Re: Utterly dreadful morning
Hello Mudskipper
Poor you, I feel for you, I too am having a wait for blood test results. Acid Reflux, or Throat Cancer, am going to ask to be referred. It is awful waiting and the feeling of panic and not knowing can be unbearable. What symptoms have you had with your tummy? It is more than likely just to be an ulcer. I had Helibactor Pylori about 5 years ago and had an ulcer then. It took ages to get better but it did. Keep busy, work will probably be the best place for you even though you don't want to be there. I try to do something distracting..like bake or walk anything really. Just think by tea time tomorrow you will of seen the doc and will hopefully be feeling a lot better. Sending you a really big hugxxxx
Re: Utterly dreadful morning
Thought I'd just damaged my gullet by eating some french bread too fast about a week and a half ago but it's not getting better and I have the symptoms of an ulcer now, belching, acid reflux etc. Worried myself more when I read that helicobacter is linked to a slightly increased risk of stomach cancer. Have you ever had follow-ups to yours? Has the problem ever recurred? Thanks for your concern BTW.
Re: Utterly dreadful morning
hello
well i can say "dont worry " but that wouldnt be much help would it...
firstly i know how you feel . . i have to drag myself to work some days. but usually once im there its not so bad.
i dont have much advice but i have had many problems with my stomach over the last few years, even had a scare like you are going through, but it wasnt cancer, i know its easy tothink the worst but there is probably a good explanation.
mine was mainly down to gall bladder and that was removed. .. but my anxiety always affects my stomach.
i know waiting is hard but like jannnne says by tomorrow you will know more.
sending you loads of posative vibes. . .. please let us know how you get on.
and believe me it is worth hanging on inthere for as they will sort it for you.
rach
x
Re: Utterly dreadful morning
Hi Mudskipper,
sorry your day started so bad. I know that feeling well, waking early and anxiety rising:weep:
A year or so ago i had a couple of weeks where i had the most awful acid reflux/bloating etc. I eventually went to the gp's to be told it was just a bout of indegestion and was prescribed anti acids. After a week or so it went away. I really didn't believe her at first (had all the thoughts you have now) as i had never suffered it before and couldn't see how it could just start and be nothing sinister.
The lump/soreness/stiff feeling in your throat is very, very common in anxiety sufferers and can be caused by indegestion.
Hope your day gets better :hugs:
anx x
Re: Utterly dreadful morning
Hello Mudskipper,
I have just had a follow up test for Hellibactor Pylori just to make sure it has gone and not returned. At the moment, the doc thinks its acid reflux but it is in my larynx and my glands are up. I am worried about throat/layrnx cancer. My symptoms now are completely different to when I had HP. When I had HP, I had a bloated tummy and every time I ate I felt full but hungry, weird. After I had trouble with i trouble with belching and gall stones I would say it took a good 6-9 months to settle. Aloe Vera helped the most. I did worry about the increased risk of stomach cancer with HP but as something like a 1/3 of the population either have it or carry it at some time during their life it sort of helped me keep it in proportion. A bit like a slight increase in breast cancer if you take the pill. A slight increase is all it is a slight increase. HP and my Ulcer did make me feel really really poorly though.
Maybe you have just irritated you gullt and tummy mixed with being anxious might of made your tummy acid level rise?? Your doc will know, and I really do understand how worried you are. The best thing I have read was on this site.... It is good to be body aware but not to self diagnose. I am not googling and I am thinking that I could have loads of different illnesses that I know nothing about and I am going to let my GP do her job and take it one step at a time. Easier said than done though....Good luck for tomorrow do post and let us know how you get on.
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Thanks for that. Will let you know what happens tomorrow.
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Well, the doctor doesn't think I have an ulcer, but he is running blood tests to check for h.pylori. Shan't hear back until next wednesday so that's another week of worry, never mind. He also put me on something called omeprazole which is supposed to reduce the amount of acid in the stomach and give ulcers or any other damage time to heal. Hope he's right, he wasn't my regular doc who I always feel more comfortable with but I didn't feel like waiting for him to be available. Not quite as reassuring as I'd hoped then but better than nothing I guess...:unsure:
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Got my blood test results back which were negative for helichobactor pylori, so that's one less thing to worry about. Still getting a bit of discomfort and reflux, but I'm wondering whether that's down to my anxiety? It's interesting to note that it's less of a problem when something is taking my mind off it. Last saturday for instance, my folks dropped by and helped me clear a load of garden rubbish away to the local tip, then I helped my sister do likewise and we finished off having dinner together. :) Not only did I have no symptoms whilst I was occupied, but the meal was the first I've eaten in a couple of weeks with virtually no discomfort. Felt quite good after that, then went and spoilt it all by having a major blow-up with the wife on sunday. She hasn't spoken to me since. Nice...:mad:
Re: Utterly dreadful morning
Hi Mud,
glad you got your results back ok and definately a good sign that you can take your mind off it,
love anx x