TheGetWellSoonCat
24-04-07, 15:05
Hi,
My name is Ben and this is the first time I have posted so I'll give you a very quick background. For as long as I can remember I have been worrying about my health, which from a rational perspective seems fine. Although it has taken me a long to time to find names for how I feel I can now say that I have Health Anxiety and OCD (mainly health related).
My worry at the moment though has a genuine catalyst this time. I have suffered with a chronic upset stomach for the past couple of years which appears to be as a result of constantly worrying. I recently had some blood tests run to check everything was working as it should be and one of the enzymes in my liver results came back a bit high, I can't remember which though as unfortunately my mind goes blank after I come out from having seen the doctor. Now being about a month and a half later I have just had some more blood tests done and the reading is still high. All I remember my doctor saying this time is that a normal reading would be 60 and mine is 80. Now I have to have more blood tests and also a liver ultrasound scan which has made me into a useless, worrying, panic attack on legs!
Has anyone had any similar results or had to have a scan in the same scenario? My doctor does his best to reassure me not to worry too much but I know he will say this because he knows what a state I will end up putting myself in. I'm really scared of what it might be :(
Thanks for reading through all of that!
-Ben
My name is Ben and this is the first time I have posted so I'll give you a very quick background. For as long as I can remember I have been worrying about my health, which from a rational perspective seems fine. Although it has taken me a long to time to find names for how I feel I can now say that I have Health Anxiety and OCD (mainly health related).
My worry at the moment though has a genuine catalyst this time. I have suffered with a chronic upset stomach for the past couple of years which appears to be as a result of constantly worrying. I recently had some blood tests run to check everything was working as it should be and one of the enzymes in my liver results came back a bit high, I can't remember which though as unfortunately my mind goes blank after I come out from having seen the doctor. Now being about a month and a half later I have just had some more blood tests done and the reading is still high. All I remember my doctor saying this time is that a normal reading would be 60 and mine is 80. Now I have to have more blood tests and also a liver ultrasound scan which has made me into a useless, worrying, panic attack on legs!
Has anyone had any similar results or had to have a scan in the same scenario? My doctor does his best to reassure me not to worry too much but I know he will say this because he knows what a state I will end up putting myself in. I'm really scared of what it might be :(
Thanks for reading through all of that!
-Ben