Ironman

Yes - it was probably just some irritation. If the redness had gotten worse, a doctor would probably have helped. As long as it improves, you're good.

WIth a bruise, it's not really the clotting.....the blood kind of disperses. It will actually turn red, then green and yellow. It doesn't clot, which is a good thing. They might be concerned that it isn't clearing, but I would bet there is a medication or cream to help. With anxiety, we need to learn what is worth worrying about - filtering out what we can change versus what we can't. In your case, you went to the doctor with a legitimate concern. That is good - you stepped up and handled the anxiety correctly. It's the unknowns that we have to work, because it is easy to make things bigger than they should be and worry about it. Then......when we are better at handling things, we go through a stage where we worry because we aren't worrying like were used to anymore.... I get the nausea thing - that's me to a T. When I had moderate to severe anxiety (and I had PTSD levels in 2004-2005), I remember going a whole day eating half a Wendy's value meal....and only drinking half of the soda. I was afraid to eat anything more that day. Dehydration could have easily been an issue. It's hard to get out of the cycle of thinking, but we have to do it. Eventually, you will get your appetite back.

Anxiety causes nausea for me. Is there a cream you could put on the bruise? I would think there would be a product or two. If the doctors have said there is nothing wrong, then you need to go with that. Eventually, you will get your appetite back. Just make sure you are really worrying about things that you should be; the rest isn't worth the brain cells.

I have been having similar issues at times. I think it is just stress and feeling distracted. When you are stressed, anxiety can be easily triggered. We are more sensitive to anxiety triggers!

Yeah, I have fallen like this. I wasn't aware of my surroundings. Are you sure that what happened in ALS? Things like this happen to be people pretty often.

I am not a doctor, but I looked it up (without anxiety). The Augmentin likely caused the elevated enzyme levels, and it is still in the zone of time after stopping the meds. They will return to normal. No liver problems that aren't fixing themselves now. Dehydration can cause muscle cramping, dizziness, headaches, confusion, etc. Drink more water.

It is likely the same issue. To combat it, make sure to brush your teeth and floss when necessary. Also, keep the mouth moist..not dry. I also rinse with either an antiseptic (Listerine) or peroxide.

It could be a tonsil stone in forming, too. They smell bad when I had them, I remember that.

You have to provide an update. You can't leave this thread in suspense lol.

I fight similar issues - I was on Paroxetine for years, but switched to Cymbalta due to the weight gain and bruxism/teeth clenching. I am getting my FOURTH and final crown due to the damage done over the years. The weight gain causes the high blood pressure.......and I jogged 24 miles a week! It makes no sense to gain 65 pounds on Paxil, then switch to Cymbalta and lose over 25 of them, and then gain back 10. They need to look at these meds and their side effects - they deny the weight gain to keep us on them. It sounds like there is a possibility of putting you on a blood pressure med. I am on one - Losartan low dose. I am borderline hypertension normally. I had an eye hemorrhage in 2016 that left me pretty visually impaired due to a sinus infection. I took decongestants (should have been antihistamines) the morning of an angiogram and the doc flipped out and sent me to the ER when I had a 148/108 BP. I was back down to my normal range while in the ER, but they still put me on the med.

It's quite a stretch to call your throat issue cancer. It doesn't just come up in one week - according to your post from last week. Cancer wishes it was that aggressive. If it's lasted a week, I'd bring it up to your doctor. Infection, maybe, strep throat, maybe - there are antibiotics/penicillin for those. It could even be stress on your voice - simple relaxation. Again, bring that up and have him take a look - it wouldn't hurt......but don't call it cancer! If there are any tests, it would be the tongue depressor AAHHHH test and maybe a throat culture with one o' them Q-tips on a wooden stick.

The red numbers, I would think, would mean something is out of range. The doctors would know how to interpret the results. You can't really know for sure until they tell you. It could be anything. I know that my cholesterol goes weird sometimes and the doc threatens to give me another pill to take, but then it goes back in-range. It is best not to think about things - too much to speculate on. The doc will likely go over results.

As time went on it was easy to see You're lowering your Anx-i-e-teee. Jardiance maybe really swell but I'm really glad your tests went so well! hahaha

You got it.... positive self-talk. The doctors will point out what they are after. This is just a regular test; you should be okay. We are in the same time zone lol. T-minus 7 hours 29 minutes.....

Dust will absolutely do it. You're breathing it in, and likely through the mouth if you are lifting objects. It sounds like you are doing better. It's positive self-talk. Instead of taking so much on, you break down the attack into manageable pieces. You'll be fine.