I’ve been unwell for a few months with some awful symptoms. I feel like I’ve never been taken seriously by the doctor and I’ve felt a bit fobbed off. I asked to be referred to a specialist or at least have my symptoms investigated but was told no it’s not necessary because my young age means it will not be anything serious. I spoke to a different practitioner (not NHS) who recommended a scan and was baffled as to why I hadn’t had one already with my symptoms.
so I booked it privately and payed a fortune for it. But now it’s hit me that it’s happening and I’m suddenly terrified. What if I get bad news or it turns out to be something serious? I know it’s extremely unlikely to be anything serious because I’m young, and if it is anything it will be easy to fix and not serious, but I’ve got a niggling feeling of anxiety in case it turns out to be something serious.
I should add, I’m not at all an anxious person and don’t usually worry about my health. I wasn’t worrying about any of this until tonight and I suddenly can’t shake it off
im also scared of not getting any answers and being no further forward. In my perfect ideal world the scan will show an answer for my symptoms and it will be something extremely simple and easy to fix.
I know I sound melodramatic because chances are it won’t be anything serious, but I suddenly feel so overwhelmed and frightened by it all. It’s been the worst few months and I’m suddenly so scared about it all
has anyone ever been in a similar position and have any advice? TIA x