Had MRI on spine- found lumps/cysts and saw fluid in lungs- FREAKING OUT!

[Eevie]

Hello,

I have severe agoraphobia and anxiety, much of which is perpetuated by health anxiety and I spent about 10 years trapped in my home. I am 25.
I have just starting taking small steps out of the house which I am really happy about.

I have had awful upper back pain and numbness for over a year so decided to get a referral to a back specialist and had to go to my appointment which was very difficult for me. I had an MRI and some back X-rays.

I saw my specialist for my results and they have found some lumps which they think are cysts which has completely freaked me out! I have to now go for a 2nd MRI with contrast injected... I never wanted to have another MRI as I got incredibly panicky during my scan even with the help of diazepam as I HATE small spaces! They want to check everything is ok and that they aren't pressing on nerves and are benign.
On top of that my dr rang me back later that day after my appointment and said he wanted me back in for a chest X-ray too because they found fluid in my lungs... I don't have any explanations why this could be, so now on top of panicking about the cysts on my back I am also completely petrified about the fluid in my lungs and it's started to set me back with my health anxiety! I stupid;y googled fluid in the lungs and it's all coming back with horrific things such as lung cancer, heart failure, blood clots... and these are all my worst fears to have an illness.

Has anyone had either cysts on their spine?
Or more so has anyone had fluid in their lungs that's been the result of something harmless?
I know I can't get a diagnosis obviously, but it would be nice to hear from others with anxiety right now as I am really very nervous.

I am so scared :'(

[smiles]

Ok calm.... You have done amazing by going for your first mri, you now have two choices...
1. Do nothing?
2. Follow it through and find out what needs to be done, IF any thing to make it better.
You can panic as much as you like but it's not going to help you, you have done amazing, and should be really proud of yourself, you have come this far so you may as well keep going.
My friends mum is prone to cysts and gets loads of them, all have been harmless, she began getting them at 13, she is now 67.
You have done the right thing by going and proved to yourself that you CAN do it, even if it was terrifying, well done you x x x

[Eevie]

Thank you so much for your reply "smiles" and thank you so much for your lovely message.

I will definitely be going back as I am freaking out about what could be wrong too much not to find out! I just know the next MRI will be horrible as I found the last one so hard. I may have to take a higher dose of diazepam maybe.

I am really worried about the fluid in my lungs too, I get a lot of chest pains but put it down to reflux which I get a lot and also anxiety! So perhaps actually some of the chest pains was down to this fluid in my lungs and whatever is causing it, I am just scared its something horrible :(

Thank you again!

[smiles]

You are welcome!
My Husband had a chest x-ray at Easter, he received a phone call the same day telling him that there was a ''mass'' on his lungs and had to go the next day for an emergency biopsy. two weeks later the results came back, it was the left overs of a chest infection...phew! Although there is no doubt they you should not have fluid on your lungs, they would have seen anything sinister looking and contacted you the next working day for an emergency appointment.
As for the diazepam, as long as your Dr agrees i would up the dosage. Have you tried any hypnotherapy guided downloads? i use one i bought on amazon for a couple of £ when my anxiety is really bad, its amazing, i have never managed to get to the end of it, i always fall asleep!
I know what you have ahead of you is going to be really hard, just think how amazing you will feel when you are told every thing is going to be ok, you have been so brave. Getting through this will prove that you can do any thing you want to, the sky will be your limit! x x x

[Eevie]

Thank you again,

that must have been very scary for both you and him, I am glad everything was ok!

I just hope i can get to the bottom of all of the pain I've been in and also that nothing serious is behind it all! My mind just starts to think the worst!

Yes I have had every therapy under the sun, eft, nlp, cognitive behavioural therapy, specialists, hypnotherapy and have guided hypnotherapy tapes specially made for me along with lots I downloaded over the years online. You name it I've most likely tried it... Ive come to see I am the only person who can conquer this, but I am doing well so far considering the severity of my agoraphobia and anxiety for the majority of my life! It's a horrible thing to have to deal with as I am sure you know all too well, but hopefully it will make me stronger one day!

Thank you so much for your support and messages its really lovely to see someone i don't know be so supportive.