WorriedOlive
30-10-23, 08:46
Hello,
Just looking for some reassurance/experiences with some symptoms I am experiencing. It’s probably worth me mentioning I have a past of pretty bad health anxiety with a tendency to really fixate on symptoms etc. this has recently become worse after the birth of my daughter 5 months ago as I have a real fear of dying and leaving her behind when she needs me.
The symptoms I am experiencing are:
A weird numbness in my face, mainly on the left cheekbone. I’m not sure if numbness is the correct word as it has full feeling when I touch it but it feels tight and heavy like it’s drooping but it’s not. I keep needing to moisturising my face as it feels like my skin is tight. I had this initially during my third trimester 6 months ago and it disappeared after the birth so I chalked it up to pregnancy but it has now returned and I have had it for 5 days.
Jaw and head pressure/numbness. My jaw feels tight and it’s causing a pressure feeling around the base of my skull. I feel like I can’t relax my jaw.
Last night for the first time I woke up around 5 times with a dead arm/pins and needles in the arm of the side I’m laying on. It went away within a few seconds of moving my hand/arm. If this was a serious cause would it only happen in sleep/disappear with movement? This was the cherry on the cake that’s made me go into a panic that this is all caused by a brain tumour.
I have a constant feeling of anxiety, terrible posture and a stiff neck/shoulders. I went to an osteopath a few days ago and it hasn’t helped.
I could really do with some help rationalising this as I’m feeling really fearful.
Just looking for some reassurance/experiences with some symptoms I am experiencing. It’s probably worth me mentioning I have a past of pretty bad health anxiety with a tendency to really fixate on symptoms etc. this has recently become worse after the birth of my daughter 5 months ago as I have a real fear of dying and leaving her behind when she needs me.
The symptoms I am experiencing are:
A weird numbness in my face, mainly on the left cheekbone. I’m not sure if numbness is the correct word as it has full feeling when I touch it but it feels tight and heavy like it’s drooping but it’s not. I keep needing to moisturising my face as it feels like my skin is tight. I had this initially during my third trimester 6 months ago and it disappeared after the birth so I chalked it up to pregnancy but it has now returned and I have had it for 5 days.
Jaw and head pressure/numbness. My jaw feels tight and it’s causing a pressure feeling around the base of my skull. I feel like I can’t relax my jaw.
Last night for the first time I woke up around 5 times with a dead arm/pins and needles in the arm of the side I’m laying on. It went away within a few seconds of moving my hand/arm. If this was a serious cause would it only happen in sleep/disappear with movement? This was the cherry on the cake that’s made me go into a panic that this is all caused by a brain tumour.
I have a constant feeling of anxiety, terrible posture and a stiff neck/shoulders. I went to an osteopath a few days ago and it hasn’t helped.
I could really do with some help rationalising this as I’m feeling really fearful.