somdayillbeok
03-10-15, 04:43
I'm new here, and I feel that it's kind of odd for me to post on 2nd day of being on here, but here I go.
The story starts with me having non-stop panic and health anxiety attacks for the past few months or so. I have thought I have had everything under the sun once again. I have freaked out over a large majority of cancers and diseases. I have had health anxiety for a good chunk of my life and have been doing so well with it. But as of late I have been all over the place.
So In my freaked out rage I ended up calling upon Dr. Google. You know how big of a help he/she is... But I ran across a post that someone was concerned about why their nails were changing in shape. So I looked at my nails and freaked out. Reason being is that I have graduated from cosmetology school and know what Beau's lines can look like. These lines can indicate small things like stress, zinc deficiency, and damage. But the bigger precursor to these lines are systemic illness, cancers, and diseases.
After thinking of what I have learned, I went into a catastrophic melt-down. I did not know what to think about it all.
Rewind back to a month prior, I went into urgent care and voiced every concern I could possibly have. They reassured me and took some blood tests just to see if anything is going on. The man comes back and tells me that I have many different deficiencies across the board. E.g.: Potassium, and things like that. It was like 6-7 different things. But I cannot for the life of me remember if he ever said Zinc deficiency. So In a way I am kind of torn. I hope this is something I can buy at the store to take to clear it up, and nothing more serious.
Does anyone else have these lines on their fingernails? They are actual horizontal bumps. Like a speed bump. I'm in my early 20's. I should not be this alarmed but I am.
Any input would be wonderful. Thank you.:bighug1:
The story starts with me having non-stop panic and health anxiety attacks for the past few months or so. I have thought I have had everything under the sun once again. I have freaked out over a large majority of cancers and diseases. I have had health anxiety for a good chunk of my life and have been doing so well with it. But as of late I have been all over the place.
So In my freaked out rage I ended up calling upon Dr. Google. You know how big of a help he/she is... But I ran across a post that someone was concerned about why their nails were changing in shape. So I looked at my nails and freaked out. Reason being is that I have graduated from cosmetology school and know what Beau's lines can look like. These lines can indicate small things like stress, zinc deficiency, and damage. But the bigger precursor to these lines are systemic illness, cancers, and diseases.
After thinking of what I have learned, I went into a catastrophic melt-down. I did not know what to think about it all.
Rewind back to a month prior, I went into urgent care and voiced every concern I could possibly have. They reassured me and took some blood tests just to see if anything is going on. The man comes back and tells me that I have many different deficiencies across the board. E.g.: Potassium, and things like that. It was like 6-7 different things. But I cannot for the life of me remember if he ever said Zinc deficiency. So In a way I am kind of torn. I hope this is something I can buy at the store to take to clear it up, and nothing more serious.
Does anyone else have these lines on their fingernails? They are actual horizontal bumps. Like a speed bump. I'm in my early 20's. I should not be this alarmed but I am.
Any input would be wonderful. Thank you.:bighug1: