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I looked again this morning and saw some of the pinkness is gone from one corner of the eye but I have a red spot, probably where I've been rubbing. I need to stop it but my vision hasn't changed. Is this good?

So a couple of hours ago I noticed some discomfort and wateriness in my right eye. My vision is fine and still is for the record, but when I went to look in the mirror, one side of the eye is reddish pink and the other side not so much. It's not so much pain as in severe pain but more of an annoying "this didn't use to be here" kind of thing but the redness and such is what's tripping me out. I do have HBP but I don't know if that hurts or helps me. It gets better with compresses but I need to know if it's something I need to worry about. The discomfort/pain is on the side with more redness, I think it could be a burst blood vessel but IDK what could have done it aside from maybe sneezing or rubbing it wrong.

I'm already on an ACE inhibitor which works wonders but it's still elevated at the doctors because of my anxiety. In a couple of short hours I'll be at my appointment, not much I can do now except pray my anxiety settles down

You're right, it's the lipids that are concerning me, I'm overweight and already have HBP so anything like that freaks me out. I think my anxiety is really just the worst part, my doctor's really a sweetheart and helped me get off Xanax when I was prescribed that for anxiety and it didn't work. I think part of it is I don't want to disappoint her too since last time I saw her she was praising me on my good health considering my circumstances

I'm also kinda freaking out about the throat, IDK if it's a muscle thing or a persistent infection or even cancer (Unlikely at my age I know) but my voice for the most part is fine, it just hurts when I talk in a higher register (I'm a voice actor for some indie cartoons) but it acts like it wants to be okay then hurt other times. I might ask the doc about it but I'd rather not run through a battery of tests

So I took another look at my results and didn't look at the lipid panel and holy smokes I saw a lot of red numbers. My actual appointment is on Friday so now I'm scrambling to find a way to address this. Are normal ranges just ideal or do the red numbers in excess mean I'm diseased and about to have a heart attack at any moment and Google's not helping

Okay so I got my results and aside from a slightly elevated A1C and Baso numbers I'm good

Tomorrow's the day, the fast starts now, I'm getting my last throws of anticipatory anxiety. I shouldn't be freaking out over a simple test but my mind is making it a much bigger life or death deal than it logically is

I think what happened was I was painting this week and had to move some furniture that hadn't been dusted in ages, so you think irritants could have played a part? It sounds like I'm getting better but still I don't want to give myself a death sentence when anticipatory anxiety is in a fever pitch

Okay so I'm not so much freaked out about the test now, I'm confident I'm good, but now I'm worried about the throat. My voice is kinda gravelly and raspy in spots and my throat is a little sore. My breathing is fine and I really have no other signs of an infection (Besides hot flashes which have since gone)

So in essence I shouldn't really be worried? The appointment is exactly two days from now at 9:50 AM Friday and I'm dreading it. Add to it I got some kind of throat bug which is not doing my preexisting anxiety any favors.

They said it's a basic test for a checkup, I'm just spiraling in my anxiety between this and other personal issues RN. I can't focus It is fasting too, I checked, all my previous tests were non-fasting, which is making me even more anxious like they're actively trying to find something to diagnose me with and give me a death sentence.

Hey all! I hate to be back here but I have a fear in the back of my mind about a checkup I have next week. I have the actual checkup first then a week after that I visit my actual doctor. My doc's actually really awesome and helps with my fears, helped me get off another medication (Xanax) with minimal withdrawal, and always supported me so it's not so much her I'm afraid of. This checkup includes a blood test which is honestly what has me the most worried. Granted it's just a basic test and last year my numbers came back pretty much perfect, but this anxiety is eating at me like if they find something wrong with me despite feeling no discernable symptoms. For context, I'm a 32 year old male who's overweight and has high blood pressure controlled with medication. Otherwise I'm healthy insofar as I don't have worrisome symptoms. I really just need reassurance that my numbers will come back fine whenever I have my test done.

Morning update: Still painful but I'm not sure if it's DVT. Again, it's not swollen, red, or debilitating to walk on, but the calf almost feels bruised and while it's warm, it's not any warmer than my other leg. I'm thinking it might just be a muscle strain, but the main caveat is my other leg feels fine, just my left calf is hurting.

Backstory: Today I noticed some soreness in my left calf, not the right. At first I wrote it off as a muscle strain as I had done some heavy work in my carport a couple of days prior, but a couple of things worry me: The location of the pain is in a part of my calf and I could see a blue vein that's not as noticeable on my right. It doesn't appear swollen or red nor is it unbearably painful to walk with, but the anxious part of my mind thinks I got a clot about to work its way to my heart and kill me. FWIW I have high blood pressure so IDK if that plays a part or not. Anyone with experience want to talk me down from spiraling