I'm having an emg done because of numbness and tingling in my hands and my doc wants me to get an emg! I'm scared not really of the test but of the results! Any of you on here that knows me knows that one of my biggest fears or obsession is that I have MS! I just ca't convince myself other wise you know what I'm saying despite the fact that I have benn dealing with this for awhile now as in 6 years!
sometimes I just think I am never going to get better despite all the effort I put into trying to! Ok its just nice to be able to vent!

I suffere with major hypochondria and I can ASSURE you that if you convince your self you have some sort of specific illness or disease, your body WILL start to display actual physical sympotoms of the illness. I have had it happen to me over and over, all I've done is wasted time that I'll never get back with worry instead of happiness and racked up a ton of medical bills that I can't afford to pay even didpite the fact that I do have insurance. I am only 25 by the way. I heard of someone that had colon cancer (not even related to me) and I was just convinced that I had it...after I thought about it for so long I was haveing bad rectal pain, diareah and one day when I went to the bathroom, the toilet water was bright red with blood, a lot of it! Actual blood! The doctor sent me in for a colonoscopy and guess what...NOTHING! They found NOTHING. I didn't make up the pain or the blood, those things were real...but did I cause them with my mind and my obcessing over the "colon cancer"???? I have to wonder...since the test was done I have never had anymore physical symptoms of that particular cancer.....now I've moved on to fixating on my heart (having a heart attack or stroke.....). Good luck to you! I'm sure there is nothing wrong with you, just like there is probably nothing wrong with me. I am working on taking my life back. Hypochondria and depression have taken it from me....

Not that I am an expert...but my 2 cents worth thinks that once you have the test done you will feel better.

If you get good news and have nothing you will feel fantastic.....if you get bad news at least you will know what you are dealing with and take the necessary actions to alleviate...

no reason to be afraid...it is what it is and knowing beats constantly worrying and driving yourself nuts...good luck

I have to say that Tallboy has made a really good point. I worried about skin cancer and it took me 7 years before I would get checked. I don't have it, in fact I didn't have to have anything removed! I'm almost 37! I worry and worry and it's just a waste. I try to tell myself that there will be time enough to worry when I'm told something is going on. This is easier said than done. I still have many moments but I am a work in progress. Be gentle with yourself and know that you are not alone.

nursekr - Your problem is not ms or any other ailment that you may obsess about. Your problem is worry. Your focus is on the negative. These people offer you great insight! Sit down and write a success rehearsal about your visit to the doctor, the test and the outcome. HOW DO YOU WANT IT TO BE? That's what you write about and then read this scenerio daily until your appt date.

thank you guys so much I really am so happy to have you guys to talk with its great! I'm sure your right there is nothing wrong with me I have been suffering with this for 6 years along time it started when I looked up my syptoms and they matched with ms! I now I shouldnt have done that. Anyway i have had a lot of things done to me from cat scans to lung scans i had a monitor for a week for my heart ekg's you name and everything came back normal! I had my grandpa and cousin test positive for celiac disease so for days i thought I had that and got the test it came back negative and the syptoms went away so I am sure it is nothing! Sorry so long it just feels really good to get it out!

Dear nusekr, First of all, know that you are not alone ~ all of us here have experienced symptoms you deal with ~ otherwise, we would not be here in the first place. I too have been tested for MS, and found to be negative. Is that a good thing? Yes ~ on the forefront, but what the hell is going on with me? I someties question my sanity. Next week I am scheduled for oral surgey. Already, I am having anxiety attacks over it. Trystan

I cannot begin to tell you what it means to me to read all of the postings here I struggle with obsessing about having medical things wrong with me all of the time and I really feel like I am crazy and totally out of control a lot of the time Other than that I tend to function OK (husband, kids, jobs, etc) and it feels like this is so stupid that I have to keep it a secret My issue is even when I go to the doctor and the doctor says it's fine, I wonder if he/she missed something or is just not telling me something or if I have a test done I wonder if they did it wrong or if I read something on the net about a related thing I am convinced that I probably have that and they didn't know it Sometimes I just feel like "Make this stop!" I guess it helps me to know that I am not the only one who deals with this issue Thanks for sharing!

This means a lot to me too. I suffer from the same thing. Thats actually why I came on the sight today. I found out I have post nasal drip, and by the way it is so common, anyways I have to take sudafed, and I've took sudafed before, before I had anxiety and I was fine, but of course I think this time I wont be fine. My doctor said it might make me jittery. So thats what I'm hanging on to. Also I went to the doctors yesterday and all of my results were excellent, but I still think somethings wrong. I really, really hope I could stop worrying! help!

