rb1978
01-03-09, 11:09
What's it gonna take to stop me worrying?
I finally plucked up courage to go the doctor last week. I've been having nasty stomach and pelvic cramps. I was also pretty worried that I seem to get a spasmy sensation on the right hand side of my lower abdomen...like it literally bubbles up. I've had this years and years but started freaking about it a few weeks ago and finally went to the Doctor.
We went through all my symptoms and she gave me an exam. Felt all around the area and said that there was very very prominent muscle that she could feel. Felt all around it and said there was absolutely nothing to worry about because everything felt fine and the only unusual thing was that this muscle was very prominent but that there was nothing whatsoever wrong with it. We talked things through and surprise surprise stress seemed to be triggering everything.
I came out thrilled and had a day of feeling so relieved that I wasn't dying of something but within 24 hours I'm doubting everything again.
What questions did I actually ask her?
Did I forget to say that this muscle spasms a bit?
Did she feel it properly?
Did she miss a great big tumour lying underneath?
Do other people feel like this? How on earth do you put it to one side and get on with things...short of going back and demanding an xray and signed and dated copies of the xrays to keep in a little folder marked "I'm not dying" :huh:
I finally plucked up courage to go the doctor last week. I've been having nasty stomach and pelvic cramps. I was also pretty worried that I seem to get a spasmy sensation on the right hand side of my lower abdomen...like it literally bubbles up. I've had this years and years but started freaking about it a few weeks ago and finally went to the Doctor.
We went through all my symptoms and she gave me an exam. Felt all around the area and said that there was very very prominent muscle that she could feel. Felt all around it and said there was absolutely nothing to worry about because everything felt fine and the only unusual thing was that this muscle was very prominent but that there was nothing whatsoever wrong with it. We talked things through and surprise surprise stress seemed to be triggering everything.
I came out thrilled and had a day of feeling so relieved that I wasn't dying of something but within 24 hours I'm doubting everything again.
What questions did I actually ask her?
Did I forget to say that this muscle spasms a bit?
Did she feel it properly?
Did she miss a great big tumour lying underneath?
Do other people feel like this? How on earth do you put it to one side and get on with things...short of going back and demanding an xray and signed and dated copies of the xrays to keep in a little folder marked "I'm not dying" :huh: