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Right!!!
Sorry to go on but things are getting worse!
Firstly:- My facial pain will not go away, Yesterday I woke up and I had a pain in my jaw area right next to my right ear and it hurt when I tried opening my mouth, It took quite a while to calm down, I also get pains in both cheeks and cheekbones, Pains in my ears and in both jaws sometimes.
POSSIBLE CAUSES:- TMJ, Anxiety, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Cancer.
Secondly:- I have been having stomach problems for the past 3-4 months but has been much worse in the past few weeks/month.
I get abdominal pain in the middle of my stomach and upper abdomen, lower abdomen, very bad bloating, I seem to have a lot of wind as well, plus pain in my sides and lower back pain, I have also had on/off bleeding from my back passage and in my stools, Also my breathing seems to be affected.
POSSIBLE CAUSES:- Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Crohns Disease, Gastritis, Stomach Cancer, Bowel Cancer, Colon Cancer.
Thirdly:- Throat pain on/off, regular sore throats, difficulty swallowing, Sometimes feels like food comes back up.
POSSIBLE CAUSES:- Throat Cancer, Bulbar MND, GERD, Acid Reflux, Esophagus Cancer.
Lastly:- Headaches, Eye Pain, Neck Pain, Pain between the Shoulder Blades.
POSSIBLE CAUSES:- Anxiety, TMJ, Brain Tumour, Neck & Head Cancer.
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How do we know whats wrong with you:shrug:.
Hi Eggy
Have you been to your doctor about all these ?
I hope so - but if not I would book and appointment now.
I had the face numb / pain in jaw / sore throat thing a few months ago. I immediately thought the worse and prepared myself for throat cancer. I drove my wife stupid keep deading the worse and she made me go to the doctor.
A weeks course of antibiotics seems to have sorted most of it out
Obviously you have much more worrying symptoms - so please see a doctor. At best it will ease your mind. At worse you will have a fighting chance of getting better.
Good luck :)
I've had ALL the above. Purely anxiety, acid reflux and lack of exercise/healthy diet in my case. Believe me, you will know if you have trimeginal neuralgia - it is characterised by excruiating pain that only lasts a few seconds. If you do genuinely believe you have it, see your GP, they will put you on medication to ease it. However they once thought I had it - turns out it was caused by anxiety and poor diet. Cut out chocolate and I was fine, touch wood. Certainy didn't take the medication I was given (anti convulsants)...
I bet you grit/grind your teeth when you sleep. That will make your whole face ache in the morning - yes, even your ears.
When we are anxious, we frown, tense our face up. Try smiling for twenty minutes solid - without stopping. It aches when you stop, doesn't it, the muscles tighten up? Imagine then what you are doing to your face if it's always frowning/tense.
Print out what you have written and take it to your GP.
Ask for help with your anxiety while you are there - insist they refer you to a pyschologist or a pyschiatrist - you are clearly very worried and that will make any symptoms, whatever the cause, feel a whole lot worse.
In the meantime, try relaxation exercises to ease the tension in your muscles, eat well, drink less alcohol (if you do drink), cut out smoking if you smoke, an get good regular exercise and a good night's sleep. I'm SURE youre fine.
Is there anything else going on that could be making you feel so stressed? Id there anything good in your life that you could use to distract yourself - a hobby, a partner, friends etc?
I'm sure we all want to help you but you have to make the first steps yourself - only you can ultimately choose to fix this.
Linda :)
Belfry1973
06-12-10, 13:14
The jaw pain could easily be caused by you grinding your teeth in your sleep, I do it and it causes the same thing. I especially do it when stressed. Its very difficult to actually realise you've been doing it.
Cause - Anxiety
Could be IBS, IBS can be caused by anxiety.
Recurrent sore throats could just mean problems with your tonsils, some people are just susceptible to them. Other symptoms, acid reflux, which can be caused by anxiety
Headaches, I have chronic headaches caused by tension, also neck and shoulder pain caused by exactly the same thing, especially during my sleep. I also have too many pillows and sleep at an odd angle causing pain.
Cause - Tension caused by anxiety
See the common pattern here? All caused by anxiety, Dr Google is not helping and you would be best off seeing your own doctor.
Eggy.
Sometime ago I replied to one of your post and strongly advised you tyo go to your Doctor for an MOT!
Sadly, it fell on deaf ears!
We know you are suffering and are showing signs of Hypochondria but it is imperative that you start to get yourself in some form of order!
I notice that most of the advice given to you from our friends on here is ignored!
See your GP my friend.
Take care
Horse.
