lewis_k
30-11-06, 03:36
as we know the internet is not a doctor. the response to 99% of all health-related questions are, see a doctor to be safe. but it is not normal that i have gone to the doctor 5 or more times in the last few months for basically unrelated reasons "symptoms", and there's pressure to go a 6th time, better safe than sorry, right? hoped my health anxiety would eventually dissipate after all these times being proven i am a healthy young paranoid person.
barely a week after getting negative hiv results, just noticed a small hard lump under my scalp, no skin discoloration as far as i can tell, and a small lump (presumably a lymph node) on the left side of my neck (although it is small, ie only palpable, it's nonetheless not symmetrical to the right side of my neck)... maybe always been there without my noticing...
what is always the response to these concerns-- "probably nothing, but if you are worried see a doctor to put your mind at ease." -- i know but this pattern is not normal, probably not healthy.
don't i risk much more health-wise being this way, than i would if i didn't run to the doctor every time i notice something i (or the internet) consider slightly unusual? should i go to the doctor AGAIN?
barely a week after getting negative hiv results, just noticed a small hard lump under my scalp, no skin discoloration as far as i can tell, and a small lump (presumably a lymph node) on the left side of my neck (although it is small, ie only palpable, it's nonetheless not symmetrical to the right side of my neck)... maybe always been there without my noticing...
what is always the response to these concerns-- "probably nothing, but if you are worried see a doctor to put your mind at ease." -- i know but this pattern is not normal, probably not healthy.
don't i risk much more health-wise being this way, than i would if i didn't run to the doctor every time i notice something i (or the internet) consider slightly unusual? should i go to the doctor AGAIN?