am I crazy?

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Registered: 06-26-2004
am I crazy?
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Tue, 04-10-2007 - 7:17pm

I don't know where to turn right now...I'm really at my wits end.

I'm 41 mother of 4 ( 12,9,8 6)...and for the past 3 weeks I have been feeling so badly.

It started with feeling dizzy, and exhausted. WEnt tot he MD, he said it was a virus.
The foloowing week ,my cheek, forhead and ear felt like there was a person in there pulling...the pressure in my cheek and forehead was terrible, and it was accompanied by shootin gear pain.
Back to the MD, ( ENT this time) sayd it may be a low grade sinus infection, not sure, puts me on sudafed and steroid nose spray.

I still don't feel better, so back to the first MD on MOnday..he says it's still just a virus.

I know that's what they are saying, and I'm sure he's right, but I am so panicking right now.

I have convincrd myself that I have some deadly disease like Leukemia or a Brain Tumor.

Its just that I don't feel well...I'm tired... I know I'm tired somewhat becasue I haven't slept, becasue I'm worried, but I still can't convince myslef that I am ok.

Can an ear infection/sinus infection make you feel so badly? I've never had one before, so I've never felt this way...

I just feel so out of control right now and I don't want to talk to anyone about it.( dh is on business trip until Thursday)

Please tellme how I can get a grip with this anxiety that I have?
How do I do this....

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Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: imjmomof4
Thu, 04-12-2007 - 10:38am

Hugs to you. I also had to take steroids {Prednisone} for my sinus infection. Within two hours headache was gone, fever had lowered and felt much better. But before that, I felt bad! I really really know and understand health anxiety; I have been posting every other day about my own concerns. MDs and other healthcare professionals are so overbooked and overworked that they just don't have time to be sympathetic. It is comforting to know that even nurses like yourself feel anxiety about these things (my nurse friend says that the problem with being a nurse is that "you know too much, have seen too many weird and unexplained things, and that makes you into a full blown hypochondriac..." She told me that she envies the patients who know nothing bc "ignorance can be bliss..." I don't doubt that such is the case...

You have much on your plate with 4 kids etc--I had only 2 and felt my life was quite full enough (they are in their 20s, and I am glad I had them, they were worth the headaches of raising them...) take care, and I recommend a massage when you can get one, they are great for stress! peace,lyn

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