Caldo
23-01-09, 03:50
Hello all! First time poster. I luckily found this site a few weeks ago and it has provided me with lots of helpful info to deal/cope with my anxiety. I finally got up the courage to post about some issues I've been having lately..
Firstly, let me start out by saying that I'm a long-time anxiety sufferer. I've had everything from ECG, to chest X-Ray, ultrasounds, colonoscopy, etc. perfomed. Basically everything aside from an MRI. I'm 24 years old and have been suffering through this disorder for the last 3-4 years or so...
What brings me to post this message today is that I've been really worried as of late about Hodgkin's Disease. I know, I know...I'm sure it's nothing and by me looking up various symptoms of anxiety, I've now gone on to diagnose myself with something new! Oh joy! For the past oh...2-3 weeks or so I've been waking up(not interrupted sleep)in the afternoon(I usually sleep about 10-12 hours a day)with sweats. Not profusely sweating, my hair isn't really wet or anything, but the collar of my shirt is noticeably moist. This usually happens every night, but maybe once or twice a week I don't really have any signs of sweating. On top of this, I've been extremely fatigued(hence the 10-12 hours of sleep and even that doesn't feel like enough). I've also been running a temperature of 99.0-99.8 and I check it like a fanatic. Usually every 10-15 minutes. I use two different digital thermometers, orally, and one usually runs around 99.0-99.8, while the other runs from about 98.2-99.2. I've had them both for about 2 or so years now, so maybe they aren't all that accurate, especially with how often I abuse them, but of course my brain tells me that isn't the case and I'm just running a fever due to my newly diagnosed(self diagnosed, I might add!)Hodgkin's Disease.
Now, of course I worry about Hodgkin's as these are all signs of the disease. The reason I come here is to I guess get advice on what this might be. Maybe I'm just looking for reassurance that this is in fact Hodgkin's and somebody can show me how to feel my lyph glands to prove that they are swollen and that I for sure have the disease! Maybe I'm just looking for reassurance that everything is ok. My last blood test was in June-Julyish, and aside from slightly elevated triglycerides, my blood was normal. So..I guess I'm just wondering if anybody has any ideas/advice on what I should do? I'm sure it's just my mind running wild, as this is probably the 4th or 5th bout of cancer that I'm on(all self-diagnosed!), but hopefully somebody here has had similar experiences? I would go to my GP and get tests/advice, but I'm now unemployed and money is extremely tight, especially since I don't have medical insurance.
Thanks all!
Firstly, let me start out by saying that I'm a long-time anxiety sufferer. I've had everything from ECG, to chest X-Ray, ultrasounds, colonoscopy, etc. perfomed. Basically everything aside from an MRI. I'm 24 years old and have been suffering through this disorder for the last 3-4 years or so...
What brings me to post this message today is that I've been really worried as of late about Hodgkin's Disease. I know, I know...I'm sure it's nothing and by me looking up various symptoms of anxiety, I've now gone on to diagnose myself with something new! Oh joy! For the past oh...2-3 weeks or so I've been waking up(not interrupted sleep)in the afternoon(I usually sleep about 10-12 hours a day)with sweats. Not profusely sweating, my hair isn't really wet or anything, but the collar of my shirt is noticeably moist. This usually happens every night, but maybe once or twice a week I don't really have any signs of sweating. On top of this, I've been extremely fatigued(hence the 10-12 hours of sleep and even that doesn't feel like enough). I've also been running a temperature of 99.0-99.8 and I check it like a fanatic. Usually every 10-15 minutes. I use two different digital thermometers, orally, and one usually runs around 99.0-99.8, while the other runs from about 98.2-99.2. I've had them both for about 2 or so years now, so maybe they aren't all that accurate, especially with how often I abuse them, but of course my brain tells me that isn't the case and I'm just running a fever due to my newly diagnosed(self diagnosed, I might add!)Hodgkin's Disease.
Now, of course I worry about Hodgkin's as these are all signs of the disease. The reason I come here is to I guess get advice on what this might be. Maybe I'm just looking for reassurance that this is in fact Hodgkin's and somebody can show me how to feel my lyph glands to prove that they are swollen and that I for sure have the disease! Maybe I'm just looking for reassurance that everything is ok. My last blood test was in June-Julyish, and aside from slightly elevated triglycerides, my blood was normal. So..I guess I'm just wondering if anybody has any ideas/advice on what I should do? I'm sure it's just my mind running wild, as this is probably the 4th or 5th bout of cancer that I'm on(all self-diagnosed!), but hopefully somebody here has had similar experiences? I would go to my GP and get tests/advice, but I'm now unemployed and money is extremely tight, especially since I don't have medical insurance.
Thanks all!