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Posted by captain on July 15, 2004, at 12:38:56
Hey guys - okay, so basically my hypochondria is in full swing. Here's the story. I had to go get an MRI this morning on my lower back for some odd sensations and numbness in my right foot. They think it could be a nerve/disc thing as I lift weights and do strenuous things with my back. So anyway, I am in there this morning and in the waiting room. They called the lady behind me to get checked in and were asking why she was there and she said she had a brain tumor in 02 that was removed but that her symptoms are BACK! They asked her what they are and she said DIZZINESS! (by the way, i take 10mg lex/day for anxiety - have no depression issues or anything and this is the first time i have ever taken anything besides xanax. been on lex about 6 weeks- 28 year old female)
Now - many of you have responded to the post i posted originally about DIZZINESS. I have had vertigo apparently twice - but as a hypochondriac - you think that that isn't what you have. I had lingering dizziness post vertigo and it did not subside until several weeks on lex. I tried to attribute it to anxiety.
I am now convinced that my lower back MRI will be normal and I will then believe that the problem with my extremities and dizziness (and sometimes vision) is certainly a brain tumor. I hate living this way! Do you guys have any advice? SHould i just demand an MRI of the head when I see my doc next? And my ears have been ringing the last few days which i think is another symptom!
Oh yes, by the way, I have thought that I have had a brain tumor before and had a cat scan 6 years ago because I freaked out on the doc at a doc in the box and that was the first time i was given xanax. haha - of course i didn't.
Oh and if you have never had an MRI...i hope you don't have to. That whole 20 minutes of being stuffed into a small machine with horrible sounds is enough to induce an anxiety attack on a dead person!
Captain
Posted by Dr. Bob on July 16, 2004, at 0:59:07
In reply to Fellow Hypochondriacs - HELP!, posted by captain on July 15, 2004, at 12:38:56
> Hey guys - okay, so basically my hypochondria is in full swing...
To consolidate responses, I'd like to redirect this thread to the main Psycho-Babble board. Here's a link:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20040714/msgs/366441.html
Thanks,
Bob
Posted by JenStar on July 16, 2004, at 1:52:24
In reply to Redirect: Hypochondria, posted by Dr. Bob on July 16, 2004, at 0:59:07
Dr. Bob,
do you read each & every message on all these boards? Are you ever tempted to cut in and offer your own advice? :)JenStar
> > Hey guys - okay, so basically my hypochondria is in full swing...
>
> To consolidate responses, I'd like to redirect this thread to the main Psycho-Babble board. Here's a link:
>
> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20040714/msgs/366441.html
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob
Posted by Dr. Bob on July 17, 2004, at 2:40:46
In reply to Re: Redirect: Hypochondria, posted by JenStar on July 16, 2004, at 1:52:24
> do you read each & every message on all these boards? Are you ever tempted to cut in and offer your own advice? :)
Unfortunately, I can't read every line of every message. Sure, I'm tempted sometimes, but that's not my role here. Best wishes,
Bob
Posted by JenStar on July 19, 2004, at 0:51:10
In reply to Re: my own advice, posted by Dr. Bob on July 17, 2004, at 2:40:46
Also curious - your site says you can/may use some of the posts for possible publication. How is the book (article?) coming along? Have you selected any threads/topics here of special interest to the book?
Don't worry - I'm not trying to involve you in a protracted email conversation here. :) Just curious. If you have an answer to this already posted somewhere in the FAQ, please direct me there.
Take care & have a good week.
JenStar
> > do you read each & every message on all these boards? Are you ever tempted to cut in and offer your own advice? :)
>
> Unfortunately, I can't read every line of every message. Sure, I'm tempted sometimes, but that's not my role here. Best wishes,
>
> Bob
Posted by Dr. Bob on July 20, 2004, at 10:21:36
In reply to Re: my own advice, posted by JenStar on July 19, 2004, at 0:51:10
> If you have an answer to this already posted somewhere in the FAQ, please direct me there.
How about to Psycho-Babble Administration? Here's a link:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20040717/msgs/368193.html
Thanks,
Bob
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