Health related anxiety

[Sarah92x]

Hello I am new here!

Lately my anxiety has become very bad. I have been struggling with my health for a while, generally feeling very rundown after breast feeding my daughter for 11 months.

I got my wisdom teeth out in December and then sometime in January started experiencing pain in my neck, like under my jaw near where your lymph nodes are but it also radiates down.

Went to doctor who was only concerned with my weight loss while feeding and did tests to find iron deficiency which I often am iron deficient.

Decided to seek second opinion.

Next doctor really wonderful. Sends me for a neck ultrasound, the technician says my lymph nodes are what they sometimes call “reactive” swollen I guess. And he tells me he doesn’t think it’s anything sinister. (But how does he know just from looking at them)

So could just happen from having a virus etc.

I now think I can also feel a lump on the back of my neck, just to the left of my spine. And he only scanned the front of my neck.

Husband thinks I’m going crazy and nothing bad or serious will happen to me when I’m only 27. But I’m all too aware bad things DO happen.

I have my follow up appointment on Wednesday.

I’m scared that she’s going to say let’s just wait it out. I’m scared that I’m going to keep worrying and worrying that it’s something serious like lymphoma that’s not that easy to diagnose.

I just want to feel healthy and happy for my little girl. But instead I am feeling sore, run down and really anxious.

My doctor wants to address my anxiety at the next appointment too which I know is a good idea.

[Sasical]

Hi Sarah92x

It's shocking how many women develope health anxiety after having children. I know I certainly did.

I would say get yourself a thorough general check-up and if doc says all ok then work on your health anxiety because if not you're going to be in for years of suffering which are as bad as or worse than the illnesses you fear x