Its been 10 weeks now!!

Mental health
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Hello everyone,

This whole saga started 10 weeks ago now, and so much has happened.

It all started with some stomach ache / trapped wind, been the hypochondriac that i am i immediately thought this was something serious frown and that's when this downwards spiral began.

I went to the GP who did bloods, stools & an ultrasound which all came back clear, however i kept on worrying about these symptoms as they were not going away, 4 weeks later i went back to the GP as i was having getting alot of excess wind (burping) and indigestion, GP put me on some tablets for acid reflux. a week later nothing seemed to be getting any better so now i'm really worrying, this is when i started with random pains in my arms & legs. Another week later and these pains in my arms & legs had taken over plus i had been on the acid refflux tablets for 2 weeks now, lo and behold the stomach ache was gone (as i was now worrying about these other pains). Since then these pains have also moved into my hips & shoulders, and i started waking up through the night pins and needles in hands (this is still happening) so i went back to the GP who did some more bloods which proved i had low Vitamin D and extremely low Folic acid, the GP has put me on supplements to boost these and said this is the reason behind the pains. However been the hypo that i am i cant take this for an answer and i still believe there is something seriously wrong. These pains surely cant just be from low vitamin levels it feels like my bones are hurting!! The main pain is in my hips now and i cant help stop thinking all these nasty thoughts about whats wrong with me. I went back to the GP last week and asked for an x-ray of my hips knowing this would put my mind at ease if all came back clear. The GP said there was no need for x-ray and he would not recommend it. Now the last couple of days i seem to be needing to urinate a lot and something doesn't feel right with my anus. I've got all sorts of thoughts running through my head now about whats wrong and that something is spreading!! cry 

I get married later this year and need to sort myself out before this but i just don't know how?!?!  

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Hi Sorry you are going through all this. Have you been checked for anaemia, esp B12 deficiency and vit D deficiency. 

​You mentioned that your anus does not feel right , may I enquire what you meant?

I have sent u a PM re the PPIs which I assume you are taking. I would definitely ask your dr for vitamin deficiency tests  and a bone profile.

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Hi Ryan, literally everything you wrote down I had the same thing. My bones ached and caused a lot of pain for months and like u I was at my doctors weekly. I had low vitamin D and this can cause joint pain plus mine gave me unexplained bruising too. Like you I also though of much more serious things it could be and that's what starts the vicious cycle. Once u have in your brain you have something wrong with you, some people develop the symptoms, the mind is a powerful thing. Going to the toilet a lot is a sign of your body being anxious and it sounds like you are worrying a lot about your health. I too did this and it manifested in to all sorts of things even a breakdown. Now I am a 35 year old female who has one 18 year daughter, I work and I'm studying at university aswell. I could of never of managed all that while my brain was not ok at the time. I wouldn't take what the doctor was telling me because as soon as I left the doctors office I was thinking, what if he's got it wrong or they have missed something. It took me to have some sort of a break down were my body was physically ill. I was put on antidepressants which helped I come off them after 6 month and started counseling. You will have good and bad days but that's life. The biggest bit of advice I could give you is go and speak to a counselor or therapist, it really does help. The more you get into your head your ok and you have the knowledge that all it is, is a form of anxiety (health anxiety) the less it will effect your mind and will ease the physical symptoms. Good luck

Mel x