Hi Eggy
I think you should go to your Dr and NOT because I think you have something wrong with you other than anxiety. I know that if I get a mild symptom of something I convince myself its something terrible and then the symptom gets so bad that I can't believe I feel that ill all the time without something being seriosuly wrong with me.
I would suggest seeing your GP so like someone else has suggested they can give you a full MOT and you can come away feeling reaasured.
I get abdominal pain in the middle of my stomach and upper abdomen, lower abdomen, very bad bloating, I seem to have a lot of wind as well, plus pain in my sides and lower back pain. This is exactly what I get when my IBS is giving me jip and you guessed it...its when i'm anxious although saying that it can strike when i'm not!
Throat pain on/off, regular sore throats, difficulty swallowing, Sometimes feels like food comes back up.
I have this too, I have acid reflux
Lastly:- Headaches, Eye Pain, Neck Pain, Pain between the Shoulder Blades. I think everyone on this board has this at some point - its all the tension.
Please see your gp for reaasurance - I know its the worst feeling in the world when your worrying you have something.
L.xx:bighug1:
Not much I can add here, because I've tried to put this point across before, but I have had nearly every one of these symptoms as a result of anxiety, sometimes for long periods (e.g. continuous headache for 6 weeks once, continuous gut symptoms for 2+ months, dizziness and loss of balance for 2-3 months, I could go on and on).
I agree with daisycake, print this list off and take it to your doctor - and include the list of illnesses that you think you might have. He or she might then be able to deal with your worries logically, as we can't diagnose you and you don't seem to want to listen to the things that we suggest.
I've ween my GP every fortnight for the past couple of months apart from doing blood tests and giving me B12 injections and referring me to an ENT and a Gastroentrologist no explanation has been given about my facial pain or stomach problems or even my throat problems.
Well ask for one - literally write down ALL your symptoms and give it to them, asking them to explain to you why you feel this way. If they dont help, get a 2nd opinion. Honest though, it is highly likely that it is just anxiety.
Eggy
I started the face/jaw/head/ear pain thing again a couple of weeks ago.
I have had it before several times - the last time a couple of years ago. In fact, I posted on this very forum about it which reassures me. Mine is very left sided. I have a very clicky jaw and pain in my jaw, ear and temple and sometimes facial numbness. My neck and my shoulders on that side are also very stiff and sore. I also have tinnitus on the left side.
I feel very tired and down at the moment and really miss the sun and the warmth of Summer. I keep worrying about something bad but I have to keep reminding myself that I have had this before and it does go eventually (it can last a couple of months!!). I was diagnosed a couple of years ago with TMJ and I think this causes a lot of my problems. I also have a blocked left ear. This morning I had my eyes tested - my eyes are healthy with no sign of any pressure etc but I should be wearing glasses for eye strain!! I have booked myself an hours massage tomorrow too!!
My advice to you is to check at the dentist for TMJ symptoms and get your eyes tested too. I have been using one of those heated wheat bags too which helps my tense shoulders and neck.
Hope you are feeling better soon.
Aw eggy - I just read your post and it was like id written it myself. Im probably not helping as I have the same worries - been having neck pain behind right ear for weeks, sometimes both sides and can hardly keep my head up at times, just feels so tired - Ive been prodding about my neck feeling every gland and lump and thinking its cancer too!! It does come and go though so I tell myself if it was something bad it would be constant.
Also in the past few weeks I have had mild bloating feeling (ovarian cancer/intestinal cancer etc!) but yesterday i was in severe pain all day with trapped wind, it is better today but still worrying me. The main cause on every google of trapped wind and wind pain seems to be anxiety so Im trying to be strong and see it through.
I have headaches today too but think a cold is imminent so again trying to stay focussed and calm. Im just slighty concerened that Im putting too many symptoms down to anxiety now and maybe ill miss something real!! :(
I hope you can feel better soon and your symptoms pass or at least lessen, I had an app with Phsyc to chat over my worrying but was cancelled due to bloody snow!!!aaagh!! And hubby on nightshift this week which is my worst time for my worrying!!
Take care - Im new to this forum and finding it wonderful to see Im not the only one after all!! hugs B x
It really is essential that you stop looking up all these things on Google........ it's certainly not reassuring you..... completely the opposite. Having experienced various "health anxiety" symtoms myself many years ago (called hypochondria in those days!!), I understand how real and painful these things can be but you've seen the gp regularly and he's not concerned though I feel he should be more concerned about your anxiety which is the cause of these symptoms. It really is important that you accept there is nothing physically wrong.... no... the gp has not missed something!!.... and that the mind is playing evil tricks... very realistic ones too. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you'll start feeling better.
