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I think I might need some help

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HypochondriacalMadWoman · 14/11/2006 18:46

I have managed to convince myself that there is quite possibly something seriously wrong with me. I have an intermittant pain in my mid to lower back which has been going on for a good few months and strange and unusual bowel movements going from diarrhoea to normal to slight constipation. I have seen locum dr about pain in back becuase I thought it might be kidney infection and whilst I did have a urinary infection and they sent off sample I wasn't called back so assume nothing showed and locum said it was muscular (from carrying around my toddler probably)

Anyway I used to be a picture of health but have had a bad year of it stemming from a serious illness last year which knocked my confidence in my ability to be healthy and I seem to catch bug after vbug

I can't kick the feeling there's something wrong and if I admit it to myself I keep thinking I have colon cancer - but I don't or the doctors would have picked up on it surely. And anyway I can't go in and say look doctor I think I have a serious health problem. I did say to doctor I was worried about being a hypochondriac but he told me that as every time I've been theres been something wrong with me that I wasn't

I think I might be going mad -

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jalopy · 14/11/2006 18:52

Sorry to hear of your health worries, hypo. Do you think you might have IBS? Perhaps your back pain is muscle tension from anxiety. What tests did you have? I have had a health scare recently and so can relate to your feelings right now.

JustBonnie · 14/11/2006 18:55

I'm sure it's nothing serious. I'm like you and always jump to horrible conclusions when I've had any symptoms but there are literally hundreds of non serious problems that can cause symptoms like you've described. do go back to your doctor and talk about your concerns. Nothing's as bad as worrying yourself sick as you are doing. That's what your doctor is there for and I'm sure he'll be happy to check you over thoroughly to put your mind at rest x

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