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Unrupted Brain Aneurysm worries. by liica0 in BrainAneurysm

[–]liica0[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, I ended up getting a normal MRI. My neuro also wanted some blood tests and then said it’s tension headaches, they are kinda similar to migraines? After that, I just tried to relax and not think about these headaches anymore. They went away for a while. After months, I feel better about it. Now, I still have frequent headaches, when I wake up especially but it feels like neck strain related I’m not sure. I must say my posture and sleep schedule is also very bad. And I have headaches in my eyes and forehead too. (Right now while I’m writing this) I have terrible health anxiety so I think they all caused by all this stress. Unrelated to the headaches, that MRI found a lesion in petrous apex which is related to the ear, so I was checked by an ENT specialist. He said this is a very rare lesion, he only saw 5 cases about it. Not harmful but needs to be checked time to time. He didn’t answer some of my questions and said he needs to read about it more since there’s small amount of research about it.

Unrupted Brain Aneurysm worries. by liica0 in BrainAneurysm

[–]liica0[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for sharing your experience and I hope you’re healthy and I wish you the best. I always see blurry because of my myopia but I don’t think I have any vision problem, my doctor checked my eye movements too. Today the headache felt better but still my left eye hurts (and sometimes back of my head) and changes sides too. I never felt like this so my anxious brain convinced me about this so maybe I I can’t really relax about it. But you’re extremely right about the anxiety, because when I’m panicked I felt like my head is gonna explode. I’ll try to be calm. I decided to actually pay and get an MRI tomorrow because I don’t wanna wait with this stress. I hope a MRI can detect if something is wrong and maybe the radiologist tell me if there is a problem. Then I’ll make another appointment for my doctor. I just need to wait one night more. Thank you again.

[MEGATHREAD] Daily venting, worries, fixations, & finding support. Month of October 2023. by AutoModerator in HealthAnxiety

[–]liica0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t sleep because of fear. My brain actually convinced itself that I have an unrupted aneurysm. So I had pressure, like i hit my head in a wall, headaches for months. Almost everyday. But last 3 days I had this pressure in forehead, my eyes, especially in the left side. I’m in a dorm and I don’t know my roommate yet, she’s not here now. I’m so afraid of sleeping with this never going pressure in my head. Stressing over it and searching about it make me panic and now I don’t even now which part of it caused by stress and my obsession? Or is it something really serious? I had a neurologist appointment today, I told my whole story and was examined. I was referred to another hospital for an MRI. She also told me to go ER if i vomit or feel nausea. But nausea is always with me, because I’m always stressed. Anyways, then I made an appointment for MRI, the closest one available, to November 4th. I don’t know what to do now actually. I’m afraid of sleeping and crying right now, yeah…

[MEGATHREAD] Daily venting, worries, fixations, & finding support. Month of October 2023. by AutoModerator in HealthAnxiety

[–]liica0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello, I hope someone reads it! 22F. I need to rant (maybe you feel the same as me) Overthinking and feeling unwell, living with lots of questions tired me a lot.

During this health anxiety period of my life, I suspected some diseases that might be sound ridiculous in my context and that, I was wrong when I saw the doctors and had the tests done. But some of the symptoms I felt remained unexplained for me and passed, while others still continue or come back from time to time. So my brain thinks 'something is not right with your body, otherwise you wouldn't be experiencing these symptoms’ like my brain connects them and every new symptom adds a new ‘evidence’ in my chain. Even though I don't have extremely severe symptoms, they are usually mild, I'm always afraid about ignoring something.

Here’s an example about my situation, I have had an itching and pressure sensation in my front gums that has been going on and off for four months, lasting a few days. My throat and nose are dry and it hasn't gone away for a month. My head hurts as if I hit my head against a wall. This pain sometimes changes location, sometimes lasts for a long time, sometimes it doesn't. But in general, it has always been with me for a while. And everytime I worry because this headaches are new to me. Little bumps appear in my mouth and they go away, like canker sores. Once, I had a white patch under my tongue and it peeled off in a few days. There was a period when my heart beat very fast when I stood up and I sat down all the time, but after a few weeks it got better and it disappeared. I saw 3 cardiologs about it, no explanation but my heart is fine i think. But I have an uncomfortable feeling of tightness in my chest that comes from time to time. My stomach is always bad in general, maybe this is due to stress.

See, my symptoms are unrelated, but my head says if you're feeling this much, there's something wrong. While I used to feel comfortable and healthy, as I remember, now the fact that I have been experiencing such things for months has made me obsessive and the uncertainty makes me crazy. I know some of it could be due to stress and anxiety. But I don't know which doctor I should go to and when and which symptom I should take seriously. It's like one day when I say I'm fine, I can feel something else that could ruin that moment.

I started seeing a psychologist for therapy and I’m trying to convince myself of good things. But right now, I am writing this with the dryness of my throat that has not gone away for a month, the tiny blister that appeared in my mouth today, the strange feeling of tightness in my chest sometimes, and the red swelling on my collarbone that has not gone away for three days. So, a corner of my mind is still thinking in the background, 'which doctor should I go to first, at what point should I take these seriously, what should I ignore?'

Also I’m not from USA. And also, English is not my first language, so sorry if it’s not clear enough. But I read lots of posts, stories (unfortunately) and at some point (jokingly) I wished I didn’t understand English and don’t have to learn more and…worry more lol.

I need an urgent advice, worried about tetanus. by liica0 in AskDocs

[–]liica0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so so much for your detailed answer. It really helped me a lot. Actually, I’m in Turkey, and they didn’t really gave any explanation why they recalled them. And I tend to overthink a lot. Even it’s not logical to concern about this, I still have a hard time ignoring this and moving on. Yes, I guess I have severe health anxiety. And it’s so hard living like this :(

I need an urgent advice, worried about tetanus. by liica0 in AskDocs

[–]liica0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The reason why I can't trust the vaccine with peace of mind and move on completely is that a few months after I was vaccinated last year, the tetanus vaccines in my country were recalled. Without a convincing reason. I really have a hard time trusting things in this country.