kitn77
21-01-10, 21:08
Hi
I suffer with health anxiety..I have for ages and every time I start to get it under control something happens and it comes back. Every time (in the past) I've been to the Docs for tests I've come out ok...I went for my yearly "girly" exam so I had a breast exam and pap smear and an internal exam (sorry if it's TMI)..The Doctor said it all looked and felt ok..but I've been doing a lot of reading on Pap Smears and HPV and it's scaring me. I've read about women having normal smears and then suddenly they end up on the next smear as having cervical cancer and HPV..I'm petrified now!!
I can't stop worrying, it's making me have nightmares and panic attacks. I've rang the Doctors office to see if the results are back (it's been a week almost) and they are not..I keep trying to reassure myself that if it had been really bad someone would have called me by now. The Doctor said they take around a week..when I called the nurse said up to 2 weeks. Idon't know how I'm going to get thru till then, I"m scared stiff. Anyone got any help for me? Thanks!!!
I suffer with health anxiety..I have for ages and every time I start to get it under control something happens and it comes back. Every time (in the past) I've been to the Docs for tests I've come out ok...I went for my yearly "girly" exam so I had a breast exam and pap smear and an internal exam (sorry if it's TMI)..The Doctor said it all looked and felt ok..but I've been doing a lot of reading on Pap Smears and HPV and it's scaring me. I've read about women having normal smears and then suddenly they end up on the next smear as having cervical cancer and HPV..I'm petrified now!!
I can't stop worrying, it's making me have nightmares and panic attacks. I've rang the Doctors office to see if the results are back (it's been a week almost) and they are not..I keep trying to reassure myself that if it had been really bad someone would have called me by now. The Doctor said they take around a week..when I called the nurse said up to 2 weeks. Idon't know how I'm going to get thru till then, I"m scared stiff. Anyone got any help for me? Thanks!!!