devon_guy
25-02-08, 18:55
I live in Devon (obviously!) and am having to go to London on Wednesday for 3 days of tests as my autonomic nervous system isn't functioning properly. The tests are designed to get the system to "play" up, i.e. induce a drop in blood pressure etc so that the medics can see where the fault lies.
So that's hurrendous enough but not only that I have the journey to contend with to London on the train, go through the tests then come back home again on the Friday. I'm lucky my parents are travelling up with me, then coming back home, then returning to pick me up. However that won't stop me panicking plus I'll be alone up in London and had to go through the tests. I know I'm in exactly the right place if I do faint/ get ill etc but that still doesn't relax me.
I'm not sleeping, I woke up in the night soaking wet and as soon as I woke up a huge wave of panic hit me and I thought I was going to pass out. I feel sick, my stomach feels empty all the time and I keep feeling shaky and faint like low blood sugar type symptoms.
Why do I have to feel like this??
So that's hurrendous enough but not only that I have the journey to contend with to London on the train, go through the tests then come back home again on the Friday. I'm lucky my parents are travelling up with me, then coming back home, then returning to pick me up. However that won't stop me panicking plus I'll be alone up in London and had to go through the tests. I know I'm in exactly the right place if I do faint/ get ill etc but that still doesn't relax me.
I'm not sleeping, I woke up in the night soaking wet and as soon as I woke up a huge wave of panic hit me and I thought I was going to pass out. I feel sick, my stomach feels empty all the time and I keep feeling shaky and faint like low blood sugar type symptoms.
Why do I have to feel like this??