willll
03-07-17, 03:14
Hi everyone. I'm new here and this is my first post.
I'm 18 years old (which will be important later) and have had anxiety my entire life; I've had health anxiety for about 4 years which was massively triggered by my dads death a little over a year ago. I'm on prozac and have been for about a year which is amazing and totally helping with my overall anxiety.
So, anyways, my fear now and for the past few months has been CML or chronic myeloid leukemia. Unfortunately I've googled this condition and found it is almost solely a disease of adults and the elderly, and very rare in children and adolescents. All was well until I went for a blood pressure check on Friday (June 28th) and my doctor asked if I was willing to get my blood work done. She is totally aware of my anxiety, and was quite surprised when I said yes.
It's not the needle I'm scared of; it's the results. This blood test has put me into full blown panic mode. I come here asking a few questions. First, the symptoms I have that correlate with CML are:
- Fatigue
- Occasional night sweats with increased sweating during the day (a side effect of prozac)
- Left upper abdominal pain (which I have previously self diagnosed as splenic flexure syndrome/IBS pains)
My first question is: A few months ago I was in the ER with a nasty virus. I had nausea, projectile vomiting and severe diarrhea. They took blood tests and I'm wondering what blood tests they could've possibly taken? I sure do hope they did a CBC because the results were fine while I was in the emergency room.
Also, do you think this is irrational? That an 18 year old would get this rare disease with barely any symptoms? I know it's irrational, but I want to know what others think.
Thanks for reading :)
I'm 18 years old (which will be important later) and have had anxiety my entire life; I've had health anxiety for about 4 years which was massively triggered by my dads death a little over a year ago. I'm on prozac and have been for about a year which is amazing and totally helping with my overall anxiety.
So, anyways, my fear now and for the past few months has been CML or chronic myeloid leukemia. Unfortunately I've googled this condition and found it is almost solely a disease of adults and the elderly, and very rare in children and adolescents. All was well until I went for a blood pressure check on Friday (June 28th) and my doctor asked if I was willing to get my blood work done. She is totally aware of my anxiety, and was quite surprised when I said yes.
It's not the needle I'm scared of; it's the results. This blood test has put me into full blown panic mode. I come here asking a few questions. First, the symptoms I have that correlate with CML are:
- Fatigue
- Occasional night sweats with increased sweating during the day (a side effect of prozac)
- Left upper abdominal pain (which I have previously self diagnosed as splenic flexure syndrome/IBS pains)
My first question is: A few months ago I was in the ER with a nasty virus. I had nausea, projectile vomiting and severe diarrhea. They took blood tests and I'm wondering what blood tests they could've possibly taken? I sure do hope they did a CBC because the results were fine while I was in the emergency room.
Also, do you think this is irrational? That an 18 year old would get this rare disease with barely any symptoms? I know it's irrational, but I want to know what others think.
Thanks for reading :)