Hi, I'm back again. Some background. I have suffered from health anxiety on and off from the age of 16, I am now getting old. I live alone which doesn't help as I seem to be at the mercy of my thoughts with no distraction. I will point out I have been under a great deal of stress for over a year now. My husband died just over a year ago and then we went into lockdown, so I was isolated on my own. I panic every day but if I have health worries the tension and fear is almost unbearable. My beloved cat became very ill a few months ago and then I lost her. I went for my first covid jab four weeks ago and my son who took me for the jab,developed symptoms that night, and tested positive. He is slowly recovering but has been quite ill and still not right. I had to self isolate for 10 days which was terrifying as I thought every day I would show symptoms. Anyway I got through that and beyond and thankfully I am well in that way. So much stress and anxiety though. I had had bowel issues a little while ago and had stool tests and a blood test, all normal apart from borderline calprotectin. I have to do another stool test for that. The dr said it was nothing to worry about but I don't feel sure. All this stress and anxiety has been going on.
About 2 months ago I started to get a headache, I don't usually get them, which was mainly on the top of my head. I have had a headache most days since, some days it is very mild some moderate. Haven't needed to take pain killers. Sometimes its on the top my head, sometimes all over, sometimes at the back of my head. Some days its all day, and others off and on and more off than on. I took heart from the fact that for the last 3 days it was only on briefly but today I woke up with it very bad, particularly at the back. It is stubborn today and won't go, I have to say my neck feels tense and the back of my head. I aware that I am holding myself very tense most days, I can feel the tension from the top my head to my toes, and cannot relax because of the worry over my headaches.
I would like to talk to my dr but I know she will want to see me and I need my son to take me and he can't yet. If it wasn't for the pandemic I would have been before now and also had my eyes looked at as I am due at the hospital for my glaucoma check up but that is after I have my second jab as I am even more terrified after son being so ill and his wife was even in hospital for a few days with it and they are not old.
I know I've rambled on but I am in so much fear over my head, its all I can think about.
Has anyone had headaches like this going on for months?