Munchlet
03-09-15, 17:53
So I know that this is classic HA and I know I shouldn't be posting asking this but I just have to get a second opinion.
For weeks now I've been analysing my urine, checking colour etc and it's been getting obsessive because I've been thinking on occasion it looks a funny colour, worrying it could be blood etc etc.
Today I went to the toilet and saw a black spot floating around which sent me in a complete tailspin. I've also been having some symptoms such as needing to go more, discomfort etc although that is quite common for me when I'm stressed.
So I dashed off to the duty team at the doctors in a panic and did a urine sample. The nurse said my urine looked beautiful, clear, bright etc but she would check it with a dipstick. She came back and said we don't refer to urine as beautiful but yours is it's pefect colour, clarity and there is absolutely nothing in it. She asked lots of questions about my anxiety over it and said that it is more than likely me stressing causing the urgency etc. She also said urine can get quite dark due to dehydration etc and that the dipsticks are so sensitive they would pick up even the tiniest amount of blood if there was any.
So I came out and breathed a huge sigh of relief, for all of five minutes and then started thinking what if it didn't show up because I was hydrated.
My mum was with me and she just said "for god's sake they have just said it would pick up blood if there was any", it didn't pick it up because there isn't any and that regardless of me being hydrdrated whatever you have still gets filtered through the bladder and kidneys and if there was bleeding it would come out with the urine.
I just need someone to tell me to shut up, stop being stupid and put this to bed please!
I've been worrying for weeks and it's taken me this long to go and get a dipstick test done (doctor wanted to do one weeks ago and my anxiety wouldn't let me), so you'd think I'd be dancing for joy not questioning the dipstick!!!
I need a slap!
For weeks now I've been analysing my urine, checking colour etc and it's been getting obsessive because I've been thinking on occasion it looks a funny colour, worrying it could be blood etc etc.
Today I went to the toilet and saw a black spot floating around which sent me in a complete tailspin. I've also been having some symptoms such as needing to go more, discomfort etc although that is quite common for me when I'm stressed.
So I dashed off to the duty team at the doctors in a panic and did a urine sample. The nurse said my urine looked beautiful, clear, bright etc but she would check it with a dipstick. She came back and said we don't refer to urine as beautiful but yours is it's pefect colour, clarity and there is absolutely nothing in it. She asked lots of questions about my anxiety over it and said that it is more than likely me stressing causing the urgency etc. She also said urine can get quite dark due to dehydration etc and that the dipsticks are so sensitive they would pick up even the tiniest amount of blood if there was any.
So I came out and breathed a huge sigh of relief, for all of five minutes and then started thinking what if it didn't show up because I was hydrated.
My mum was with me and she just said "for god's sake they have just said it would pick up blood if there was any", it didn't pick it up because there isn't any and that regardless of me being hydrdrated whatever you have still gets filtered through the bladder and kidneys and if there was bleeding it would come out with the urine.
I just need someone to tell me to shut up, stop being stupid and put this to bed please!
I've been worrying for weeks and it's taken me this long to go and get a dipstick test done (doctor wanted to do one weeks ago and my anxiety wouldn't let me), so you'd think I'd be dancing for joy not questioning the dipstick!!!
I need a slap!