Eevie
05-12-17, 19:24
So today I am living one of my worst fears. One of my biggest fears with my health anxiety I have is getting a blood clot along with things like cancer.
So I started taking birth control again recently and was petrified in doing so because all of my agoraphobia, panic attacks and anxiety are perpetuated mainly by my health anxiety so I fear being ill and taking medication for fear of side effects etc.
I am in my mid 20s
After taking the pill for a few weeks I started getting breathless and had chest pains but put that down to me doing it to myself through anxiety, I suddenly got leg pain in one leg in the lower calf area and a weird pulling sensation in my leg when I moved it also hurt to touch but I had no swelling, I automatically freaked out and thought... I'm going to die from a blood clot.
I saw the dr today and they didn't think I was at risk but wanted to do a d dimer blood clot test due to me being on the pill and for peace of mind. I got a call tonight saying it was positive and I needed to come in asap for a blood thinning injection. (Apparently a d dimer can be positive and you may not have a blood clot as other things can cause a positive result) I was shocked as I thought it been doing it all to myself, I started to completely freak out. I have had my injection and am having scans tomorrow morning in hospital to check if it's definitely a clot, if it is I'll need thinning meds for 6 months!!
I'm petrified Im going to die in my sleep tonight. I've stopped taking my pill and won't be able to take it again even if it turns out its not a clot as I have completely freaked myself out about taking it now.
Has anyone had a positive d dimer and not actually had a clot?
So I started taking birth control again recently and was petrified in doing so because all of my agoraphobia, panic attacks and anxiety are perpetuated mainly by my health anxiety so I fear being ill and taking medication for fear of side effects etc.
I am in my mid 20s
After taking the pill for a few weeks I started getting breathless and had chest pains but put that down to me doing it to myself through anxiety, I suddenly got leg pain in one leg in the lower calf area and a weird pulling sensation in my leg when I moved it also hurt to touch but I had no swelling, I automatically freaked out and thought... I'm going to die from a blood clot.
I saw the dr today and they didn't think I was at risk but wanted to do a d dimer blood clot test due to me being on the pill and for peace of mind. I got a call tonight saying it was positive and I needed to come in asap for a blood thinning injection. (Apparently a d dimer can be positive and you may not have a blood clot as other things can cause a positive result) I was shocked as I thought it been doing it all to myself, I started to completely freak out. I have had my injection and am having scans tomorrow morning in hospital to check if it's definitely a clot, if it is I'll need thinning meds for 6 months!!
I'm petrified Im going to die in my sleep tonight. I've stopped taking my pill and won't be able to take it again even if it turns out its not a clot as I have completely freaked myself out about taking it now.
Has anyone had a positive d dimer and not actually had a clot?