Health anxiety

[lparkinson]

Anyone else suffer from health anxiety

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Hello

I am sure as your post gets seen you should get quiet a few replies as there are so many that suffer with HA that are members on here myself included even though most of the time I cope with it a lot better than I used to do years ago 

Is there anything particular you would like to ask ?

How does your HA affect you ?

Take Care x 

[jessrock]

Yes I do. I am always fearing that something is wrong with me. Alot of it is probably brought on by my anxiety symptoms which makes it a huge never ending circle. 

[lparkinson in reply to jessrock]

I was fine but change in tablets and doc said u will go down with a boom n he's right God knows why I'm thinking it wen my full blood count was normal 

[louielou]

Hi, yes I do, my HA is largely centred around my pain. A couple of years ago I had an operation on my back to resolve two herniated discs. The pain at that time was well all I can say extremely painful on the pain score scale I was a constant 10/10. I had route nerve block injection & facet injections to help relieve the pain in the run up to my operation, they gave me little or no relief. The success rate is different from person to person. If anyone reads this who has the opportunity to have such injections please don't go on other peoples experience as it is different for everyone. To cut a very long story short, I had the operation & 4 -6 months after the op, I start having the back ache & sciatica again but this has progressed & now its worse than before the operation. I cant do what I used to be able to, I had a very successful career a woman in a mans world of engineering. In a number of job roles I applied for I was the preferred candidate. I digress, now I struggle to put a sock on without a scream of pain, how did I get like this??? I'm on antidepressants, I have been on Oxycodone more on than off in the past 2 years now we are trying fentanyl patches, currently on 100 micrograms per hr. This is only just touching it. I have come to terms that "" I am living with pain"". I have an anxiety disorder because of my health, my pain, I'm in a depression bubble because of my pain & anxiety. I have to yet come to terms with the fact my consultant described me as having a degenerate spine that is what he is used to seeing in a male 15 years my senior ! A lot to deal with, yes, but thank goodness i have found this site, i have friends on here, a family i can choose for my own. I get a lot of support here that I don't get from family. I sincerely do promote the help & support we give & receive on here. How does your HA affect you ?

kindest Regards

Louise

[lparkinson in reply to louielou]

I keep thinking I got cancer had blood tests n they were all normal 

[samy4]

Hi,yes too have back problems and am in constant pain which adds to my anxiety which I have suffered with for about 17 years with severe panic attacks . It stops me going out my house for weeks on end and prevents me from doing any sort of socialising which makes family life suffer as I have a one year old grandson .I'm on morphine for my back and mirtazapine and propanalol for anxiety. My husband and daughter just keep saying oh for god sake not again which makes me worse because they don't understand. 

[lparkinson in reply to samy4]

I have just come off mirtazapine didn't suit me at all its so horrible I had full blood count dun n no evidence or signs of cancer but I think I've got it 

[louielou]

Hi, I'm on mirtazapine 30mg at night & 15mg in the day, they are helping me but its taken time to get here.

please may I ask if you have had the FBC done what is convincing you that you have cancer my friend?

kind regards.

louise