Slipping into hypochondria

[twiglett]

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[bundle]

you did exactly the right thing, the difference with a real hypochondriac is they wouldn't have had ANY of those symptoms & gone to their doctor... don't worry and try being extra nice to yourself today

[WideWebWitch]

agree with bundle.

[lou33]

Sounds like you did exactly the right thing given your history. You sound very sensible, not a hypocondriac at all.

[Evita]

You can never be TOO careful with anything medical, especially when you're pregnant.

[twiglett]

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[Janstar]

I don't think hypochondriacs ever say 'people will think I'm a hypochondriac' do they?

[bundle]

twiglett I would still go, bp can vary enormously and it's probably better to get a 'normal'-ish reading, that is if you can bear the trip! then go & put your feet up...

[CountessDracula]

Twiglett I once drove sobbing from Chippenham to London to get my bp checked when my fingers swelled up at about 26 weeks, was convinced I had pre eclampsia. Of course when I got there my bp was up due to hysteria. I had a cuppa and sat down for a bit and it was fine! Don't worry it's natural to worry.

[JennH]

V.sensible actually. Don't worry i would have done the same thing.

I am on my 3rd lot if antibiotics in a month if that makes you feel better

[Slinky]

A few years back when I had a spate of dodgy smear tests, I started spotting one day at work.

Floods of tears on the phone to GP, convinced I had cervical cancer - GP agreed to see me later that morning and spent 15 mins sobbing in his office.

I didn't have cervical cancer (although did need a cone biopsy and laser treatment) but I do look back at that day with embarrassment!

And just to make you feel better, I had bronchitis during most of the summer and needed 3 lots of antibiotics before I started to feel better!

Hope you feel better soon - bronchitis is very tiring and draining - and if I had a £ for every time I was told to give up smoking (never smoked in my life!) I would be a very rich woman!

[KatieMac]

When I was in my early twenties, I went to talk to my GP - I explained that I was always 'ill' and coming to see him. I said that I thought prehaps I needed to talk to someone as I was obviously a hypochrondriac.....He pointed out (very politely) that everytime in the last 2 years I had attended the surgery (maybe 20 or so appt's) I HAD been ill...unfortunatley some people have low resistance to disease.

So don't worry....you had real concerns and acted on them!!

[tamum]

I agree with Janstar, I think if you were really a hypochondriac you would think you were ill, not being a hypochondriac, IYSWIM.

Anyway, if you're pregnant it doesn't count in my view