frozenwithfear
02-02-11, 10:30
I had a routine eye test last week and there is something behind my retina, and I've been referred to a specialist. I asked the optician if it was cancer or whether I would go blind and he said no. Of course I dont believe him.
A friend who worked for an optician said that if something sinister showed up I would have been sent straight to hospital. I've got my appointment, privately, next week, and my fears have got out of control, not helped by having just started on Citalopram.
Googling (and I've read the info on doing this!) has of course scared me to death, but also that moles (not quite sure if its a mole) can be undetected throughout life, and very rarely do they turn cancerous. I've found one article which does shed a sensible and reassuring light on this, but I am just plain scared and can see myself passing out at my appointment. Not really sure why I'm writing all of this, other than to just help me.
A friend who worked for an optician said that if something sinister showed up I would have been sent straight to hospital. I've got my appointment, privately, next week, and my fears have got out of control, not helped by having just started on Citalopram.
Googling (and I've read the info on doing this!) has of course scared me to death, but also that moles (not quite sure if its a mole) can be undetected throughout life, and very rarely do they turn cancerous. I've found one article which does shed a sensible and reassuring light on this, but I am just plain scared and can see myself passing out at my appointment. Not really sure why I'm writing all of this, other than to just help me.