health
06-01-15, 12:42
Hi Everyone, new here but not new to health anxiety, have suffered for around 12 years with times when it's been really bad and not so bad. Last bad episode was after the birth of my son 6 years ago. This current episode has just hit bad, I couldn't sleep last night, have been lying in bed today unable to function or eat. I have a 3,000 word essay due in 3 days that I have only written 300 words of because I just cannot focus on anything other than being convinced I have a brain tumour. I was getting a lot of headaches in November/Deccember mainly at front/right side and thought I was having some tinlgy numb sensations in my left hand. Went to opticians, had pressures checked all fine, started wearing glasses more, headaches gone. Now 2 weeks ago I started getting numb tingliness in my left foot (ball of foot and some toes) and parts of left hand, coming and going. Visited doctor yesterday, she said it was a strange set of symptoms that didn't really fit any diagnosis, getting blood tests on thursday, came home, looked at google and convinced its a brain tumour.
I don't know if this has all started since hearing so much about brain c****r in the news last year and also reading about a particular lady who has terminal brain c****r and is only 28 and has a 3 year old son, the story really affected me and upset me, she had right facial numbness and loss of use of her right hand, I keep checking in on her on facebook and instagram. I don't know if I have developed these symptoms after reading this or if my symptoms are even real, I hope they aren't! Yesterday I felt like the tingly numbness of my foot wasn't as pronounced more the pinky of my left hand but today I feel both are really bad and a headache, is it stress? is it anxiety? is a brain tumour? I feel like I can't waste my time writting an essay when I could be terminally ill. I'm so upset and don't know what to do with myself, please help. Sorry this is so long and probably incoherent.
I don't know if this has all started since hearing so much about brain c****r in the news last year and also reading about a particular lady who has terminal brain c****r and is only 28 and has a 3 year old son, the story really affected me and upset me, she had right facial numbness and loss of use of her right hand, I keep checking in on her on facebook and instagram. I don't know if I have developed these symptoms after reading this or if my symptoms are even real, I hope they aren't! Yesterday I felt like the tingly numbness of my foot wasn't as pronounced more the pinky of my left hand but today I feel both are really bad and a headache, is it stress? is it anxiety? is a brain tumour? I feel like I can't waste my time writting an essay when I could be terminally ill. I'm so upset and don't know what to do with myself, please help. Sorry this is so long and probably incoherent.