Melon1
16-10-14, 16:40
Hi All
I really don't know if I can fit everything inside my head on this page right now, but hopefully someone can understand how I am feeling.
I have had Health Anxiety since the birth of my second child about 5 years ago. I have worried about Ovarian, Cervical, Bowel, Bladder, Breast and had scans galore over this time. Each time I am convinced that I am dying and each time tests reveal nothing! I am fine! I just don't know where all the symptoms come from and really question whether my anxiety can really make them up?!!!
This brings me on to my current problem. Two weeks ago I went for my usual run and this brought on a headache which is not unusual. This headache then lasted for 5 days. It wasnt' particularly bad, just a bit annoying and dull. So, I went away on a girlie weekend and that is when things went wrong. We all drank far too much on the Friday night and I don't suffer hangovers very well. I get very anxious and panicky (always have) and on the Saturday my head was aching lots. This then manifested into a bloody awful headache which I still have now.
To describe the headache. It is on the left side around my eye, nose and ear area. It feels as if I have snorted water in the pool.. (best description I can think of). I feel a pressure behind my nose and eyes. When I pull funny faces my mouth and nose aches. My head aches constantly and the back of my head and neck area ache too. I feel so tense and CANNOT relax no matter what. I don't have a snotty nose which could point to Sinuses (as a friend suggested)
I went to see the doctor on Monday and she prescribed Cocodomol. She had a good look in my eyes and did the usual checks. I asked her if I had something awful and she said 'No, looking in the eyes will rule that out'. REALLY??? Anyway, the drugs didnt' work. Prior to this, I tried Nurofen, paracetomol, this also didn't work. So, I went back today and was prescribed a migraine medecine. She said it always works with migraine, so now I am so scared that I have a brain tumour as it HASNT WORKED!
I am going to have to go back tomorrow and see her as I will just be a wreck all weekend and a nightmare for my poor family. I presume the next stage is a referall which will scare me to death!
I am just wondering if I did indeed have a mild headache, but have made it ten times worse by worrying and tensing myself into a state. Of course, I am thinking that all the previous health scares were just good fortune and now this is the real deal and I have a brain tumour and am going to cark it!
I really am scared and have just got off the phone from my husband crying. Why does no pain relief work? What is going on inside my body? I just want to be pain free and happy again as I was two weeks ago.
If I am symptom free I am confident and happy. As soon as I get any symptoms, I don't want to do anything or talk to anyone, unless its reassurance for my ailments!
Is anyone else in the same boat? Can anyone relate to bringing on worse symptoms with worry?
Would really appreciate some comments.
XXXX
I really don't know if I can fit everything inside my head on this page right now, but hopefully someone can understand how I am feeling.
I have had Health Anxiety since the birth of my second child about 5 years ago. I have worried about Ovarian, Cervical, Bowel, Bladder, Breast and had scans galore over this time. Each time I am convinced that I am dying and each time tests reveal nothing! I am fine! I just don't know where all the symptoms come from and really question whether my anxiety can really make them up?!!!
This brings me on to my current problem. Two weeks ago I went for my usual run and this brought on a headache which is not unusual. This headache then lasted for 5 days. It wasnt' particularly bad, just a bit annoying and dull. So, I went away on a girlie weekend and that is when things went wrong. We all drank far too much on the Friday night and I don't suffer hangovers very well. I get very anxious and panicky (always have) and on the Saturday my head was aching lots. This then manifested into a bloody awful headache which I still have now.
To describe the headache. It is on the left side around my eye, nose and ear area. It feels as if I have snorted water in the pool.. (best description I can think of). I feel a pressure behind my nose and eyes. When I pull funny faces my mouth and nose aches. My head aches constantly and the back of my head and neck area ache too. I feel so tense and CANNOT relax no matter what. I don't have a snotty nose which could point to Sinuses (as a friend suggested)
I went to see the doctor on Monday and she prescribed Cocodomol. She had a good look in my eyes and did the usual checks. I asked her if I had something awful and she said 'No, looking in the eyes will rule that out'. REALLY??? Anyway, the drugs didnt' work. Prior to this, I tried Nurofen, paracetomol, this also didn't work. So, I went back today and was prescribed a migraine medecine. She said it always works with migraine, so now I am so scared that I have a brain tumour as it HASNT WORKED!
I am going to have to go back tomorrow and see her as I will just be a wreck all weekend and a nightmare for my poor family. I presume the next stage is a referall which will scare me to death!
I am just wondering if I did indeed have a mild headache, but have made it ten times worse by worrying and tensing myself into a state. Of course, I am thinking that all the previous health scares were just good fortune and now this is the real deal and I have a brain tumour and am going to cark it!
I really am scared and have just got off the phone from my husband crying. Why does no pain relief work? What is going on inside my body? I just want to be pain free and happy again as I was two weeks ago.
If I am symptom free I am confident and happy. As soon as I get any symptoms, I don't want to do anything or talk to anyone, unless its reassurance for my ailments!
Is anyone else in the same boat? Can anyone relate to bringing on worse symptoms with worry?
Would really appreciate some comments.
XXXX