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health anxiety

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hopeliss · 14/10/2013 11:18

has anybody ever found a cure for health anxiety. it has plagued my life for 7 years and don't see an end to it. awful day today.
ps never been on mumsnet before. sorry if this is the wrong place to raise this.

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Milkmachinemadness · 14/03/2014 13:00

Theonlyone are u there ? :(

Theonlyoneiknow · 14/03/2014 14:48

Ok, i would try not to worry (i know its hard). If he had any suspicion about the lumps no matter now small he would have referred you. they really ddont take chances, lots of lumps and bumps,can be perfectly normal. This leaves three options. Either see a different GP who might be willing to refer you, get an appt privately, or try to be,reassured by the GPs confidence that all is well.

I really sympathise. My left breast gives me so much grief. It is so much lumpier than the right, often painful and now i have this dent which is freaking me out :-(

Having dC has increased my health anxiety imminsely, really sucks.

Milkmachinemadness · 14/03/2014 14:57

Thanks , so sorry u are going through this too :( what worries me is he said at first after feeling these two new lumps which he didn't feel 2 weeks ago was "I will refer u" then he sat at his computer read my notes and changed his mind , oh sigh :(

Milkmachinemadness · 14/03/2014 15:00

Are you on the no more panic site too ? Join there and post on there . So many boob concerns , makes us look
Normal lol

Theonlyoneiknow · 14/03/2014 17:20

Can you see another GP or go private? I think it is about £100 for a consultation x

Meganlillymai · 14/03/2014 17:28

if your GP isnt worried then really you should try not to. easy said then done i know. do you always check the lump multiple times a day to see if its still thre? cos i did this with a lump under my jaw ic only made it worse and larger. plus HA sufferers tend to feel lumps that are quite small but our minds tell us there a lot larger. when really they are the size of a pea!
If its effected you day to day then defonitly go back to your GP and explain this and he should get you in sooner for your own peace of mind and your bleeding sanity. Hope your ok x x

Milkmachinemadness · 14/03/2014 18:07

Will see a different GP next week . My mind ain't gonna rest , I'm in for a long panicky weekend :( I keep think what if the reason the last ultrasounds came back clear was cause I was breastfeeding so they missed it :( I feel he isn't taking me seriously and he has missed it , he felt 2 lumps yet said "I think it's nothing to worry about" he only thinks he is not certain

Milkmachinemadness · 14/03/2014 18:25

I'm not sure if I can go private ? Is that with bupa? I can't afford that as I'm getting married soon , not that I'm going to enjoy if now :(

Milkmachinemadness · 14/03/2014 18:25

Will see a different GP next week . My mind ain't gonna rest , I'm in for a long panicky weekend :( I keep think what if the reason the last ultrasounds came back clear was cause I was breastfeeding so they missed it :( I feel he isn't taking me seriously and he has missed it , he felt 2 lumps yet said "I think it's nothing to worry about" he only thinks he is not certain

Milkmachinemadness · 14/03/2014 18:26

Oops sorry for double post :-/

Would I still have lumps if I'm bfeeding a 20 month old only 3 times a day wich are v short feeds ?

Milkmachinemadness · 14/03/2014 19:52

I'm gonna get drunk and drown it down a bit :(

Theonlyoneiknow · 14/03/2014 22:05

You can self refer to a private hospital. In my town an ultrasound is about £250? But that is through insurance so might be less for walk in patients. You would prob get an appt next week. Might be wirth it just to put your mind at rest.

Please try to stay calm and get some sleep xxx

Milkmachinemadness · 14/03/2014 22:14

Wow that's a bit pricey for me :( I will try my best, thank you

Milkmachinemadness · 14/03/2014 22:19

:(

Theonlyoneiknow · 14/03/2014 22:41

Do you have a female GP you could see?

Meganlillymai · 14/03/2014 22:45

Did anyone revieve blood tests why on panic disorder tablets and if so what kind of blood tests

Milkmachinemadness · 14/03/2014 23:34

I think maybe the GP was Pervy hence why he wants to keep seeing me :-/

Milkmachinemadness · 15/03/2014 16:59

Im really sad today :( looking at my goreous little girl and thinking I'm going to die and she won't even remember me , bless her she playing all by herself whilst I'm say here shaking and crying thinking I have BC :(

Meganlillymai · 15/03/2014 18:32

Oh no milk. Im sorry i couldnt be on sooner. Dont feel alone. U need to keep teling your self if ur doc is not worried then u shudnt be

Milkmachinemadness · 15/03/2014 18:53

But y do they want to see me again after bfeeding has stopped ? If its all ok? I don't get it ? And he said if it not stopped soon u have to go every 2 months for him to check ? I don't get it :(

Meganlillymai · 15/03/2014 19:04

Because your breats change after breast feeding. The 2 month checks are all procauation. If your doctor was worrird he wouldnt asknu to wait he would be taking action

Meganlillymai · 15/03/2014 19:10

Did any one recieve blood tests why taking anto anx tablets??? Im scared for my next app incase they wanna do bloods. If so what kind of bt will they be

Milkmachinemadness · 15/03/2014 21:56

I don't think they would show up ? Surely not ? They change the chemicals in the brain, not the blood ?

Theonlyoneiknow · 15/03/2014 22:15

Sorry, am confused. Why are you scared if they want to do blood tests?

Milkmachinemadness · 16/03/2014 06:13

Well I'm getting up, can't lay here like this anymore :(