Methotrexate to prevent surgery, but unfortunately a couple of days later my fallopian tube ruptured, I suffered severe internal bleeding and had to have emergency surgery to have it removed.
It all happened so quickly and I was dealing with it fine, but now, a week after my surgery I am really struggling. I am convinced I have DVT from the surgery and being on bed rest.
My symptoms are a heavy feeling right leg with a dull ache all the way down (sometimes sharp pain too). I am getting muscle twitches in my calf muscle, with pain in my knee and heel.
I know I am obsessing over it and that is making me concentrate on the pain and feel worse.. but I'm stuck in this cycle again.
I have phoned 111 and they think I'm fine as there's no swelling, but it's all I can think about.
What do you all think? Should I be worried? Has anybody had DVT and can describe to me what it feels like?
I'm driving myself mad :weep:
I am feeling in need of some support at the moment. I suffered severely with health anxiety almost three years ago, which debilitated me for over a year.
Somehow I overcame it and have been living a completely normal, happy life! A couple of weeks ago I found out that I was pregnant, however it was ectopic. I was being treated with Methotrexate to prevent surgery, but unfortunately a couple of days later my fallopian tube ruptured, I suffered severe internal bleeding and had to have emergency surgery to have it removed.
It all happened so quickly and I was dealing with it fine, but now, a week after my surgery I am really struggling. I am convinced I have DVT from the surgery and being on bed rest.
My symptoms are a heavy feeling right leg with a dull ache all the way down (sometimes sharp pain too). I am getting muscle twitches in my calf muscle, with pain in my knee and heel.
I know I am obsessing over it and that is making me concentrate on the pain and feel worse.. but I'm stuck in this cycle again.
I have phoned 111 and they think I'm fine as there's no swelling, but it's all I can think about.
What do you all think? Should I be worried? Has anybody had DVT and can describe to me what it feels like?
I'm driving myself mad :weep: