itgetsbetter
05-05-16, 05:52
So I've struggled with health anxiety since age eight. I'd put it down for a long time—almost a couple of years. But then I came across this research saying that childhood exposure to dental x-rays, especially panoramic ones before age 10, seriously multiplies your brain tumor risk in the future. The worst part is that all the anticancer nutrition research is no comfort since these tumors are usually benign. But a brain tumor is a brain tumor, and I don't want one. I love my brain. Of all things to get, I DO NOT WANT that.
I'm freaking out. I remember having 3 of these panoramic x-rays in child/teenhood, and one of them was before I was 10. So I'm terrified now that I'm a ticking brain tumor time bomb. I have no idea what the first x-ray was for (routine dental checkup possibly), the second was for when I was considered for braces I didn't end up needing at 10, and the third was before I got my wisdom teeth out at age 17.
I'm almost 24. I have no idea if these studies were done with older people, or how much the radiation technology has improved over the past 30 years. Could the dosage actually have been lower than I'm hoping? Could the health food diet I adopted three years ago do anything to prevent this? Can brain cells reverse damage like this like lung cells can if you quit smoking? I'm not sure, because they were sounding like earlier exposure is worse than later. Why would they even say that?
I'm vegetarian, eat lots of mostly organic fruits and vegetables, drink kombucha, saturate myself in coconut oil, take good quality vitamins, and minimize my processed food intake. I do eat bread, dairy, and sugar, but not even approaching the levels of the standard American diet. Kale and mushrooms are my favorite foods.
Still, I am freaking out. I can't deal with risk, especially if there's nothing I can do to re-lower the raised chances. Please help.
I'm freaking out. I remember having 3 of these panoramic x-rays in child/teenhood, and one of them was before I was 10. So I'm terrified now that I'm a ticking brain tumor time bomb. I have no idea what the first x-ray was for (routine dental checkup possibly), the second was for when I was considered for braces I didn't end up needing at 10, and the third was before I got my wisdom teeth out at age 17.
I'm almost 24. I have no idea if these studies were done with older people, or how much the radiation technology has improved over the past 30 years. Could the dosage actually have been lower than I'm hoping? Could the health food diet I adopted three years ago do anything to prevent this? Can brain cells reverse damage like this like lung cells can if you quit smoking? I'm not sure, because they were sounding like earlier exposure is worse than later. Why would they even say that?
I'm vegetarian, eat lots of mostly organic fruits and vegetables, drink kombucha, saturate myself in coconut oil, take good quality vitamins, and minimize my processed food intake. I do eat bread, dairy, and sugar, but not even approaching the levels of the standard American diet. Kale and mushrooms are my favorite foods.
Still, I am freaking out. I can't deal with risk, especially if there's nothing I can do to re-lower the raised chances. Please help.