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03-02-11, 09:27
Hello everyone.
I'm after a bit of advice/reassurance regarding my current state of health.
It's absorbing every waking moment & indeed preventing me from sleeping properly too. It's affecting my family life and I'm so very worried that my dear wife is finally going to have had enough of my constant panicking soon.
I suffer terribly from Health Anxiety and whilst I am taking steps to try & knock it on the head for good (currently half way through a CBT stress & anxiety awareness course) I am a very regular visitor to my long-suffering but fantastically-supportive GP who is usually very good at reassuring me - until the next scare rears it's ugly head.
I'm male, almost 40 & gave up a moderate to minor smoking habit just over a year ago - one of my smarter moves, it has to be said. :)
Anyway, sorry for the preamble - my current concern is this.
For the last week or so I have had a constricted feeling at the back of my throat - a bit like the globus feeling that so many must be familiar with. Added to this, the glands in my neck seem to be raised, as are the little ones under my chin - causing what looks a bit like a double chin (although I do have one of those anyway). Last week I did have an earache in my right ear for a few hours but my throat doesn't seem to be particularly sore.
I do tend to get the odd sore throat from time to time, the left tonsil being particularly prone and I am currently being treated for long term post nasal drip with Omeprazole (to cut acid reflux down) and a steroid nasal spray - Nasonex (been using the spray for almost 3 weeks - Omeprazole a month).
I do try my best not to visit 'Dr Google' but unfortunately sometimes it's incredibly difficult to resist the urge for an ill-advised trip around the Web - hence the fact that I'm now even more petrified that it's something awful.
So, anyway - if anybody is able to give me some reassurance or has experienced something similar, I'd be ever so grateful to hear from you.
Many thanks in advance..
I'm after a bit of advice/reassurance regarding my current state of health.
It's absorbing every waking moment & indeed preventing me from sleeping properly too. It's affecting my family life and I'm so very worried that my dear wife is finally going to have had enough of my constant panicking soon.
I suffer terribly from Health Anxiety and whilst I am taking steps to try & knock it on the head for good (currently half way through a CBT stress & anxiety awareness course) I am a very regular visitor to my long-suffering but fantastically-supportive GP who is usually very good at reassuring me - until the next scare rears it's ugly head.
I'm male, almost 40 & gave up a moderate to minor smoking habit just over a year ago - one of my smarter moves, it has to be said. :)
Anyway, sorry for the preamble - my current concern is this.
For the last week or so I have had a constricted feeling at the back of my throat - a bit like the globus feeling that so many must be familiar with. Added to this, the glands in my neck seem to be raised, as are the little ones under my chin - causing what looks a bit like a double chin (although I do have one of those anyway). Last week I did have an earache in my right ear for a few hours but my throat doesn't seem to be particularly sore.
I do tend to get the odd sore throat from time to time, the left tonsil being particularly prone and I am currently being treated for long term post nasal drip with Omeprazole (to cut acid reflux down) and a steroid nasal spray - Nasonex (been using the spray for almost 3 weeks - Omeprazole a month).
I do try my best not to visit 'Dr Google' but unfortunately sometimes it's incredibly difficult to resist the urge for an ill-advised trip around the Web - hence the fact that I'm now even more petrified that it's something awful.
So, anyway - if anybody is able to give me some reassurance or has experienced something similar, I'd be ever so grateful to hear from you.
Many thanks in advance..