Fizzy Warrior
14-05-14, 16:24
Hi all.
I joined this site a little while ago and have posted a few bits, mostly replies to other peoples' posts, but have not introduced myself here yet. So here I am. I'm 41 (nearly 42 :huh:) female, married and have 3 kids aged 6, 8 and 10. My anxieties are health-related, compounded by stress, I think. I have an umbilical hernia (as a result of my last pregnancy) which causes me to have pains, bloating and a lot of gas, basically IBS symptoms, but because some of the pains were/are in my chest, I convinced myself I was having heart attacks. I also have a haitus hernia which seemingly has been there for a long time but was only diagnosed less than 2 years ago, and which I'm now on medication for, but before the diagnosis it caused me to have severe acid reflux and vomiting, which of course I convinced myself was everything from an ulcer to cancer. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. I constantly convince myself I've got loads of different serious illnesses. My doctor is very patient and understanding, thankfully! I have to say I've found this site a real godsend. It's great to find that I'm not a freak after all, because so many other people suffer from the same symptoms and the same worries as I do, and I also find it a great comfort that everyone's doctors tell them the same thing and give them the same reassurances as mine does. Doctors have seen all these things before and are able to tell serious illnesses from non-serious ones, and they can't all be wrong! I take a lot of comfort and reassurance from that!
Anyway, that's me. Just thought it was time I introduced myself! :winks:
I joined this site a little while ago and have posted a few bits, mostly replies to other peoples' posts, but have not introduced myself here yet. So here I am. I'm 41 (nearly 42 :huh:) female, married and have 3 kids aged 6, 8 and 10. My anxieties are health-related, compounded by stress, I think. I have an umbilical hernia (as a result of my last pregnancy) which causes me to have pains, bloating and a lot of gas, basically IBS symptoms, but because some of the pains were/are in my chest, I convinced myself I was having heart attacks. I also have a haitus hernia which seemingly has been there for a long time but was only diagnosed less than 2 years ago, and which I'm now on medication for, but before the diagnosis it caused me to have severe acid reflux and vomiting, which of course I convinced myself was everything from an ulcer to cancer. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. I constantly convince myself I've got loads of different serious illnesses. My doctor is very patient and understanding, thankfully! I have to say I've found this site a real godsend. It's great to find that I'm not a freak after all, because so many other people suffer from the same symptoms and the same worries as I do, and I also find it a great comfort that everyone's doctors tell them the same thing and give them the same reassurances as mine does. Doctors have seen all these things before and are able to tell serious illnesses from non-serious ones, and they can't all be wrong! I take a lot of comfort and reassurance from that!
Anyway, that's me. Just thought it was time I introduced myself! :winks: