Google Again

[Jaco45er]

Why o why do I Google

I have had this sensitive "pain" down my left side of my chest for days, been trying to ignore it but finally decided to Google it. Yes I know, Google, the curse of the GAD sufferer.

I also looked at the anatomy of the human body (no not that kind of site) to see what squishy organ hung around my left side. Luckily, the Liver is the other side and the pain is too far up to be a kidney. What was I thinking of anyway? The anatomy of the body jeeze was I going to get a knife and have a peek inside? get a grip Jaco.

I can't go to the docs, I can't run to the GP everytime I get a niggling pain.

Queston is, has anyone every had a slighty painful and sensitive to touch left side that was just anxiety? Or am I just being a muppet?

It's not helping that I borrowed the neighbours wheelbarrow (rickity ole thing) and I broke it. Without hesitation I went out and bought the old chap a new top of the range job.

Get this, he has just been round to thank me, but a little annoyed as the broke wheelbarrow had sentimental value.

SENTILEMENTAL VALUE, did he run his wife up the isle in it? I did bloody wonder what all the cans were doing strung to the back.


Jaco (aka Victor Meldrew)

[Piglet]

You know when I had my mad week a few weeks ago and youngest piglet wanted to get in on the act - well her pain was on the left side and lowish down.

I remember the doctor telling me there was nothing much down on that side there (in the way of organs etc) and asking us if young piglet had done any strenous activity to cause it, or even if she was constipated and trapped wind can give pain there too.

A big lol at the neighbour and the new wheelbarrow - silly old noggin!!

Now give over on the googlin already - googling is only for looking up pics of tattoos on feet (which I am considering :D ) and coming up with a very very very disgusting porn site (which I am not considering :blush: :lac: ). I am now going to have to put a cold flannel on my forehead and take a couple of panadol!! :mad: :weep: :wacko:

Love Piglet :flowers:

[anxious]

Hiya,

sounds like wind to me too :ohmy: or have you pulled something?
Tut tut for googling, not something you ever catch me doing :blush:
I'd love to know what your neighbour has been doing in his wheelbarrow hehe

anx xx

[nomorepanic]

Jaco

Love the story about the wheelbarow!

A lot of people get left sided pain and assume it is the heart when it isn't.

Is it all down the side or more in the chest?

[Jaco45er]

I ruled out the heart Nic, the wife says I don't have one ;)

I am thinking its a pulled muscle or strain, especially since my mate piglet tells me there is nothing on the left side, and I have googled it to death and not found anything to worry about.

Tell you what though, I have answered all my critics who say I don't have a sensitive side ;)

As always

Great advice:flowers:

Jaco

[nomorepanic]

I ruled out the heart Nic, the wife says I don't have one ;)
Jaco


Awww I don't believe that mate!:D

I had this terrible pain once in my left side and it went on and on so I went to doc and I had cracked a rib! No wonder it hurt so much.

Could be a pulled muscle yes so hope you feel better soon.:hugs:

[Piglet]

Forget your pain for now - I still have images in my head from my googling today that I would really rather not have. I may have to start a whole new thread about it!!! :mad:

Love Piglet :flowers:

[Dying_Swan]

Oh Jacobite.

Quit that Googling! You know you only get worse case scenarios.

Can you describe this pain any more?

Re Wheelbarrow: rofl. Oh dear oh dear. Hopefully the new top-of-the-range model will help him to get over the traumatic loss of his sentimental wheelbarrow.

Hope you're feeling better today xx :blush:

[Jaco45er]

I am trying to keep a lid on this anxiety crap.

Its a pain from my side Swan through to my shoulder blades, but added to that, I woke up this morning with my eye almost closed (swollen), and I don't know what the hell that's all about.

I am doing something that I thought I had got over, and now I have read that kidney problems can manifest as swollen eyes (and the side pain).

Ok its just my imagination running away with me, last thing I am going to do is whine on like an old sweey wife about it.

I have had this niggling pain for 3 days, and a red mark on the white of my eye, I imagine its just a pulled muscle, a blood vessel in my eye burst, and I have just got a reaction to something with my swollen eye.

I am as dizzy as hell, but I know thats just anxiety.

Infact sod it, I am boring myself about it nevermind anyone else.

A fed up Jaco

[Piglet]

Jaco hun I would go to the doctors - it's only going to keep bugging you if you don't mate.

Love Piglet :flowers:

[darkangel]

Oh Jaco Im sorry to hear you not too well, you sound like me, any niggling pain and Mr Google seems so enticing. I too have been expereincing a sharp pain in my left side but it turned out to be "wind".

You are doing the right thing by challenging the thoughts and ruling out what it may be, as a rule of thumb, I wait and see if it passes. If it is still bothering you in a few days then maybe a visit to your GP would be advisable.

Luv and hugs From darkangel :flowers:

PS. the wheelbarrow scenario made me laugh, I hope the new one came with instructions for him lol :winks:

[Alabasterlyn]

Jaco hun I would go to the doctors - it's only going to keep bugging you if you don't mate.

