i so dislike having this disorder! I can usually pull myself back to reality in a month or so but this time I am having a hard time! I always worry I have an awful disease or something! I am 47! I had dull pelvic pain and had 2 u/s that were normal and my gyn feels it's scar tissue from my 4 surgeries! I just can't believe her for some reason! I have been to my regular MD who ran a ton of blood work and did a full exam! Now I feel some stomach pain and lower back pain! She seems to feel it's stress and assured me she doesn't suspect cancer at all! Finally, after my 3rd idiot she agrreed to get an U/s of my abdomen! She said she expects to find nothing but maybe it will give me piece of mind! She said many cancers wI'll throw your basic bloodwork off and mine was excellent! I had to hear that from 3 diff drs , a few nurses and friends before I believed it! I am on Effexor and Klonopin which has helped some but now thinking about this u/s next week, I am feeling the panic return! If I hear a commercial for cancer, I have to turn the channel! My family has no history of any cancer which is a rarity and she said many are also genetic! I wonder if my back hurts and my belly from Anxietyi! I have given myself crazy symptoms before! Any advice? Positive only please
Ok I will try to give you the best advice possible, I too struggled with the health anxiety after I found out I had epilepsy and constantly thought something caused it within my body. Shortly after I developed GAD worrying about my own worrying.
I know this won't come across as "positive" but let me tell you, we cannot predict the future. We have to have faith in this world in order to stay sane. (Faith in our own worries that they serve a purpose) If you have been to 3 doctors I would say trust them. Our anxiety can create extremely weird symptoms that vary GREATLY from person to person, I remember one time I thought my entire skull was on fire, but it was only my anxiety.
If you get those thoughts of "I'm panicing, I probably have heart disease" ect(and you will, probably for the rest of your life like me) Just say to yourself "whatever, my mind is just trying to keep me on guard for my own safety."
You can not rid yourself of your minds natural thought processes of trying to keep you alive, but you can choose how you react to these thoughts. You can either choose to freak out and go to the doctor(which you should..but going again might not be wise since you have already been 3 times). Or accept your thoughts and carry on as usual with a "whatever" attitude. In time these thoughts will come and go like wind in the air barely bothering you, but you have to have faith in the meantime.
Good luck and I know you can get through this.
Hi, to me also, dull pelvic pain with lower back pain does NOT sound like a stress condition..but it may be realistic to think it could be some serious scar tissue..I wonder if there could be an internal hernia involved? Its crazy to think you had to go to 3 different doctors to finally get an ultrasound! Can scar tissue be removed? Can you share what these many surgeries you had were??
Hi! My gyn said she feels it is scar tissue or the sister disease of endometriosis! They can't diagnose it without another surgery which will cause more scar tissue, she said the risks outweigh the benefitss at this point . I have had 3 c sections,one being an emergency C! During my last c, they had me sign papers on the table as I was delivering to get my tubes tied as I started to hemmorage and he told me I had too much scar tissue to have another child! I then had an ablation to stop my Mother Nature due to bad cramps!mits where they burn the lining of the uterus, at this time, my gyn told me she cleaned up a bit of scar tissue but I had a lot! Then a year or do later, I got the dull pelvis pain and had an pelvic and vaginal u/s! , I also had an endometrial biopsy and mammogram and all was well but my uterus is a bit enlarged! I was fine with the findings and blew it off until my daughter got sick and had to have emergency surgery to remove ovarian cysts that were benign thank God! Then all of a sudden, I began to think I had cancer! My stomach started to hurt and my back and I went into a huge panic attack! Hence bringing me to my GP who stsrted me on my meds , did a huge physical exam and blood work! She said she is 95% sure there is no cancer in me due to my family history , symptoms and perfect blood work! After my 2nd visit to my gyn and my 3rd to my GP, she said ok to an abdominal u/s that I go for next week! She did mention a hernia but can't feel it outside! She said she will look at the bladder, kidneys, etc to make sure nothing is going on but to put my mind st ease and to support the gyn diagnosis of scar tissue! I do have tugging and pulling a lot and both drs said pain travels as does scar tissue, I can give myself symptoms somehow so I am not even sure what the heck really hurts! Anxiety is such a horrible disease and suffering from it for many many years has put a strain on my personal life, I just wish I could get the thought of cancer out of my head so I can get my life back! Thank you for listening