KaylaHowe
21-01-20, 07:01
So I got back from a holiday in Vanuatu at the end of November and a week later has really bad body aches (particularly in the lower back), extreme fatigue and generally felt off.
I had a blood culture test done ans it was positive for Salmonella. I was put on a course of antibiotics which should have cleared it up.
About 2 days into the antibiotics I started feeling this pain in my chest sort of where the stomach is. About a week after finishing the antibiotics, the stomach/chest feeling was still there. I went back to the doctor who said it could just be some gastritis from the antibiotics.
After a couple of weeks I started feeling better and was ok for a while.
Just recently I have been feeling bloated and have some lower back pain again (the same sort of feeling I had before) and my tummy and everything is just not feeling 100%.
I am freaking out thinking there is something else going on that was missed.
I went to the doctor today who said that I could have issues for months after having the Salmonella and the antibiotics can cause issues too.
She did another blood test to check for any signs of infection but I am freaking out!!!
What if the pain is actually ovarian cancer or something else sinister that they are not looking for because they think it is just the salmonella??
I have been particularly anxious over this whole period and the doctor said the anxiety can be heightening the symptoms and once the blood test results come back and they rule out anything then I should just focus on getting my anxiety under control.
I have missed work today because of this and I am scared to go back because what if I have a panic attack at work! I have been so anxious over this.
Could I really still be feeling like this over a month since I got back?
HELP!
I had a blood culture test done ans it was positive for Salmonella. I was put on a course of antibiotics which should have cleared it up.
About 2 days into the antibiotics I started feeling this pain in my chest sort of where the stomach is. About a week after finishing the antibiotics, the stomach/chest feeling was still there. I went back to the doctor who said it could just be some gastritis from the antibiotics.
After a couple of weeks I started feeling better and was ok for a while.
Just recently I have been feeling bloated and have some lower back pain again (the same sort of feeling I had before) and my tummy and everything is just not feeling 100%.
I am freaking out thinking there is something else going on that was missed.
I went to the doctor today who said that I could have issues for months after having the Salmonella and the antibiotics can cause issues too.
She did another blood test to check for any signs of infection but I am freaking out!!!
What if the pain is actually ovarian cancer or something else sinister that they are not looking for because they think it is just the salmonella??
I have been particularly anxious over this whole period and the doctor said the anxiety can be heightening the symptoms and once the blood test results come back and they rule out anything then I should just focus on getting my anxiety under control.
I have missed work today because of this and I am scared to go back because what if I have a panic attack at work! I have been so anxious over this.
Could I really still be feeling like this over a month since I got back?
HELP!