Love Piglet :flowers:

Jaco I think Piglet is right and maybe a visit to the Dr would be a good idea. I really don't think there is anything at all wrong with you, but I know how worrying about symptoms just makes us all feel much worse :weep:

I hate Google, but I confess to googling about health related symptoms myself :blush:

Yesterday I got worried about my BP being too low and started googling and scared myself so much I had to go and buy a new BP monitor as I really thought mine was much too low. The new monitor was an upper arm one rather than my old wrist one and the readings were totally different :blush:

Hope you feel better soon Jaco :hugs:

[Jaco45er]

Some people fear spiders or the dark. I fear bad news so I ain't going to the doctor until it starts killing me ;)

I reckon I am just a bit run down (or need running down), but I really want to think my way out of it the same way I "thinked" into it, I have already dusted off Claire Weekes this morning and read a bit (been a while since I done that).

I am beginning to wish I had married a doctor so I had that medical reassurance on tap, then again, she would have gone ga ga by now. Like a kids says over and over again "are we there yet?" I would be more like "am I still ok?".

It's moving into the afternoon so hopefully I can think a little calmer, mornings are never a good time for me when I get anxiety.

A slightly less fed up Jaco

[june]

Jaco, I agree with Piglet - when I get this sort of "won't go away' problem and other problems add to the first and so on.
I make a list of ALL the "silly niggly" aches and pains.
I go to the doctor and start by saying "I know I suffer from anxiety BUT i have this list can you just reassure me that I am not seriously ill?"
By admitting that i know most of the symtoms are anxiety related, I have the doctor on my side = some times i go every week and now they smile when i go in and we chat and they examine whatever needs examining that day.
My pains in teh left side are often 'wind' or strained muscle because we are so tense they strain easily.
best of luck jaco
best wishes to all
june

[Piglet]

A slightly less fed up Jaco

:yesyes: :hugs:

Piglet :flowers:

[Alabasterlyn]

I am beginning to wish I had married a doctor so I had that medical reassurance on tap, then again, she would have gone ga ga by now. Like a kids says over and over again "are we there yet?" I would be more like "am I still ok?".



I used to wish I was married to a Dr too until I spoke to our mutual friend over in Canada and found out that a lot of Dr's are even less sympathetic and reassuring to their own families than they are to their patients :ohmy:

[crystalshimmer]

I have just joined this site because I am suffering from health anxiety,and Jaco you have cheered me up enormously. One thing I havent lost ,on the occasions i stop googling the symptoms which I seem to develop every day,is my sense of humour. I put my anxiety down to the fact that I stopped smoking almost 2 years ago,and I have never been away from the doctors since.Every test I have had done at the docs or hospital is clear or borderline,but of course in my mind they have missed something or I omitted to tell them the full facts because I was afraid.One of the GP's told me to stop checking my BP and to keep off the internet,but I can't. I look forward to reading and posting on this forum,especially if all the threads are as entertaining as this one.
PS I dont think you have anything to worry about,but get it all checked just to reassure yourself.
PPS You'll never walk alone.

[manmoor]

My Jaco :hugs: I'm gonna start off being sensible for a wee change mucks for the simple reason being the amount of times I've googled over the past 11 years with this old health anxiety is unbelievable so I know how cross we get with ourselves after we've googled and diagnosed. About a year ago I had awful side pain my left side like yourself but doc told me it was my IBS but when when they found blood and protein in my urine I flipped and diagnosed advanced kidney cancer and had my death notice etc written out. The doctor referred me to a specialist for different scans but me being me I never went to any of the appointments for fear of what they would find. I remember even a doctors appointment would mean me staring at the doctors face for any sign that they were worried . Now nearly a year later I still have the pain in my side not as strong but it's still there and believe it or not when I don't think about it I don't even know if it's there or not.

The swollen eye you mentioned was when I smacked you one for being a Celtic supporting muppet. Love ye really mucks. :hugs: xxxxx

[Jaco45er]

TY for the comments June it helped :)

Piglet? as always my girl you are a star

Lyn, I know that mutual friend lol I pity the guy who ends up with the fruitcake ;) I hope you are well my friend

Jeanb, welcome to NMP, I promise, I don't always whine on, just one of those days. But hey, I was a Victor Meldrew before anxiety ;)

Mandy Mandy Mandy ;) If you ever ever ever do a serious post to me again, I am coming over to Ireland to kick your Rangers ass ;) TY my girl :hugs:

I have had a good word with myself, and feeling a touch better ty all.

A slightly chilled Jaco

[Lindalou64]

Jaco hun
sounds like a virus to me did you get bit by a spider maybe.. you need to see a doc ok it showed you when you woke with your eye it is something you can actually see it get on a antibiotic im sure it will clear dont worry and dont google..ya know that shit just freaks ya out more......ya did make me laugh though your such a good guy i wish ya the best and you will be fine.....Linda xxx

[Jaco45er]

The swollen eye went as quick as it arrived Linda, god knows what it was, but came at the wrong time and freaked me a little.

I am not feeling too bad today, my chest/side/back is still aching but I am 99% sure I have pulled something.

Ahh well, until the next silly anxiety attack, you would think I would have learned by now lol.

TC

Jaco

[Lindalou64]

im sure jaco that you did pull something in that area........sometimes we dont realize it till it hurts ........glad your eye went down....i pull muscles all the time and dont feel it till the next day and ask myself wtf did i do lastnight lol.....never mind but its true, i mean with my work :) take care hun talk soon......Linda xxx