WorriedWart
17-02-19, 22:29
Sorry for the long post, but I need someone to talk to.
Back in December, my girlfriend's father suddenly passed away due to a heart attack. He was the rock of the family and as strong as a bull, so his passing rocked the family as it was such a shock.
In the autopsy they found that his heart attack was a hereditary disease, which could have been found earlier and possibly prevented, but because he never went to the doctors it was never found.
My girlfriend, understandably, took it hard (as did the rest of the family) and since then, because he was so fit, everyone has been more aware of their own general health.
On Friday morning I woke up for work to find my girlfriend crying next to me. I asked her what was wrong and she told me that she woke up in the night and began to get chest pains, which scared her into having a panic attack. She also told me that for the last week she's been getting bouts of a fuzzy head and that her periods of late have been lighter and more regular - she has PCOS which has meant her periods can be sporadic and heavy, but because this has changed.
I asked why she didn't tell me any of this before and she said she didn't want to worry me as I was already dealing with my own health anxiety - which made me feel horrible and incredibly selfish.
I told her to make an appointment at the doctors, where they saw her later that day. They took her blood pressure to find that it was high, booked her in for an ECG, then sent her for blood tests.
She's currently on beta blockers to lower her blood pressure and has an appointment on Tuesday to see the doctor to speak to about her periods and check her for lumps etc.
She's never ill, it's always me, so the thought of her having something seriously wrong is terrifying me.
It's taking all my willpower not to google her symptoms. I just want her to be ok :weep:
Back in December, my girlfriend's father suddenly passed away due to a heart attack. He was the rock of the family and as strong as a bull, so his passing rocked the family as it was such a shock.
In the autopsy they found that his heart attack was a hereditary disease, which could have been found earlier and possibly prevented, but because he never went to the doctors it was never found.
My girlfriend, understandably, took it hard (as did the rest of the family) and since then, because he was so fit, everyone has been more aware of their own general health.
On Friday morning I woke up for work to find my girlfriend crying next to me. I asked her what was wrong and she told me that she woke up in the night and began to get chest pains, which scared her into having a panic attack. She also told me that for the last week she's been getting bouts of a fuzzy head and that her periods of late have been lighter and more regular - she has PCOS which has meant her periods can be sporadic and heavy, but because this has changed.
I asked why she didn't tell me any of this before and she said she didn't want to worry me as I was already dealing with my own health anxiety - which made me feel horrible and incredibly selfish.
I told her to make an appointment at the doctors, where they saw her later that day. They took her blood pressure to find that it was high, booked her in for an ECG, then sent her for blood tests.
She's currently on beta blockers to lower her blood pressure and has an appointment on Tuesday to see the doctor to speak to about her periods and check her for lumps etc.
She's never ill, it's always me, so the thought of her having something seriously wrong is terrifying me.
It's taking all my willpower not to google her symptoms. I just want her to be ok :weep: