Priscilla66
22-03-17, 14:08
After almost 3 years of minimal HA, I've started to have a major reloaded. This has ended in tears this morning.
Things began in December, I had a bit of a tingly toe one evening, googled and came up with peripheral neuropathy. One of the causes was alcohol. Although I enjoy a glass of wine or two I am no means an alcoholic but neither am I a diabetic or anything else that can cause it. After spending months worrying and probably focusing and exacerbating the tingling I went to see my GP who told me it was due to an irritated nerve on the top of my foot, to wear supportive shoes and laughed me out of the surgery. However now I'm feeling tingling all over my foot, I'm thinking it's going into the other foot and creeping up my legs. I'm totally panicked. I've since developed a sore arm- probably sleeping awkwardly and thinking it's neuropathy spreading. Since Sunday I've had tummy ache with low down abdominal pain but only just had diarrhoea this morning - worried sick as if this was a bug I'd have had the diarrhoea straight away, right? I've broken down in tears earlier as the diarrhoea has irritated me and there was a little blood before on the loo paper. Ive booked an appointment with my GP for next week. Sertraline has helped in the past. I can't believe I've worked myself up into this state. I'm a mature middle aged professional lady and really should know better. I would appreciate a shout out from anyone who's relapsed and how they coped x
Things began in December, I had a bit of a tingly toe one evening, googled and came up with peripheral neuropathy. One of the causes was alcohol. Although I enjoy a glass of wine or two I am no means an alcoholic but neither am I a diabetic or anything else that can cause it. After spending months worrying and probably focusing and exacerbating the tingling I went to see my GP who told me it was due to an irritated nerve on the top of my foot, to wear supportive shoes and laughed me out of the surgery. However now I'm feeling tingling all over my foot, I'm thinking it's going into the other foot and creeping up my legs. I'm totally panicked. I've since developed a sore arm- probably sleeping awkwardly and thinking it's neuropathy spreading. Since Sunday I've had tummy ache with low down abdominal pain but only just had diarrhoea this morning - worried sick as if this was a bug I'd have had the diarrhoea straight away, right? I've broken down in tears earlier as the diarrhoea has irritated me and there was a little blood before on the loo paper. Ive booked an appointment with my GP for next week. Sertraline has helped in the past. I can't believe I've worked myself up into this state. I'm a mature middle aged professional lady and really should know better. I would appreciate a shout out from anyone who's relapsed and how they coped x