anxietygirl27
14-07-17, 15:49
So... I posted earlier this week on my other thread about how I had gone 8 days without feeling my lymph nodes, and that when I finally did they were smaller. Hooray!
Today, I finished my antibiotics and decided to feel again. They don't feel any larger, but I am convinced the one is attached to the muscle and won't move. Fast forward 45 minutes and I have read an article about lymphoma misdiagnosis and am in a state of panic, wanting to go to urgent care for another check-up.
In addition, I'm angry with myself because I feel like the poking is now ruined the nodes from going down and I've lost all progress..
SO my question is -
How can I ground myself after a panic like this? I don't WANT to seek reassurance about the lymph nodes, but at the same time - should I just to see if there is actually anything wrong? How can I come back to reality here and remember that my GP told me to wait at least 3 weeks before being worried?
I'm just so angry with myself. I was doing great and now I feel like it's all ruined.
Today, I finished my antibiotics and decided to feel again. They don't feel any larger, but I am convinced the one is attached to the muscle and won't move. Fast forward 45 minutes and I have read an article about lymphoma misdiagnosis and am in a state of panic, wanting to go to urgent care for another check-up.
In addition, I'm angry with myself because I feel like the poking is now ruined the nodes from going down and I've lost all progress..
SO my question is -
How can I ground myself after a panic like this? I don't WANT to seek reassurance about the lymph nodes, but at the same time - should I just to see if there is actually anything wrong? How can I come back to reality here and remember that my GP told me to wait at least 3 weeks before being worried?
I'm just so angry with myself. I was doing great and now I feel like it's all ruined.