Ironman

It's not necessarily a failure. You opened up You were willing to take advice, even through the stubbornness of anxiety. You are willint to take a look back. Overcoming anxiety is a process. Each one of these situations is a chance to analyze and learn. How we think - how we react. The goal is to not react as severely to the next situation. 🙂

To add to what BeautifulDisaster said here, take a look back at the process and what you were going through, the thoughts and issues you had. What did you do that was healthy versus unhealthy. If something like this comes up again, how would you handle it? The first lesson about anxiety I learned was "How I think determines how I feel" - well, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

God Bless you for allowing yourself to open your mind enough to step out of the anxiety situation. Part of the deal with anxiety is that we aren't stepping out enough to see the entire picture - we tend to only focus on the worst case scenario - the catastrophizing. It could even be that deal where your skin gets pinched real bad and it leaves a mark that looks creepy, but it's that blood rising up to the skin business and it just takes time to go back into the body.

Yep - don't google. You'll scare yourself!

It's hard to do. The doctors will know what to do one they have their info. It's early in any case so it would be faster to treat.

Lymphoma of the skin can look like other skin issues. Skin lymphoma is something that grows and spreads, but is rare. If the mammogram pinched, it could cause a mark that looks like it, too. It's apparently early enough that they are just trying to figure out what it is. Treatment goes like that. The thing to do is avoid doing something my father always told me I did......he would always say "you are putting two two and two together....and getting EIGHT!"

Was the bruise caused by the mammogram itself? That's really bad!

Anxiety can do all kinds of things. I think I had a bit of what you had recently myself. I am under a LOT of stress at work and despite having improved with my anxiety issues, it can still cause issues. It's not a tumor; it is the mind trying to adjust to the body - we think faster than we talk.

the site is up - awesome work. If you see spam, report it!

I would let the antibiotics work. See if the lymph node shrinks more.

Aripiprazole is Abilify. I don't think I was on Abilify. I was on Ambien for a while and Geodon for a while. I would think the Abiify would be taken at night, especially if you are having trouble sleeping. At the time I was taking Geodon/Ambien, I had trouble sleeping due to worry.

Then, it is triggered by a stressor. That is something you need to monitor.

Are the symptoms increasing with stress?

Yes - everyhting is still mending.

The calf soreness is probably from having adjusted your walking.

Irritation causes redness, but it wouldn't be from shoes. Scratching won't accomplish anything but inflammation - let it itch, it's healing.

At worst, there would be blood inside the foot, similar to a bruise, occurring. The blood is fading, though.

Your body would have a far different reaction after five days if you had sepsis. You're going to be fine. Keep the area clean.

The infection only goes so far - the fact that it hasn't spread is the best sign. I think you're good - it'll just be sore as it heals.

The red marks are part of the wound and nerves. That's normal.

First of all, it's been three days. the inflammation is likely the body trying to heal itself. I don't think sepsis would be an issue at all since there is a wound. Sepsis involves something that enters the bloodstream. At worst, you probably would have had pus coming out as white blood cells would have fought infection at that point. Wood isn't the same as rusty metal, so you are definitely good in that area - no tetanus danger, so you wouldn't need a shot. I have stepped on pieces of glass and never worried about it. The pain is healing in progress. Just keep your foot clean and wear a sock - perhaps shoes - for protection.

It's only insanity in the respect that during anxious episodes, you are actually looking for things to worry about - just to keep the anxiety going! It's like you worry about not worrying, and then worry, and then worry some more.

I doubt sepsis would occur from a toothpick. It's not even metal, so there isn't a problem. I had a piece of wood shoot up underneath my fingernail and was lodged there for nearly a month before I slid it out - to my shock, it was there. There was never any real infection despite it hurting. If you keep it clean, you should be okay. I would just keep it clean. Monitor it a bit.

It will take a bit of thought retraining to adjust the mind to not react, but that is okay. Medicine in this realm is like "training wheels". This will likely not be permanent if you can work on what is causing the anxiety - for now, the additional medication will calm your body enough. The brain fog basically means your anxiety is at a level where your body can't keep up. To give an example, we can speak 250 words a minute, but think up to 1,500. If your mind is firing on all cylinders, you're going to zone out lol. The medication for now will help stop that, but the rest is on your focus. Eventually, you won't need that level of meds. How we think determines how we feel!

You answered your own question. It's just nerves and you're on edge, so it will happen. Life has stress, unfortunately. This is going to be a very volatile year, too. I have been saying "Buckle up, Buttercup!" quite a bit. ....and congratulations on your family addition!