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    Hey all! Me again. It’s been a while.

    I'm starting to worry myself that my tonsillitis is turning into Sepsis. And obviously Sepsis = death.

    it started last week as a bad cold. And turned into tonsillitis Tuesday. With Fever, chills, body aches, headaches etc. I went to he doctor yesterday who gave me some antibiotics and said it should start clearing up in 1-2 days.

    I’m 1.5 days into them and although I guess I do “feel” a little better. My tonsils are still just as swollen and covered in white spots.

    so now I’m worrying that they’re not working, and that instead it’s going to go the other way. If a cold turned into tonsillitis, the tonsillitis is going to turn into Sepsis right?

     

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    Hi all!

    It's been a while, it's been a pretty good year here. But on Wednesday I had an impacted wisdom tooth taken out, all went well, lots of pain over the past couple of days as to be expected, but today I bent down too far, felt the clot get disturbed and now it's bleeding again. Is it supposed to bleed 2 days later? I feel like thats not a good sign and now it's going to get infected.

    Thanks all!

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    17 hours ago, Holls said:

     I wrote down how much they ate and how many dirty diapers etc.. the worry was the same with all 3 but taking care of them was easier after the 1st.

    Thanks @Holls! I was doing the same, writing down all his feeds, times and amounts for the first week, mainly because the midwifes were worried he wasn’t feeding enough at first (which was great for my anxiety! ?). But I’ve managed to stop that.

    im tempted to get one of those breathing monitors for while he’s sleeping, to try releive my worry and let me get some sleep. But some people say they make anxiety worse.

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    Hey All!

    Hope everyone is doing well, it’s been a while since I’ve been here, I’ve been doing pretty well, and still am with my own issues. But now I have a newborn baby to contend with! (Some may remember I posted a few times throughout the pregnancy).

    its been great for me, I’ve hardly worried about myself since he’s arrived. But it’s a whole new world of worry when there’s a tiny human to look after!

    I’m just watching him at night instead of getting the sleep I need, just to make sure he’s still breathing. Constantly taking his temperature, worrying that he’s not feeding properly, or that something is wrong that I haven’t spotted.

    No real question or comments to make here, just thought I’d update everyone ?

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    Hi all, so I’ve been relatively well, compared to how’s I was a year ago. My heart skips beats SO much less than it used to. Still freaks me out and sends me down a hole when it does, but its not multiple times a day like it used to be.

    what worries me now is purely Lupus. It’s always been a worry, but this time all others have faded and I’m solely focusing on Lupus. I seem to have symptoms of it:

    Raynauds (extremely cold white hands and feet) and regular pins & needles, and still the palpitations/skipped beats, as I know Lupus affects the heart. I’m also always tired.

    i don’t have an extreme butterfly rash, but I’m sure whenever I get out the shower i do have. Though I’m not sure if that’s the the heat. Does showering give everyone red face/cheeks?

    Thanks all ?

    hope everyone else is doing better

  17. Posted

    For me it’s meditation, hypnotherapy, relaxation, and all of that mindfulness that goes with it.

    learning to understand the mind and how it works and how to give it a break.

    Anxiety isn’t  “cured” but it seems so much better when I or i practice the above

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    Hi All, it's been a little while since I posted anything. I've been doing quite well. Skipped heart beats have been much less since I've been managing work time better. Which is great! Hope everyone else here is getting on well too.

    The one thing that still really bothers me is how constantly cold I am. My fingers are often white, even on hot days, with the rest of my hands a reddish/purple. Which is obviously some kind of Raynaud's. But is it because I have Lupus? Thats the main thing I can't stop thinking. I'm always SO cold. I've been tempted to get some magnesium supplements, as that seems to work for a lot of people, and cold extremities is apparently also a symptom of that. I haven't bothered with doctors any more. They're always so unhelpful and uncaring around here.

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    1 hour ago, jonathan123 said:

    The thing that worries me is there’s nothing bad going on now. On holiday, feeling great. Nice and relaxed. So what’s to have an anxious episode about? Must be an actual heart issue.

    NO!!! It's not. What most people don't realise is that the unconscious part of the mind, the part to which we have no direct access, goes on working without our consciously being aware of it. It can throw up symptoms and feelings from memories we think we have long since forgotten. The feelings and emotions come up but not the memory that caused them. Psychotherapy is aimed at reviving those memories and dealing with them with reason. So many sufferers say 'but it came out of the blue. I was fine and for no reason that I can see I had a panic attack'. It may have been a sound, a smell, a voice calling, a wind in the trees, anything that would cause an unconscious memory recall with the emotions associated with that memory

    Thanks Jonathan, you really are a credit to this community. Always giving long thoughtful answers.

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    Hey all! I’m currently sunning myself in the hot hot Canary Islands. (Far away from my usual UK coldness). Had a great week, but last night as I was falling asleep, I started twitching, then my heart went all over the place. With the usual rush after it and sudden need to go to toilet.

    The thing that worries me is there’s nothing bad going on now. On holiday, feeling great. Nice and relaxed. So what’s to have an anxious episode about? Must be an actual heart issue.

    the only other thing I can try relate it to is that I haven’t had much to drink. Considering it’s about 4 times the heat of the UK, I should probably be drinking more. Maybe it’s dehydration.

    i also have pretty severe heat rash come up on my arm which worries me. Thinking it’s worse than normal and I’m going to need to go to a foreign hospital or something.

  21. Posted

    Morning all!

    Felling pretty good lately, working less, relaxing more, getting out for lunch-time walks etc all seem to be helping. And generally trying to eat better.

    I'm just wondering, I can't see to find the answer anywhere else, do regular blood tests have any indication of diabetes? I'm a little concerned about it for a few reasons. I have terrible circulation, I'm always tired, more frequent trips to the toilet, varying vision throughout the day etc and this morning the wife made the comment that I look thinner. I weighed myself and I'm only down a little, maybe 1-2kg over a month.

    I'm putting the slight weight loss down to healthier eating, the toilet trips down to my increased water intake, and circulation down to having very little to no exercise. So there are things I can relate all of those to. But Diabetes is always a worry. However, I did have general blood tests a few months ago. Just the usual, routine blood counts etc. Would these show any warning signs of diabetes, or would a doctor have to specifically request tests for it?

    Just trying to figure out if I go back and ask for diabetes checks, or if that would have already been covered.

  24. Posted

    7 minutes ago, armeade25 said:

    Keep your head up. Abnormality does not always mean something devastating. I learned that the hard way this year. So glad you have another scan so soon - you will get some answers. Much love and keep us posted. It will be okay. 

    Thank you ?

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