lambe
23-02-08, 16:53
Hi, I'm new to this site, have found it very helpful and reassuring that there are people out there with the same worries as me. I have been suffering for health anxiety for about 9 years now, I'm 30! Over the years I have had various different worries i.e MS but after having a MRI scan which came back completely normal I moved away from neurological, I now fear the big C. My health anxiety comes and goes, I was really bad after losing my Mum 6 years ago to MND. I had my first child 11 months ago and haven't felt right since, I left it a while then started going to the doctors he ran blood tests and eventually dianosed me with underactive thyroid but this was the start of my recent health anxiety worries.
I have suffered with chest pain on and off for 3 years it has always been put down to anxiety, the pain feels like it is in the bone in my breast bone. I have been really concentrating on this lately and it seems to be gettin worse then I got a chest infection which I only knew I have because I was bringing up blood in my phlegm, was put on antibiotics which didn't work and it ended up coming back and I ended up in A&E one night where I have an xray and the dr made some comment about if I was older he would be worried about my xray which sent me into a blind panic, I was put on steroids and a different antibiotic, which seemed to do the trick was still bringing up phlegm but it was clear/white. I did go to my GP and ask him to get a report for my xray from the hospital which he did and it came back normal with no abnormalities. 2 days ago I noticed blood in my phlegm again and haven't stopped crying since, I am so convinced I have lung cancer because of the pain and blood I have made an appointment with a private GP as I feel my doctor just puts everything down to anxiety because of my history but I know that anxiety can't cause blood in my phlegm.
I am so scared and keep having thoughs about dying and leaving my baby and husband behind. None of my friends have ever brought up blood in their phlegm, just wondered if anyone out there has or knows anyone that has and it turned out to be OK.
Sorry for the waffling, but I am soooooo scared.
I have suffered with chest pain on and off for 3 years it has always been put down to anxiety, the pain feels like it is in the bone in my breast bone. I have been really concentrating on this lately and it seems to be gettin worse then I got a chest infection which I only knew I have because I was bringing up blood in my phlegm, was put on antibiotics which didn't work and it ended up coming back and I ended up in A&E one night where I have an xray and the dr made some comment about if I was older he would be worried about my xray which sent me into a blind panic, I was put on steroids and a different antibiotic, which seemed to do the trick was still bringing up phlegm but it was clear/white. I did go to my GP and ask him to get a report for my xray from the hospital which he did and it came back normal with no abnormalities. 2 days ago I noticed blood in my phlegm again and haven't stopped crying since, I am so convinced I have lung cancer because of the pain and blood I have made an appointment with a private GP as I feel my doctor just puts everything down to anxiety because of my history but I know that anxiety can't cause blood in my phlegm.
I am so scared and keep having thoughs about dying and leaving my baby and husband behind. None of my friends have ever brought up blood in their phlegm, just wondered if anyone out there has or knows anyone that has and it turned out to be OK.
Sorry for the waffling, but I am soooooo scared.