Anxiety Support Group
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Today, I did something I can't believe I did.
Anyway, I am always obsessed about my health, and I know many of you are too.
I am under a great deal of stress (I found out my husband might have to have a heart transplant the other day).
I have had everything from palpitations to stomach upset lately. I went to my family doctor's office and the PA put me on Bentyl for my stomach. She said I should go see a gastro doc if that didn't work. It did, but my anxiety over being ok caused me to go see a gastro doctor anyway.
He immediately ordered an upper endoscopy to look and take biopsies. Well, I was having problems on and off, but last weekend they came back. I called and the office got me in sooner for this test (today)!
So, I have been a nervous wreck about having it because I don't like IV's and the idea of putting a tube down my throat while out of it.
My husband takes a day off of work, and takes me. I was having terrible anxiety anyway, but the receptionist gives me this form about complications like bleeding and death. Then she asks me who can make decisions for me if something happens.
Well, by the timw they called me back, I was flipping.
I started to cry and told the nurses I didn't know if I wanted to have it done.
They said it was ok to cancel and agreed I was under a ton of stress.
I asked about having a different form of the test where you just drink something and they take an xray. They went and talked to the doctor who signed the form to have the easier test. In fact, the lady there said they usually start with the easier test anyway.
Meanwhile, my husband is getting upset because I chickened out.
The ironic thing is that for the last couple of days I have felt fine.
I have been crying and upset that I couldn't do it. Has anyone else backed out of something like this??
The staff said they have people change their mind all the time.
Tell me what you think.
Jazzmynn
Anyway, I am always obsessed about my health, and I know many of you are too.
I am under a great deal of stress (I found out my husband might have to have a heart transplant the other day).
I have had everything from palpitations to stomach upset lately. I went to my family doctor's office and the PA put me on Bentyl for my stomach. She said I should go see a gastro doc if that didn't work. It did, but my anxiety over being ok caused me to go see a gastro doctor anyway.
He immediately ordered an upper endoscopy to look and take biopsies. Well, I was having problems on and off, but last weekend they came back. I called and the office got me in sooner for this test (today)!
So, I have been a nervous wreck about having it because I don't like IV's and the idea of putting a tube down my throat while out of it.
My husband takes a day off of work, and takes me. I was having terrible anxiety anyway, but the receptionist gives me this form about complications like bleeding and death. Then she asks me who can make decisions for me if something happens.
Well, by the timw they called me back, I was flipping.
I started to cry and told the nurses I didn't know if I wanted to have it done.
They said it was ok to cancel and agreed I was under a ton of stress.
I asked about having a different form of the test where you just drink something and they take an xray. They went and talked to the doctor who signed the form to have the easier test. In fact, the lady there said they usually start with the easier test anyway.
Meanwhile, my husband is getting upset because I chickened out.
The ironic thing is that for the last couple of days I have felt fine.
I have been crying and upset that I couldn't do it. Has anyone else backed out of something like this??
The staff said they have people change their mind all the time.
Tell me what you think.
Jazzmynn
Well, this freaked me out and I said that I didn't want to go through with it. For me, there was no alternative test as they had to look for things like Crohn's disease and bowel cancer.
When the nurse gave me a plastic tube and said 'bite on that and hold my hand tight'...I freaked out again, but by now the drugs were kicking in.
I can't really remember much apart from them telling me that very rarely, the bowel is torn when they do the procedure, but not to worry as it is very rare...then I remember crying out in pain while it was being done, but the wierd thing is that it didn't seem at all traumatic.
Strange experience.
I'm so glad that I went through it tho' as it turned out to be nothing serious and they diagnosed IBS-D.
If I freaked out so much that I pulled out of it, I'd still be sitting here worried about something serious, like cancer, so it was a very unpleasant day, but so glad I went thru with it.