Anxiety about visiting gp

[JtimmyT]

I booked an appointment with a doctor at the end of the week, a new one this time, and I'm quite anxious.

Everytime I go there I get anxious and feel really uncomfortable, and waiting makes me more anxious, in my head I'm thinking all I want to mention, whether I'll remember I don't know.

I have multiple symptoms, and its hard to know where to start, whether I get blanked out forget something, told it's nothing much and continue to feel like crap....whether it's all just anxiety...

It doesn't feel like anxiety...

I'm seeing the doc about discomfort and cramps in my lower left side.

Saw some blood in my stool last week for the second time in 6 months. I read online that if its bright or watery red it's likely hemeroids, so kinda awkward I may be wasting their time.

But it aint going to go away, the pressure has been there since my last visit last February...

And I have stabbing pains in my back doing some activities that include bending down for too long..

Numbness in my backside and leg now and then, it gets shaky doing physical activity.

And I been getting ear pressure and heavyness for a year now in my ear and behind my nose, on and off, and mostly mild.

A few weeks back I had an episode of my hearing going down, ringing in my ears, mind blank and thought I was going to faint. Hard to know if its just anxiety, because my anxiety levels went high after.

Nervous sensation then starts travelling down my arms and feet.

My ear fullness gives me tension headaches.

To top it off I think I've caught a bit of a cold, so don't know if I'll be taken seriously... the cold just makes my throat and ears worse.

Nasal sprays don't work, multiple blood tests normal, but I don't feel normal....not like before.

Nearly everyday I feel like crap, always something.

I'm anxious about having something chronic like MS...

Would it be fair to tell the doctor all my problems, or stick to one problem?

Do I need to mention I have anxiety?

Would I have to tell the new doctor I had blood tests and medications before? Or is that likely in their database thing?

(Sorry if I seem daft writing this post)

[Hidden]

Hi

You don’t seem daft at all. I think most of us get anxious going to the drs,

I would suggest writing it down , or maybe printing what you’ve written here and give it to the dr...tell him you struggle with anxiety so you thought you’d give him the notes....you may wish to do bullet points with each thing on...but yeh , I’d write it down, it helps...otherwise I tend to forget something

Good luck, x

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Ps ....they should have details of meds’ you are on on their database, and tests you’ve had done...you could write it down if your unsure, at the bottom of the notes you hand in..

[b1b1b1 in reply to Hidden]

Yes, I agree. Write it down, type it and hand it to the doctor to read. This approach works well if you have multiple symptoms. It also saves time. Make sure you have a pen and paper to take notes of what the doctor says to you.

[Hidden in reply to b1b1b1]

Yes always helps me 😊

Otherwise I forget things and get a bit tongue tied 😩

[b1b1b1 in reply to Hidden]

I am the same. After the app't I often realize I have not dealt with the issues or asked my questions. x

[1973m]

Not daft at all ! Write it down as you have here ... hope you get some answers and peace .