LilyPad1991
16-05-17, 10:32
Hi everyone.
It's been a long time since I posted but unfortunately the anxiety demon has reared it's ugly head again.
I had cystitis a month ago. I'm female, so it was just a case of being given antibiotics. My urinalysis showed a significant infection. I've only had cystitis 2-3 times in my life fortunately so it was just a bit of an unpleasant fluke.
After three days on the antibiotics my kidneys were still really aching so I headed back to the doctors (on my mother's orders) where I was given a different antibiotic that is more effective at dealing with the infection further 'up' into the kidneys.
The next day I started to get weird aching in my bum, groin and vagina areas. It was an unusual sensation, not really like I needed to wee but at the same time, it was a weird aching sensation. It felt like a deep muscular ache.
I started to worry at this point, and it got worse. I was jumping awake in the night with this aching, and going for a wee. I was still drinking lots, on doctor's orders. I'm only 25 and this waking up in the night wasn't normal for me and I really started to get worked up over this weird sensation.
I returned to the doctor who gave me more antibiotics but said he didn't think it was an infection, he thought it was probably residual irritation and inflammation. He sent away more urine and when they came back they were all clear... but the aching 'bum bones', groin, twinging vagina feeling continued.
I finally managed to get an appointment with my actual GP and she's been fabulous. She did a full internal examination and swabs etc, all clear, and she let me go through the vast list of potential diagnoses I'd accumulated during my trawls through google. She gave thorough explanations as to why each of my supposed 'conditions' weren't actual concerns and she scheduled in another appointment so I can stay in regular contact with her. On my second visit she increased my duloxetine dosage and insisted I take the diazepam prescription and actually use it, to help me relax.
Yet still, I'm freaking out. I can force myself to relax, but my natural state is on edge and a bit shaky. I've had anxiety blips like this before and every time I convince myself I'll never be 'nornal' again... This time is no different. My vagina, groin, perineum sort of area feels tense and occasionally sort of twinges.
I don't really know why I'm posting other than to hear other ladies' experiences.
I know it's anxiety. But still I'm scared it might not be.
Thanks for reading.
It's been a long time since I posted but unfortunately the anxiety demon has reared it's ugly head again.
I had cystitis a month ago. I'm female, so it was just a case of being given antibiotics. My urinalysis showed a significant infection. I've only had cystitis 2-3 times in my life fortunately so it was just a bit of an unpleasant fluke.
After three days on the antibiotics my kidneys were still really aching so I headed back to the doctors (on my mother's orders) where I was given a different antibiotic that is more effective at dealing with the infection further 'up' into the kidneys.
The next day I started to get weird aching in my bum, groin and vagina areas. It was an unusual sensation, not really like I needed to wee but at the same time, it was a weird aching sensation. It felt like a deep muscular ache.
I started to worry at this point, and it got worse. I was jumping awake in the night with this aching, and going for a wee. I was still drinking lots, on doctor's orders. I'm only 25 and this waking up in the night wasn't normal for me and I really started to get worked up over this weird sensation.
I returned to the doctor who gave me more antibiotics but said he didn't think it was an infection, he thought it was probably residual irritation and inflammation. He sent away more urine and when they came back they were all clear... but the aching 'bum bones', groin, twinging vagina feeling continued.
I finally managed to get an appointment with my actual GP and she's been fabulous. She did a full internal examination and swabs etc, all clear, and she let me go through the vast list of potential diagnoses I'd accumulated during my trawls through google. She gave thorough explanations as to why each of my supposed 'conditions' weren't actual concerns and she scheduled in another appointment so I can stay in regular contact with her. On my second visit she increased my duloxetine dosage and insisted I take the diazepam prescription and actually use it, to help me relax.
Yet still, I'm freaking out. I can force myself to relax, but my natural state is on edge and a bit shaky. I've had anxiety blips like this before and every time I convince myself I'll never be 'nornal' again... This time is no different. My vagina, groin, perineum sort of area feels tense and occasionally sort of twinges.
I don't really know why I'm posting other than to hear other ladies' experiences.
I know it's anxiety. But still I'm scared it might not be.
Thanks for reading.