You KNOW your own body!!

[Courtneyxxxx]

The past 2 months have been awful, it began with the feeling of pressure in my head as if it would explode (like being on a plane) but not necessarily pain. I was frightened and went into the emergency as I’d never experienced this before. Doctors told me it was a migraine and nothing els , I know I do not get headaches , ever ! This kept happening for days / weeks and I started to google because I knew they were wrong and I did frighten myself into thinking I had a brain tumour so reluctantly they have me a head scan to ease my anxiety and it came back fine! I was relieved but still had these symptoms that got worse such as smelling burning, ear popping every minute, pain in my ears and pressure all over my face , chest felt full when I lent over , tired so tired , headaches every single day , acid reflux & body aches. Overall I had seen doctors 16 times , different clinics and doctors. Each person said it in perfect health as I’m young and said it’s anxiety or depression, I kept saying to my boyfriend, please believe me .. I’m not crazy! I have something wrong and that’s causing anxiety not the other way around!!

I was even prescribed antidepressants 🤨 I persisted and finally found a doctor who checked my throat and ears and said yes you have a “post nasal drip , swollen lymph nodes in the neck and fluid in both ears”. FINALLY.. the other doctors must have got there degrees from a serial box. Since antibiotics 3 symptoms have gone and now it’s headaches and my ears left. I believe the rest of my symptoms in another post are me being overly anxious because I spent so long not being believed or even respected because I’m 18. Yes it wasn’t a brain tumour or breast cancer BUT I was genuinely suffering from a bad sinusitis infection which should have easily been detected! My point being , trust yourself but also don’t ruin your life by driving your self inane .. simplify your symptoms and show no anxiety when visiting the doctors! Be strong and they might take you seriously for simple fixes. 💛💛💛 I hope this post can help someone, even years from now.

[Snakebosco]

Hi yeah I read that, xx I got checked for those symptoms , I have no post natel drip or anything like that , I do suffer with headaches from my disorders , I'm just seeing if anyone gets the same xx

[Daninicole22]

You know this is like me to a T... especially the last two weeks.... I literally have felt like DEATH is coming over me, I couldn’t eat for like 3 days because I felt soooo sick to my stomach would gag every time I tried to eat, which made my anxiety worse... I literally have chronic sinusitis and had a MRI done 3 weeks ago but have yet to see my doctor unfortunately because they couldn’t get me in til July 8th 😑 anyway, Monday I went to the ER because I couldnt take how I was feeling, I literally get so short of breath, feel super winded all day, my sinuses will flare up and I feel like I’m hyperventilating all day long, (i have-asthma too which isn’t helping any of these symptoms I’m having) , someone recently told me my symptoms sound a lot like seizure like activity and it could happen when you have either a sinus problem that isn’t being taken care of because of the fluid that gets backed up behind your sinuses which connects to the brain and ears, and I definitely can agree with that... I have just felt super super strange for so long! The doctor at the ER was not helpful at all and they all just said I had gastrointestinal isssues. And gave me things for ONLY that, which didn’t even really help me! Everyone literally thinks I’m just crazy and I’m so tired of it. I went to an ENT about 3 weeks ago also and the lady told me I definitely had fluid behind my ears and had blocked sinuses and told me to just use Flonase for 8 weeks! No no, that stuff is horrible; it honestly made my anxiety and my symptoms WORSE! which has made me feel dizzy at all times and my equilibrium is way off, but I felt I have caught a virus and no one will give me freaking antibiotics! So annoying! I bet if I started taking those I’d more than likely feel better at least somewhat !