Follow up appt.
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| Mon, 04-03-2006 - 12:44pm |
I am not sure if anyone remembers my previous post. Well, I went to the doctor last Tuesday. She did some neck x-rays to check for neck spurs. Didn't find any, but she said my neck muscles are spasming and it looks like there is some inflammation from an old neck injury (which could be, I was in a car accident a couple of years ago). She prescribed me Tylenol 4 for the headache pain (I can't take them during the day nor can I take one all at once, they have codine in them and I would just pass out for hours), and a muscle relaxer to take in the evenings before bed (those are nice:)). Today I am going in for a follow up appt. and I really don't feel any better. I don't know what to do or say when I see her. She did a second blood draw last week when I was there and everything checked out fine. My white count was normal, no thyroid prblems or anything. Should I still request an MRI or CAT scan or something? Or would the blood test have picked up on something if there were something physically wrong with me? I am still treating this as a tension headache. I am going to the chiropracter and also getting a weekly massage. But now lately, I feel as if the anxiety is turning to depression. I want to cry ALL THE TIME and I have no desire to do anything I used to love doing. I am also scared to drive now after the dizzy spells in the car. Going to work is awful, I go the back way (luckily I live in a small town and it is possible to avoid the main street.) I usually watch my niece on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, she is 2 1/2 and I love baby-sitting her, but now I am afraid something will happen while she is in my care. I feel so frustrated! DH is leaving today for work, he will basically be gone all summer, but will be close enough to visit every other weekend or so, and I can go see him also, but that means a lot of driving, which I do NOT want to do! I am already dreading the drive to Seattle to see him this coming weekend (it's about a 2 1/2 hr drive from where I live). The only thing that seems to help me be calm is the lorazepam, but I don't want to rely on tranquilizers to make it through the day, and besidesm they can be very addictive I have heard. The 30 year old daughter of one of the women I work with went through some bad anxiety problems a few years ago and is now on Lexapro and seems to be doing great. I am thinking seriously about talking to my doctor about some type of medication.
Okay, if you made it to the end of this post, thank you for listening to my rambling! I will post again after my appointment today.
Jessica


WB, Jessica. I'm happy to hear that there's nothing seriously wrong. Many studies indicate that folks with anxiety/depression do have physical symptoms. Sometimes we get very involved in the symptoms & want more testing done to reassure ourselves that everything is normal &
Hi Jessica, of course I remember you!
Sheri Ann