I've suffered with health anxiety for years always worried I have something wrong with me & with numerous visits to the doctors/a&e I've always been fine until last week.......
For about 7 weeks I have been having upper stomach pains I went to my gp who advised it was ibs, pain continued went back doctors who advised gastritis. Anyone one day the pain was unbarable so I went a&e & I was admitted to hospital.
They did lots of tests & my bloods came back that I had high levels of amylase so they said it's pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas) I went for an ultrasound which came back fine so they sent me for MCRP (MRI) to see if I had any gallstones. The doctor advised no gallstones & that after 4 days in hospital I could go home.
Just before I went home a doctor came to see me who advised that they have found something on my pancreas which it can be one of two things either an inflammation or cancer! He said that because I'm only 29 the chances are slim! He advised that the specialists are going to have a meeting & discuss my case. As you can imagine I'm sick with worry feel weak & cant not stop crying. Since being out of hospital the pain in my tummy has gone however I now have pain in my back & terrible diarreah which are both symptoms! I'm convinced I have it & I don't know if that's because I actually do have it or it's because of my anxiety.
Stacey, have you found out the results?
Yes I got given the all clear :-)
i knew there was nothing wrong, I'm glad! So this is anxiety.
How's your anxiety doing now?
My anxiety is now through the roof which is a shame as before that scare my anxiety was under control!
Have you taken any steps to lessen your anxiety?
Have you seen a doctor/therapist about your anxiety?
Yes I have suffered with health anxiety for some years now & tried lots & lots of different things. The only thing I haven't tried is therapy & im currently on the waiting list I've been waiting a while so it should be anytime soon so fingers crossed it helps
did you try medications??
Stacey, I go to therapy as well, but honestly those sessions a few times a month are not as helpful as taking things in your own hands.
The thing that helped me most was finding a book on anxiety. I had really bad panic attacks and still have GAD, but the book I read really teaches you a lot about your condition and ways to cure it. It is the few pages a day that give you hope because you're constantly learning something new to aid you in your recovery of health anxiety.
There are also supplements that help with anxiety.
L-theanine helps you calm your thoughts. It creates alpha brain waves, which is produced from meditating. It helps you focus in on your thoughts instead of your mind running everywhere.
I have more tips, but take these in for now!
God Bless you on your journey!
I actually already got in trouble for stating the name of the book on this forum, but I simply recommend to look up books on anxiety and look at the highly rated and highly reviewed ones just buy it. It will be worth it.