Well ask for one - literally write down ALL your symptoms and give it to them, asking them to explain to you why you feel this way. If they dont help, get a 2nd opinion. Honest though, it is highly likely that it is just anxiety.
4 times I have taken a list to the doctors and asked for an explanation but they don't know what's going on.
OK.. Its likely though that they've tested for any serious conditions, reffered you to the appropriate specialists, and done what they can - and its now just a case of waiting I guess to see the ENT etc. Believe me, NHS waiting lists are and probably always will be, very long indeed. In the meantime, it's not worth getting yourself so worked up - you know if something awful was wrong you'd have been reffered right away. I can't say for definite that nothing is wrong but it's worth trying to relax anyway isn't it? I've had anxiety since I was three or four, always worrying and expecting the worst. It isnt a way to live though, there is help out there - you have to fight for it though.. if it helps I am having similar difficulties right now - I'm getting palpitations, dizziness and a wee bit of chest pain sometimes. Naturally I'm drawn to the worst of scenarios: "Oh my God, I could have xyz, has my Dr missed it, panic, panic..." but I have had an ECG, they've checked my pulse, my heart rate/sounds and they've said not to worry too much - if it gets any worse, call back, but not to panic. So you're definitely not alone :).. there are loads of helplines and advice lines for literally any illness out there - google a bit, there's probably one for every illness you are worried about, so why not give them a call? And not to sound awful but you are probably getting the best care possible from your GP - believe me I know the other side of the nhs, my mum had to wait 5 years to get her ears checked by the ENT and in that time she's lost her hearing in one ear. So you are lucky. Please try not to worry - here any time you need to chat.
Linda :)
My goodness you have been busy googling ...trigeminal neuralgia? I really feel for you as it is obvious you have spent many many hours researching your symptoms - believe me I have done this myself and I know how unhelpful it is in the long run. It seems to me your doctor is being very thorough with both ENT and gastro referals lined up - but have you considered asking for referal for CBT? Obviously just by being on this site you know that the likelihood is that these symptoms are anxiety, not the rarer more severe diseases, so why not focus your attention on trying to treat the anxiety for a while and see if that helps? Good luck!
nomorepanic
07-12-10, 18:24
Eggy - the problem is that you keep coming back here and telling us what is wrong with you but when we offer suggestions then you ignore them all so I am not sure why you keep posting and what you want us to say in response?
Go to the doctor and asked to be referred for CBT as the waiting list is long.
Have you started looking after yourself as I suggested many many posts ago?
i have replied before too. i used to get facial pain - it was so severe it made me cry and i had to go to bed every day. i had it for 6 months solid - i think i used to tense my jaw/grind my teeth.
when i was a teenager i had a sore throat for 9 months - it drove me mad but one day disappeared - the body can do funny things!
i am also suffering stomach problems - have been for 6 months - eggy - i have had the most severe stomach symptoms and all the endoscopy found was mild reflux/oesophagitis. it certainly did not feel mild to me! i had terrible burning, terrible wind, terrible stomach cramps, pain in my back etc. i have noticed that the less time i spend at the computer - the better it is so i think some of it is due to posture/muscle tension too. get yourself some gaviscon advance and eat little and often. if you had something terrible you would be showing up more red flag symptoms by now x
Eggy - I've replied to this already but it concerns me a little that I can see you are online alot (including right now) but you don't acknowledge most people's replies, and you never acknowledge replies suggesting that you treat your anxiety and not your suspected illnesses. Some people have tried to help you countless times now with no acknowledgement. Would it hurt to just give it a go? A lot of posters here are long time anxiety sufferers and have really good advice, they certainly made me think twice about things! I'm not sure that starting countless new threads is actually going to make you feel better - the sheer volume you have started in less than 3 months is a bit of a red flag. I really agree that CBT is the way forward to you. Please get some help with this soon.:)
Karlyo
nomorepanic
07-12-10, 18:51
Eggy - go to the doc and ask them outright if it is anxiety and also ask them why they put you on Cipralex as well?
You may get some answers then
Going home
07-12-10, 20:14
Well the face pain question has been answered in one of the other threads, that's probably because the dentist said you need alot of fillings so the face and jaw pain would come from that, plus..this thread is dated yesterday (6th) but you said in today's thread (7th) that you've missed taking 4 days worth of anti depressants...this might explain the other symptoms as your body is probably in withdrawal.
I know you are probably genuine Eggy, but I do wonder sometimes if you're just having a bit of fun with us? I apologise in advance if i'm wrong.
