Health Anxiety - Part 4

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I hope no-one minds me starting a follow up thread. I know some people were waiting for me to update so I thought I would but happy to ask MNHQ to delete if one of the long term posters wanted to start it 😊

@tmh88 my husband says the same, I always reply with how do I know if there's something to worry about if I don't check 😂

It's so nice to find people like me, it's a very lonely illness to have.

I also find new problems once I've solved one. Spent the past few weeks shining a torch in my throat and feeling my boobs 🤦🏼‍♀️

@Skyliner001 thank you 😊 it's comforting to know you're not alone with it. I had my gynae worries last year and boobs last week. My main issues are lymph nodes and my throat but it sometimes just depends where my mind and google take me 🤷🏼‍♀️😂

Honestly, you should've seen me yesterday, I had my torch on under the covers, checking for dimples. Obviously breasts are not smooth like a dolphin, but both of mine are the same, but I discovered if I shone my torch on them and there was any other light, then the results were accurate. So now I have to do it in total darkness. Which was reassuring actually, .

I spent an unhappy half an hour shining a torch down my throat a few weeks ago, I think throat and neck is quite triggering as well, as throats are quite lumpy by nature!

@Skyliner001 honestly the things we do for reassurance! My torch has become my best friend lately. If I don't check I feel better but the second I have some quiet time in straight back to it. The bruises I have all over at the moment for constant checking is crazy, I look like I've been in a fight!

This sounds so familiar 💚 Really sorry you are going through this, but it all sounds completely familiar to all of us on this thread! I love my phone torch 😎

I've cracked open the wine 😔
Shit day today with constant low level anxiety. I went to the shop and felt a twinge in my sinus and nearly had a panic attack, so now, an hour later I still feel disoriented and like I can't see properly.
Fed up with the ear pressure, the pain under my jaw, the ache in my neck and the jabbing on the inside of my throat/ear area.
It's not even overly painful but I just want the sensations to stop 😢

So has anyone seen this?

Mammograms pick up harmless breast lumps from the Covid vaccine
mol.im/a/9320457

@dillydallydollydaydream7 I clicked on a read a little bit but flicked off when I saw about biopsies and lymph nodes as I have been doing well lately without lymph node anxiety haha! Good for people to know in regards to breast lumps who have had the vaccine!

Does anyone know if a cracked tooth can cause ear pain?

@ofwarren sorry to hear that! It’s so awful isn’t it!

@tmh88 cracked tooth can definitely cause ear pain. Is it on your bad side?

@ofwarren I have an impacted wisdom tooth and a molar on that side with a dodgy filling which I think may have a tiny, tiny crack in dentist is looking for me next Friday! I’ve been Googling loads this afternoon trying to find a proper cause for my ear!

@tmh88 it would be great news if that's the cause of your problem! Easily treatable.

@ofwarren the tooth doesn’t hurt however! Just jaw/ear! Would be nice if something like that though! 😂

@tmh88 teeth are weird though, they can refer pain to anywhere in your mouth. My son currently has a hole in a top back tooth and it's referred to one right at the front, on the bottom!

Hi everyone, gosh this thread moves fast. Sorry I haven’t commented had a chance to catch up on every post today, busy day with the kids and horrendous period pain!

@Skyliner001 I get brown discharge after my period most months, I also getting spotting before which is usually pinkish or brown too x

@ofwarren in that short ebook did you go to the last couple of pages which listed all the symptoms of health anxiety? Really helped me reading them as I had experienced most at some point!

@ofwarren for you hope you feel more relaxed after a vino

Hope everyone else ok and having a good evening. I'm missing chatting to you all - started new job and no time so I will check in on weekends. Job keeping me from over thinking and just remembered I am waiting for blood test results - were meant to be back Monday but no phone call so I she's no news is good news hopefully ( although in my mind they have misplaced them or forgotten to call me!)

@tmh88 would you mind telling me what that ebook is please, can't find in the thread.

@chorusline79 We miss you! Glad the new job is keeping you busy 😊

@chorusline79 glad the new job is helping

@WitchSharkadder it’s called “help me I’m a hypochondriac! : from headache to hypochondria” £2.99 kindle x

Thank you @tmh88

Morning, hoping everyone has an anxiety free day!

Moved back onto my neck lymph nodes 🙄 convinced one feels bigger than normal!

Morning everyone.

I didn't have a good night. Woke up with pins and needles and sent me into a panic attack, been awake since 5.30

Morning all.

@RunawayBride2 that sounds awful. Have you managed to calm down since the panic attack? Perhaps you were just lying on a nerve or something in your sleep.