hypochondria

tina20 · Post by **tina20** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:18 pm

<span class="ev_code_RED">is anybody else here a hypochondriac? I am and I've been struggling with this since I was 11 . I'm 20 now. I need help, but I don't know what to do. Gosh I just feelso scared like I have somthing deadly. I get these butterflies in my tummy, it just scares me . </span>

beckman · Post by **beckman** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:57 pm

Yes, I think I am. I was on 14 medications this past summer and about a dozen natural supplements. I run to the doctor for anything. Part of that is b/c of things that happened in my past that almost cost me. I delivered a baby girl three months early and was in labor for a week. Two different docs said it wasn't labor and it progressed too far for them to stop once they figured it out. I also had a cyst in my neck that 5 different docs saw. When it grew to where I couldn't turn my head, I went to a specialist who performed emergency surgery b/c it was wrapped around my jugular and was pushing against my air passage way.
I can't wait if I think something is wrong- which is often. I have to go get it checked out immediately no matter how minor it seems. I could've bought a brand new car last year for what I paid in medical expenses.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:56 pm

<span class="ev_code_RED">I have a bump on my neck too, but it seems like I've had it for years. Should I not worry about it? I know what u mean about having health problems ... I'm 20 and my immune system is low. My doc checked my blood cells and they said my white blood cells were low, so they checked me for a bunch of stuff. That was the worst experience of my life. And waiting for test results. Its so scary. </span>