nivcan
12-09-16, 18:29
I'm new here so hi all.
I just moved to a new country (Switzerland) and now i'm suffering from health anxiety away from my support system which is making life very difficult.
I've had anxiety linked to my health for a while. I generally can cope ok, but the issue is I hate going to the doctor so I usually just suffer in silence until the symptoms disappear (although for a average healthy young person I do still go to the doctor a lot).
I finally started to feel healthy and good again (after my last bout of health anxiety) until about 4 months ago I started getting a twitch in my forearm (after long long flights - I'm terrified of flying), I went to the doctor they referred me to a specialist, none of whom ever touched my arm. Anyways tests were done and nothing was found. Then about 2 weeks before moving I started to feel pain and numbness in the same arm (the twitching then dissipated). Like it would feel ok, but if I did any strenuous exercise with my arm then it would start hurting A LOT. I was obviously very anxious about moving and the arm pain just had me convinced I was dying. I went back to the doctor, they again didn't even touch my arm but I got an xray of my spine (found nothing) and a referral to a neurologist (which would take approx 6 months - i'll be back home by then).
Long story short (yes it's much longer than this!) I am now sitting alone in a new country with no GP, having a lot of stress, anxiety, home sickness, and also scary pain and tingling in my forearm which is now spreading to my other forearm. I want to believe it is anxiety (although that is still too much to deal with) but i'm not sure if I can ignore it anymore. I know my body is capable of doing crazy things, my muscle tension goes through the roof.
But I think I need to see a doctor, I really don't want to because if I need to get tests done I am not sure how I will get through it alone in a strange country, I can't bare the thought of waiting not knowing what the expect you know? But then again I can't continue thinking that i'm dying either.
So yea, sorry for the rambling....any words of advice?
I just moved to a new country (Switzerland) and now i'm suffering from health anxiety away from my support system which is making life very difficult.
I've had anxiety linked to my health for a while. I generally can cope ok, but the issue is I hate going to the doctor so I usually just suffer in silence until the symptoms disappear (although for a average healthy young person I do still go to the doctor a lot).
I finally started to feel healthy and good again (after my last bout of health anxiety) until about 4 months ago I started getting a twitch in my forearm (after long long flights - I'm terrified of flying), I went to the doctor they referred me to a specialist, none of whom ever touched my arm. Anyways tests were done and nothing was found. Then about 2 weeks before moving I started to feel pain and numbness in the same arm (the twitching then dissipated). Like it would feel ok, but if I did any strenuous exercise with my arm then it would start hurting A LOT. I was obviously very anxious about moving and the arm pain just had me convinced I was dying. I went back to the doctor, they again didn't even touch my arm but I got an xray of my spine (found nothing) and a referral to a neurologist (which would take approx 6 months - i'll be back home by then).
Long story short (yes it's much longer than this!) I am now sitting alone in a new country with no GP, having a lot of stress, anxiety, home sickness, and also scary pain and tingling in my forearm which is now spreading to my other forearm. I want to believe it is anxiety (although that is still too much to deal with) but i'm not sure if I can ignore it anymore. I know my body is capable of doing crazy things, my muscle tension goes through the roof.
But I think I need to see a doctor, I really don't want to because if I need to get tests done I am not sure how I will get through it alone in a strange country, I can't bare the thought of waiting not knowing what the expect you know? But then again I can't continue thinking that i'm dying either.
So yea, sorry for the rambling....any words of advice?