Anna xx
paula lynne
07-12-10, 23:22
This aint fun! :winks:
Eggy - go to the doc and ask them outright if it is anxiety and also ask them why they put you on Cipralex as well?
You may get some answers then
I can't ask them that as a doctor put me on Cipralex 6 years ago and i have moved up north since then.
Well the face pain question has been answered in one of the other threads, that's probably because the dentist said you need alot of fillings so the face and jaw pain would come from that, plus..this thread is dated yesterday (6th) but you said in today's thread (7th) that you've missed taking 4 days worth of anti depressants...this might explain the other symptoms as your body is probably in withdrawal.
I know you are probably genuine Eggy, but I do wonder sometimes if you're just having a bit of fun with us? I apologise in advance if i'm wrong.
Anna xx
I only wish i was, These problems are far from fun.
nomorepanic
10-12-10, 21:26
I can't ask them that as a doctor put me on Cipralex 6 years ago and i have moved up north since then.
6 years - I thought you only started recently!
It will be on your medical notes as to why they gave it you so ask about that
I can't ask them that as a doctor put me on Cipralex 6 years ago and i have moved up north since then.
The reasons you were perscribed this will be on your Medical notes the new GP will have them .You always need to know what they are perscribing things for, and should ask more questions .Some Drs are abrupt unfortunately :lac:Coming away feeling reassured will always make you feel less anxious .Sue x
6 years - I thought you only started recently!
It will be on your medical notes as to why they gave it you so ask about that
No, My problems started in 2004, I was put on them but never told why, I took them up until April this year when i weened off them very slowly and i felt fine in April, May, June & July and i started getting stomach problems in August but all the other symptoms started coming in September, I asked to go back on Cipralex to see if it would help or not and they agreed.
Although to be honest a few of my symptoms i have now i never suffered from before hence why i think i could have a physical illness/illnesses.
nomorepanic
10-12-10, 21:54
ok well it should say on your notes why you were prescribed them and I am guessing anxiety.
ok well it should say on your notes why you were prescribed them and I am guessing anxiety.
I want a copy of my notes, It will give me a lot of answers and could be beneficial to me in my opinion.
nomorepanic
10-12-10, 22:04
I don't think you can get a copy Eggy but they may let you read some of them at the surgery.
From what my GP said today it looks like Inflammatory Bowel Disease have been ruled out.
So.....That leaves Stomach Cancer, Bowel Cancer, MND, Brain Tumour, Throat Cancer, Esophagus Cancer.
I went to the opticians the other day and had an eye test as well.
It seems to me, that you really do think the worst, there are lots of other bowel/digestive orders that arn't serious like ibs and food allergies, with all the blood tests and other test you have, if it were something as serious as cancer, i am sure that it would have showed up by now x
You a right to see your medical records under the Data Protection Act.
Re you last post what about IBS? - and don't forget the possibility of anxiety as opposed to any of the above.
You a right to see your medical records under the Data Protection Act.
Re you last post what about IBS? - and don't forget the possibility of anxiety as opposed to any of the above.
Yeah you are right, Been thinking about looking at my medical records anyway, IBS is a possibility and anxiety is too.
Eggy, it's great to see you are reading posts and taking them in - and saying thankyou. I've been having a bad day today and it means a lot.
Eggy, it's great to see you are reading posts and taking them in - and saying thankyou. I've been having a bad day today and it means a lot.
Thank you Jane :D
Lots of things going through my mind about what could be wrong with me like:-
Anxiety
Motor Neurone Disease
Multiple Sclerosis
Throat Cancer
Tumour in my face because of the pain/pressure in my face
Stomach Cancer
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Fibromyalgia
And more.
paula lynne
15-12-10, 18:04
Good news that IBS has been ruled out then Eggy, you must be relieved.
Good news that IBS has been ruled out then Eggy, you must be relieved.
IBD not IBS so things like Crohns and Ulcerative Colitis. :)
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I keep thinking that I am seriously Ill and that there is a chance that I have one of the following:-
Motor Neurone Disease
Brain Tumour
Throat Cancer
Stomach Cancer
Esophagus Cancer
Multiple Sclerosis
Some other serious/fatal disease or neurological condition.
The likelihood you have any of the above is astoundingly unlikely.
That fact that you are repeatedly ignoring reassurances from medical professionals and from people on this forum, and taking time to list literally every lethal disease you can think of that may or may not actually resemble your symptoms, is extremely worrying.
I would urge you to get in contact with a mental health professional as soon as possible, because it really sounds like your obsession might need to be managed better. The fact that you feel the need to list the conditions repeatedly suggests to me that you may have something like Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, as well as health anxiety.
The likelihood you have any of the above is astoundingly unlikely.
