jellybean43
17-03-08, 19:08
Hi
This is my first post on these boards but after reading through several posts last night i have felt a little better today for the first time in ages!!!
I stumbled across this site when i googled health anxiety!
I first noticed what seems to be a slight swelling in my neck above the right collar bone last October. We had just moved house to a new area(3 weeks earlier) and i didnt want to go to a new doctor. I have always been a real worrier and after i had my son 22 years ago i suffered really badly with post natal anxiety and tension(the doctors description of my symptoms).I got to the point where i couldnt leave the house.
All in all that took about 7 years for me to feel properly better again---after i split from a nasty OH and met my now husband who gave me lots of support and confidence(something i was really lacking at the time).
Anyhow back to my neck.
After poking about with it for several weeks i made an appointment and registered with a new doctor in town.
He was really nice and as soon as i told him what the problem was he suggested(before examining me) that he would run a series of blood tests and send me for a chest X ray!!!! He then examined my neck and said he couldnt feel anything but would still send me for the tests. I was in an absolute panic by then(my neck was totally blotchy and i felt really sick!).
This was in December of last year.
I went for the X ray the same day to the local hospital and the blood tests were done a couple of days later.The letter he wrote for me to take to the hospital(which he gave me and wasnt sealed) said that i believed i could feel a swelling above my right clavicle and that i was very anxious !
I was soooo worried and drove my OH crazy(he is one of these people who doesnt worry about anything!!!).I had to wait 10 days for the results of the X ray and a few days for the blood test results---during which time i was really really scared and worried.
Thankfully everything came back clear but the doctor could tell i didnt believe him! He asked a fellow GP to check my neck too and he came to the same conclusion----no glands could be felt!!!
So why I am still convinced I am really ill? I dont feel unwell but because the doctor asked me if i felt tired i am constanly worrying whether i do feel tired or not and asking my OH if i look tired(I know crazy isnt it???) and i am always feeling under my arms for lumps and bumps and worrying that one armpit may seem slightly more raised than the other!!!
I soo wish i wasnt like this and I am hoping for some help off people on here. I really hope i havent bored anyone and i appreciate any advice you can give me.
The swelling is still there(only if i move my neck in certain directions) but no one else can feel it!!!
Thanks again everyone.
This is my first post on these boards but after reading through several posts last night i have felt a little better today for the first time in ages!!!
I stumbled across this site when i googled health anxiety!
I first noticed what seems to be a slight swelling in my neck above the right collar bone last October. We had just moved house to a new area(3 weeks earlier) and i didnt want to go to a new doctor. I have always been a real worrier and after i had my son 22 years ago i suffered really badly with post natal anxiety and tension(the doctors description of my symptoms).I got to the point where i couldnt leave the house.
All in all that took about 7 years for me to feel properly better again---after i split from a nasty OH and met my now husband who gave me lots of support and confidence(something i was really lacking at the time).
Anyhow back to my neck.
After poking about with it for several weeks i made an appointment and registered with a new doctor in town.
He was really nice and as soon as i told him what the problem was he suggested(before examining me) that he would run a series of blood tests and send me for a chest X ray!!!! He then examined my neck and said he couldnt feel anything but would still send me for the tests. I was in an absolute panic by then(my neck was totally blotchy and i felt really sick!).
This was in December of last year.
I went for the X ray the same day to the local hospital and the blood tests were done a couple of days later.The letter he wrote for me to take to the hospital(which he gave me and wasnt sealed) said that i believed i could feel a swelling above my right clavicle and that i was very anxious !
I was soooo worried and drove my OH crazy(he is one of these people who doesnt worry about anything!!!).I had to wait 10 days for the results of the X ray and a few days for the blood test results---during which time i was really really scared and worried.
Thankfully everything came back clear but the doctor could tell i didnt believe him! He asked a fellow GP to check my neck too and he came to the same conclusion----no glands could be felt!!!
So why I am still convinced I am really ill? I dont feel unwell but because the doctor asked me if i felt tired i am constanly worrying whether i do feel tired or not and asking my OH if i look tired(I know crazy isnt it???) and i am always feeling under my arms for lumps and bumps and worrying that one armpit may seem slightly more raised than the other!!!
I soo wish i wasnt like this and I am hoping for some help off people on here. I really hope i havent bored anyone and i appreciate any advice you can give me.
The swelling is still there(only if i move my neck in certain directions) but no one else can feel it!!!
Thanks again everyone.