Sheik N Shimmy
04-11-05, 13:16
Hi guys
Just found this forum. Feels less lonely knowing there are others out there going throught the same crap.
I'm 37 yrs old and have smoked for twenty years, the last eight years smoking cigarrillos as opposed to cigarrettes). Therefore I am in a high risk group. I'll have to give 'em up quickly.
I've been terrified for the last two months that there is something seriously wrong with me (throat/mouth cancer.... lung cancer.... low blood pressure.... clogged up arteries etc etc).
Initially I was under a lot of stress at home and at work. Then I had the health worry. Then I googled the symptoms (yeah I know!), then I had the panick attacks..... lots of them. I've lost a lot of weight in the last month or so.
I didn't tell anybody what I was going through until last week when I cracked and ended up in A&E (mistook hyperventilation for a collapsed lung or lung cancer symptoms) and drove to the hospital.
Doc says there is nothing wrong with my throat. X-ray results on my lungs have come back clear. Have a lingering worry about something in the roof of my mouth near the back (dentist said it could be a root canal thing... I reckon it could even be a wisdom tooth) but will get an x-ray to confirm what it is. I'm also waiting for an Endoscope ./ ENT appointment.... and a bl00dy counsellor!?!?!?? For Moi!?!?!?
I keep trying to convince myself that there was absolutely nothing wrong with me (as the doc was telling me). But yesterday and today I've been dizzy and either my left arm or my right arm/leg has been getting pins and needles. Last night I was lying in bed when I realised that my right arm and leg were 'dead'. The pins and needles went quickly when I stood up but it was frightening. I didn't think I was under any stress at the time as I was asleep although the baby probably woke me.
I see no end to this in sight at the moment. The dizziness/pins and needles down my right side is the most worrying development so far. It's all wreacking havoc on my life as there is so much to be doing. I've a fairly good job, a wife and two kids and we're nearly finished some major home improvements. I have to get better for them. My daughter just started school at the beginning of September so it's all go go go......
Sound familiar to anybody?
SnS
Keep On Keepin On
Just found this forum. Feels less lonely knowing there are others out there going throught the same crap.
I'm 37 yrs old and have smoked for twenty years, the last eight years smoking cigarrillos as opposed to cigarrettes). Therefore I am in a high risk group. I'll have to give 'em up quickly.
I've been terrified for the last two months that there is something seriously wrong with me (throat/mouth cancer.... lung cancer.... low blood pressure.... clogged up arteries etc etc).
Initially I was under a lot of stress at home and at work. Then I had the health worry. Then I googled the symptoms (yeah I know!), then I had the panick attacks..... lots of them. I've lost a lot of weight in the last month or so.
I didn't tell anybody what I was going through until last week when I cracked and ended up in A&E (mistook hyperventilation for a collapsed lung or lung cancer symptoms) and drove to the hospital.
Doc says there is nothing wrong with my throat. X-ray results on my lungs have come back clear. Have a lingering worry about something in the roof of my mouth near the back (dentist said it could be a root canal thing... I reckon it could even be a wisdom tooth) but will get an x-ray to confirm what it is. I'm also waiting for an Endoscope ./ ENT appointment.... and a bl00dy counsellor!?!?!?? For Moi!?!?!?
I keep trying to convince myself that there was absolutely nothing wrong with me (as the doc was telling me). But yesterday and today I've been dizzy and either my left arm or my right arm/leg has been getting pins and needles. Last night I was lying in bed when I realised that my right arm and leg were 'dead'. The pins and needles went quickly when I stood up but it was frightening. I didn't think I was under any stress at the time as I was asleep although the baby probably woke me.
I see no end to this in sight at the moment. The dizziness/pins and needles down my right side is the most worrying development so far. It's all wreacking havoc on my life as there is so much to be doing. I've a fairly good job, a wife and two kids and we're nearly finished some major home improvements. I have to get better for them. My daughter just started school at the beginning of September so it's all go go go......
Sound familiar to anybody?
SnS
Keep On Keepin On