Iugrad91

Well I don’t think any of us are doctors, so while what you say makes sense, we are not qualified to say what it might or might not be. Chances are you don’t have bowel cancer. It may be just the way your body is, we are not symmetrical at all. It could be your lower ab muscles on that side are stronger because of your activity, how you sit (desk job?) or any number of things. Speculating isn’t going to keep you from worrying. Perhaps ask your doctor and see what they say.

Well then just forget the worrying if it’s over and live what life you have left in peace. You don’t really want to do that, though. You want to know you’re ok. Perhaps schedule a physical and discuss with your doctor.

So you’d rather not know and worry the whole time that get a diagnosis and be treated?

6 out of 7 million is such a minuscule risk, you have much higher risk of an adverse even of taking any other drug on the planet. The pause of the J&J vaccine is not because it isn’t safe, it is because they want to make sure they have accurate treatment info for anyone who might have this rare reaction.

This is not true. Do you have a medical background or are you a scientist, or are you just repeating what you’ve heard? I am a trained scientist and my husband is as well and he also works in the field and has much experience reading and interpreting clinical trial and safety data. In a normal clinical trial only a few patients are recruited each month. For the covid trials they recruited around 40,000 patients in a month. Vaccines stimulate your body’s immune response so you build up antibodies to the virus. One of the vaccines has to be stored at very low temperatures, By the time it enters body and is there for a few hours it has done it’s job and degrades and is removed by the system as waste. Most issues with vaccines are immediate or within a few weeks (which they had plenty of time and patients to study) or they are interactions with something else the patient is taking. Because of the way vaccines work they have little long term effect on anything but your immune system. All the MMR causing autism stuff was completely debunked years ago, that “scientist” faked all his data and more has come out completely dispelling the myth that vaccines cause autism.

It’s lower efficacy rate is due to the fact that when it was being tested there were already variants spreading and the vaccines aren’t as effective against some of them. Pfizer and Moderna were tested in the US prior to variants being widely circulating.

It can be. You didn’t cough up blood from your chest/lungs. If it came from your nose, you had a light bleed or blew it hard enough to make it bleed.

The air can be quite dry during the colder months or if there is heat or AC on. This happens to me often during the winter. Nothing to worry about. Perhaps try a neti pot if you have one or use a humidifier.

The side effects are your body doing what it needs to do, don’t think of it as a bad thing. Your body is making antibodies to fight off the invader and the muscle pain, fever, etc is a completely normal response.

I had a similar issue and went to PT for at least 4 months. It is probably not going to resolve after one or two visits. Sometimes it can even get worse before it gets better. Give it some time and maybe give PT a try. Mine was caused by weak muscles on the opposite side of the pain twisting my pelvis. I never would have thought it could be something on the opposite side. Let the experts do their job and give your body time to heal.

What makes you nervous about them? Doing your own research is fine but you really must be able to vet the information from reliable source. Both hubby and I have worked in the pharma industry and I’d be happy to answer any questions I could for you about r the vaccine. We know how to read the research and digest it so others can understand it.

I haven’t but my 86yo dad has gotten both and had no issues at all.

Only certain sites have the vaccine and regular doctors offices and blood draw centers are not one of them, at least where I am in IL. There is absolutely no way this could happen.

Trace is so common there would be no reason to change anything based on those results. That’s why they didn’t tell you to do anything or follow up in any way. Palpitations are so common in anxious and non-anxious people and are usually of little concern. Everyone has them, we freak out about them because we have HA.

It’s normal because almost everybody has some regurgitation. They still report it as a baseline to compare against future tests. Don’t use that MD you got on Google to diagnose yourself, you are not a cardiologist so you cannot deduce that what is on the report is abnormal.

It’s like starting all over again, the meds may actually increase your anxiety temporarily for the first few weeks before leveling off in your system. Give it a couple more weeks and if it doesn’t get better, maybe talk to your doc about trying a different med.

I think your last sentence answers your question. There is a reason his jaw is sore, you made a rational connection to getting his molars. Don’t let irrational fear of something that’s not there take over.

Merry Christmas to you, Jonathan, and all who celebrate it. My anxiety always increases around the holidays, this year is no exception, but it hasn’t been quite as bad because there is little expectation to have a big Christmas as usual.

Don’t believe what you read on social media. Any time you think “I heard, or someone said” take the information with a grain of salt. Meaning most people don’t have the facts about whatever they are talking about. The chances are much lower than 1 in 300. A quick search on a reputable site says 2 in 100,000. Not every site will have exactly the same numbers, but you can absolutely put the numbers you read in the trash. Unfortunately many people on social media are only on there to spread false information and scare people.

I don’t mean to be harsh, but if you go to the ER they won’t send you home if they find something that would endanger your life. How do you know one test isn’t enough to clear you for serious heart issues. If there was anything wrong it would show on the ECG. Have they done any other tests during your previous visits? Taken blood?

I had a similar issue that would bother me, it was cyclical with my period. Had a mammo and nothing found. Eventually the pain stopped. It was probably hormonal. We are not symmetrical, so just because you don’t feel it on the other side doesn’t mean it’s abnormal. I think we are all prone to poking and prodding when something hurts, but it only makes it worse. Leave it alone for at least a day, then a few days, then a week and see if you even notice it after that.

There are lots of things we feel that don’t need a doctors opinion. If you overfocus on every sensation and run to the doctor every time something feels different, you will find yourself constantly seeking reassurance for one thing after another. Learn to let it be for a few days before trying to figure out what it is. Most of the time it’s just a normal bodily sensation that everyone gets from time to time and most don’t think twice about.

Do you really think doctors do that? Nope. They call in other docs for opinions all the time if it’s something outside their area of expertise. They don’t look at test results and ignore something because they don’t know what it might be.

A half a pound a week (which is about what you averaged) is perfectly normal and healthy rate to lose weight. If you lose it faster, you’re more likely to put it back on again. Slow and steady wins the race. Congrats for the loss! It’s not easy to do.

One minute, one hour, one day at a time. Tell someone, ask for help, don’t try to get thru it alone. It may seem like nobody cares but most people live life without expressing their feeling, appreciation, love, etc because they just assume those things/people will always be there. Reach out to someone whether it’s a close friend, an acquaintance, or even a hotline if you can’t bring yourself to call someone you know. There is help out there!