robin321
24-07-15, 16:00
Hi all,
I have been doing ok. My health anxiety still flares up.
Quick summary of why I am writing now:
3 years ago my wife had an abnormal thyroid test. She had an ultrasound of her thyroid. All was ok - showed early Hashimotos. No follow up required.
3 yrs later - a few times a month she gets throat pain - discomfort. Dr said she could have another ultrasound. We put off getting it, as she wanted to get it when she had the pain. She finally had it on Tuesday. We thought scan went well. Their were cysts on prior scan - and technician had hard time to find them. She even had to get radiologist to try to help her find them. We took that as a positive.
Our dr is away for 4 weeks - which we knew. So I wasn't happy about waiting that long for the results, but was happy that the scan seemed to go well (hard to find must be good right!?)
This am the Dr's office called to make apt with her to go over results. Her Dr is away (as mentioned) so the apt is not until Aug 25!
I am super anxious about why they would call. The rational side is that the dr is away, this is normal protocol. When my son had a benign hernia and it was scanned, the doc also called. So it seems that the doc is good at calling back.
The irrational side is screaming louder, saying it is 'C'. or something else. Telling me I won't make it through next month because I will be so anxious.
I cannot tell her I am scared, cause I don't want to scare her. I am venting here b/c I have nowhere else.
This weekend we are having a weekend away from the kids, and inside I feel it is ruined. My wife is super happy and doesn't seem anxious. But she may be putting on an act for me. I don't know!
I have been doing ok. My health anxiety still flares up.
Quick summary of why I am writing now:
3 years ago my wife had an abnormal thyroid test. She had an ultrasound of her thyroid. All was ok - showed early Hashimotos. No follow up required.
3 yrs later - a few times a month she gets throat pain - discomfort. Dr said she could have another ultrasound. We put off getting it, as she wanted to get it when she had the pain. She finally had it on Tuesday. We thought scan went well. Their were cysts on prior scan - and technician had hard time to find them. She even had to get radiologist to try to help her find them. We took that as a positive.
Our dr is away for 4 weeks - which we knew. So I wasn't happy about waiting that long for the results, but was happy that the scan seemed to go well (hard to find must be good right!?)
This am the Dr's office called to make apt with her to go over results. Her Dr is away (as mentioned) so the apt is not until Aug 25!
I am super anxious about why they would call. The rational side is that the dr is away, this is normal protocol. When my son had a benign hernia and it was scanned, the doc also called. So it seems that the doc is good at calling back.
The irrational side is screaming louder, saying it is 'C'. or something else. Telling me I won't make it through next month because I will be so anxious.
I cannot tell her I am scared, cause I don't want to scare her. I am venting here b/c I have nowhere else.
This weekend we are having a weekend away from the kids, and inside I feel it is ruined. My wife is super happy and doesn't seem anxious. But she may be putting on an act for me. I don't know!