kittenface
16-02-16, 19:45
We are constantly bombarded with stories of missed or wrong diagnosis's - every night on the news or in the paper - the woman who went to her GP 58 times and died of cancer, a family who are suing the NHS after they missed their daughter's breast cancer - it's making me crazy with anxiety and completely destroying my trust of my own doctor.
Does anyone else feel like this? How do you cope with it? I see my GP and feel reassured for maybe a day before the doubts start creeping in - what if he's wrong, what if it's more serious - which sets off my symptoms and i'm back in my spiral.
Currently i'm suffering with persistent stomach pain, I have seen two GPs over the past 6 months (my surgery has different doctors available at different times) One told me I had acid reflux, the other told me it was a dietary/IBS issue - I now think they're both wrong and can't stop freaking out about Pancreatic cancer.
I just wish I could believe my real life doctors more than I believe Dr Google :(
I have so many friends who have IBS/Stomach issues all the time and they aren't terrified they're about to die - I have to keep remembering that.
xXx Kittenface xXx
Does anyone else feel like this? How do you cope with it? I see my GP and feel reassured for maybe a day before the doubts start creeping in - what if he's wrong, what if it's more serious - which sets off my symptoms and i'm back in my spiral.
Currently i'm suffering with persistent stomach pain, I have seen two GPs over the past 6 months (my surgery has different doctors available at different times) One told me I had acid reflux, the other told me it was a dietary/IBS issue - I now think they're both wrong and can't stop freaking out about Pancreatic cancer.
I just wish I could believe my real life doctors more than I believe Dr Google :(
I have so many friends who have IBS/Stomach issues all the time and they aren't terrified they're about to die - I have to keep remembering that.
xXx Kittenface xXx