That fact that you are repeatedly ignoring reassurances from medical professionals and from people on this forum, and taking time to list literally every lethal disease you can think of that may or may not actually resemble your symptoms, is extremely worrying.
I would urge you to get in contact with a mental health professional as soon as possible, because it really sounds like your obsession might need to be managed better. The fact that you feel the need to list the conditions repeatedly suggests to me that you may have something like Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, as well as health anxiety.
Thanks and 1 question, Why is it astoundingly unlikely?
now eggy, i do sympathize with you pal. but all of a sudden i have come back to this site after 2 months off from these horrible google symptom checkers. most of the time there in your head. your head will explode into fight or flight mode. your convincing yourself your ill so you will be ill. your mind is a powerfull thing mate!. im not going to try and help you because out of 100% im 90% sure its anxiety the statistics speak for themselves. i was told anxiety was my problem after many weeks of being the illest i have ever been in my life. my cbc was perfect but i was losing wieght from not eating, lost appetite, aches & pains, sweating, nausea, you name it i had it. that was 5 months ago and ive had to live with it, now all i get is the neck tension, nausea, spaced out feeling in my eyes, its horrible and makes me think im really really ill, but who knows if the doctors cant see anything as of yet ill just trust them untill they do. the biggest part of all this is stay off the net, trust your doctor otherwise get a new one, and stay safe. were all machines that run empty sometimes but instead of scrapping it. put a little boost into your system, not sure what that is as every anxiety is different. as soon as you have found that your onto a winner. hope all is well mate and cheers that chin up. scotty:)
Going home
17-12-10, 00:07
Also, eggy you keep bumping ALL of your threads! Is that necessary? If they appear to be drifting away you bump them back up to the first page again. The thing is, this would be fine if it was just the one, but you keep doing it to all of them and they are all repeats of each other. Ive read back to when you joined and in your very first post you talked about all of the same symptoms you talk about now, and that you'd had the symptoms over a 6 year period at the time of joining. You have also got a long list of meds. I remember suggesting ocd to you a while back and now somebody else is suggesting that too. Can you not ask your doctor about this instead of repeated tests for something physical? It would make more sense to be honest, if only to rule it out.
Try to stick to one thread at a time so we can maybe advise you without being confused.
Take care
Anna xx
Do you see a Psychiatrist Eggy,maybe they could help you
Petra x
Thanks and 1 question, Why is it astoundingly unlikely?
Because all of them are RARE diseases, and all of your symptoms can be perfectly explained by anxiety.
You need to see a psychiatrist.
Also, eggy you keep bumping ALL of your threads! Is that necessary? If they appear to be drifting away you bump them back up to the first page again. The thing is, this would be fine if it was just the one, but you keep doing it to all of them and they are all repeats of each other. Ive read back to when you joined and in your very first post you talked about all of the same symptoms you talk about now, and that you'd had the symptoms over a 6 year period at the time of joining. You have also got a long list of meds. I remember suggesting ocd to you a while back and now somebody else is suggesting that too. Can you not ask your doctor about this instead of repeated tests for something physical? It would make more sense to be honest, if only to rule it out.
Try to stick to one thread at a time so we can maybe advise you without being confused.
Take care
Anna xx
Anna,
I am bumping threads instead of starting new threads and different threads are about different things hence the bumping.
Also, a lot of my symptoms have only appeared in the last 2-3 months, i have had afew symptoms for 6 years.
if you have had syptoms for 6 years they can't be serious
if you have had syptoms for 6 years they can't be serious
Most of my symptoms have appeared in the last 2-3 months such as:-
Facial pain
Headaches
Difficulty Swallowing
Throat pain/Sore throats
Ear pains
Stomach problems like abdominal pain, diarrhoea, bloating etc
Neck/Back pain
Brain Tumour- POSSIBLE
Throat Cancer- RULED OUT
All Anxiety
Esophagus Cancer- UNLIKELY
Motor Neurone Disease- POSSIBLE
Irritable Bowel Syndrome- POSSIBLE
Acid Reflux- DIAGNOSED
Ulcerative Colitis- RULED OUT
Crohn's Disease- RULED OUT
Mouth Cancer- RULED OUT
Fibromyalgia- POSSIBLE
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome- POSSIBLE
M.S-POSSIBLE
Stomach Cancer- POSSIBLE
Hi may i ask a question!i suffer most of the symptoms that u do.but i habe cum to the conclussion thst i just have to get on with my life!what would u do if they did find something serious!u would carry on tryin to fight it i assume.and thats what u have to do with the anxiety bcause its takin over ur life!!
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