rebecca1983
17-03-09, 13:15
Hi all
I found a couple of enlarged lymph nodes back in September and made the mistake of googling what they could be - anyway to cut a long story short I was convinced I had lymphoma - paid for private blood tests and ultrasound on the area only to reveal they were blood vessels and not lymph nodes at all...anyway that period of not knowing and looking up cancer has left me and absolute hypochondriac. I have always been anxious and paranoid anyway but now I am a complete wreck!
At the end of Jan this year - I started having headaches from nowhere -the headaches were lasting up to 10 days at a time, then they went away for another two weeks and came back again for up to 10 days...to summarise I have seen 2 of my NHS doctors, 2 private doctors and an optician as I was concerned that it may be a brain tumour. Last Wednesday I started noticing a flickering of lights in the room and no one else does, it is like the light dims for a millisecond and has been disturbing me. I went to a private doctor last week as my GP said I was a hypochondriac and had GAD - I do not feel that they are taking me seriously. The private doctor looked at my optic nerve and said there was no evidence of ICP and I just need to ride it out. My nanna passed away suddenly two weeks before and she had just been diagnosed with cancer - could the stress of this cause these visual problems?
Sorry for the long post guys - I know what you are all going through - I hate the way we are just lumped of with anti depressants - I refuse to take them. I have looked at all the posts here regarding visual disturbances but they are more focused on lines, colours and flashing lights - not this bizarre flickering sensation that only occurs in the evening. Weird huh!
Becksxxx
I found a couple of enlarged lymph nodes back in September and made the mistake of googling what they could be - anyway to cut a long story short I was convinced I had lymphoma - paid for private blood tests and ultrasound on the area only to reveal they were blood vessels and not lymph nodes at all...anyway that period of not knowing and looking up cancer has left me and absolute hypochondriac. I have always been anxious and paranoid anyway but now I am a complete wreck!
At the end of Jan this year - I started having headaches from nowhere -the headaches were lasting up to 10 days at a time, then they went away for another two weeks and came back again for up to 10 days...to summarise I have seen 2 of my NHS doctors, 2 private doctors and an optician as I was concerned that it may be a brain tumour. Last Wednesday I started noticing a flickering of lights in the room and no one else does, it is like the light dims for a millisecond and has been disturbing me. I went to a private doctor last week as my GP said I was a hypochondriac and had GAD - I do not feel that they are taking me seriously. The private doctor looked at my optic nerve and said there was no evidence of ICP and I just need to ride it out. My nanna passed away suddenly two weeks before and she had just been diagnosed with cancer - could the stress of this cause these visual problems?
Sorry for the long post guys - I know what you are all going through - I hate the way we are just lumped of with anti depressants - I refuse to take them. I have looked at all the posts here regarding visual disturbances but they are more focused on lines, colours and flashing lights - not this bizarre flickering sensation that only occurs in the evening. Weird huh!
Becksxxx