MandiMoo
11-08-15, 20:16
Hi Everyone,
I new to the forum, but have been following posts on here for a few weeks. I have been suffering with Bi-Polar and anxiety since my late teens (I am now 47), but I specifically have been suffering from health anxiety since my Mum died of heart disease 10 years ago. In the last year alone I have diagnosed myself with heart disease (heart attack), blocked arteries in legs. (I run a lot and convinced myself) that the calf pain I was having was blocked arteries. After various trips to the GP and numerous tests, my legs, veins and heart were fine! Fast forward to mid June, when I over ate one evening and was violently sick in the night, which followed a few days later with heatburn and acid reflux. I did the worst thin that anyone with HA could do and visited Dr Google OMG I have been spending weeks convinced that I have pancreatic cancer ( I have back ache), stomach cancer (Lansoprazole) has taken care of most of the burning and and now I think it might be gallbladder issues (dependent on every little twinge it changes to various organs on a daily basis. I have had full blood work (all normal), an abdominal ultrasound (all normal) a visit to A&E (due to the upper-mid back pain) and have had more blood tests for the pancreas/liver, again all normal. I am currently awaiting for an appointment for an endoscopy. I was panicking really badly and go from one extreme to the other of being terrified to oh well if if I have the Big C I have it. It really had made my anxiety issues worse ( gone as far as planning a funeral etc). I have just got my aniexty and a low mood swing from my bipolar under control. It feels like a viscous circle. My frie & family:yesyes: have been great, but I am allowing it to rule work and social activities and my friends are getting bored (I don't blame them), Sorry for the long post, but just wanted to get it all out. Anyone else fell like this? Thanks for listening. MandiMoo
I new to the forum, but have been following posts on here for a few weeks. I have been suffering with Bi-Polar and anxiety since my late teens (I am now 47), but I specifically have been suffering from health anxiety since my Mum died of heart disease 10 years ago. In the last year alone I have diagnosed myself with heart disease (heart attack), blocked arteries in legs. (I run a lot and convinced myself) that the calf pain I was having was blocked arteries. After various trips to the GP and numerous tests, my legs, veins and heart were fine! Fast forward to mid June, when I over ate one evening and was violently sick in the night, which followed a few days later with heatburn and acid reflux. I did the worst thin that anyone with HA could do and visited Dr Google OMG I have been spending weeks convinced that I have pancreatic cancer ( I have back ache), stomach cancer (Lansoprazole) has taken care of most of the burning and and now I think it might be gallbladder issues (dependent on every little twinge it changes to various organs on a daily basis. I have had full blood work (all normal), an abdominal ultrasound (all normal) a visit to A&E (due to the upper-mid back pain) and have had more blood tests for the pancreas/liver, again all normal. I am currently awaiting for an appointment for an endoscopy. I was panicking really badly and go from one extreme to the other of being terrified to oh well if if I have the Big C I have it. It really had made my anxiety issues worse ( gone as far as planning a funeral etc). I have just got my aniexty and a low mood swing from my bipolar under control. It feels like a viscous circle. My frie & family:yesyes: have been great, but I am allowing it to rule work and social activities and my friends are getting bored (I don't blame them), Sorry for the long post, but just wanted to get it all out. Anyone else fell like this? Thanks for listening. MandiMoo