Hi, Nursekr. Boy did you ever hit a topic we all can relate too! Just reading all the replies to your post made me feel a little better too. I just had a physical done thursday and have some blood work to be done. My anxiety is caused by fear of dying or something medically wrong. I TOTALLY understand the fear you have. I woory about the results I'll be seeing too. But my doctor told me some good advice that matched Lucinda's....Face your Fears. Usually they are only your mind playing with you. Things will be fine. That's for sharing your scarey thoughts...we are all here for you.

omg me too!!! I have been having diarea alot wit these panick attacks and lost like 70 lbs .Which drs think is great as im obese any way. But right away i think i have cancer somewehre and they are missing it even though i have alot of test done .. My doctor said well what do u expect you went from eating 3000 caleries a day to eating mabe 1000. if that all i eat is soupp crackers a little chicken once in a while but i dont want anything greasy and i have really no appetie,, But then just last night i was looking on the net and now i think i have malabsorption i have all the symptoms lack of appetie, low choloestel now actually not low normal.. compaired to last report ,Diahrea , its unreall when i also know is my cholestrol is better because i dont eat junk any more no ice cream, cream sauces etc, I know the diarea is probably ibs from the panik attacks as i have had that befor so is the lack of appetite !!! But do i listen to my self no!!! i just freak out thinking i have some major disease !!!

MS has always been a big fear of mine too. I have had tests, but still sometimes worry over it. The last bout of multiple doc visits for me, I said (it was new doc for me), "what about MS?" He said one of the first things to start having problems if you have MS is your eyesight. I didn't have any sight issues, so I felt better right away.

I hope your test turns out fine, which I'm sure it will. I am so sick of being so hypersensitive to every sensation I feel in my body and thinking that it's something wrong with me. The program is helping, but it's hard. We all know how you feel. You're in my prayers.

YES I HAD THE SAME FEAR DUE TO NUMBNESS AND TINGLING AND WEAKNESS IN MY ARMS AND LEGS--THE DRS DIDNT SEEM TOO CONCERNED WITH MY SYMPTOMS-THEY ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT THE ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IS MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND AND UNRESOLVED GRIEF--THIS IS ALL DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH--IM GLAD TO BE ABLE TO TALK WITH OTHERS JUST STARTING THE PROGRAM WHO UNDERSTAND HOW IM FEELING --

It sets my mind at ease a little that there are others out there who worry about their health. When I took the self test on the website I tested sky high for obsessive/Complusive Disorder. I have been so worried about my health. Back in February I had a hemroid flare up. I'm 21 and have never had anything like that happen to me before. SO, when I saw blood in the toilet, I of course freaked out and thought the absolute worse thing possible. I thought "Oh my gosh, something is wrong, I'm going to die." I think I put myself shock. That is when everything started. I ended up going to the emergency room the next day because I had more bleeding and my stomach was cramping really bad and I just felt so sick. They told me my blood count was normal and to just check in with my family doctor the next day. So, I did that and he told me it was just a hemroid and I should feel better soon. Well, The bleeding stopped, but the stomach pain went on for weeks. After a couple of weeks of feeling this way, I started feeling the anxiety symptoms (at least I think that is what is was). I had the spacey, dizzy, unreality feelings. I was so scared because I didn't know what was going on. Which caused more worry, and more anxiety. Then I started having all this pressure in my sinus area and head. I went to the doctor and he said it was a sinus infection. I tried a natural way to get rid of it and seemed to help at first, and I thought I was getting better. Then I started having horrible lower back pain. It hurt to even sit. I had symptoms of a kidney infection. I went to the doctor and he put me on an antibiotic. He checked my urine and later told me it was clear of bacteria and everything was normal. He told me that after I did the round of antibiotics. I was still having the back pain, so I went back and he said well you're back is probably out. I went to a chiropracter and he fixed me up within a week. The lower back pain has been much better. He put me on another antibiotic though because my sinuses were still bothering me. I was on that for 2 weeks. I got done taking those last friday. I still have some of the pressure but I'm giving it a week to see if it doesn't get better before I go back.

Anyway, I started the anxiety program because I realized that I had problem. The physical symptoms i was having seemed to be related to anxiety. I'm into the fourth week and today I just feel horrible. The past week I've been having some problems with my fiance and some of my family. It got me worked up and I don't know if that's why I'm feeling so horrible or if there is just something physically wrong. I feel weak, spacy, dizzy, lighthead, and have the since of unreality. I guess I'm just looking for advice because I'm scared this is more than anxiety. I just need advice, please.

It is a great relief to know your not alone! I wish I could just get rid of the worrying so much I hate it! It's worse for me because of where I work at! I work in a doctors office and translate for our spanish patients so I'm around illness and things everyday all day! so pretty much I am a basket case from dusk till dawn! If it aint one disease its the next but the #1 thing is ms hopefully once I get this emg done and everything else done I cant put this crazy thinking to rest! Ok thanks again for all the support and understanding hugs to all and we will beat this!!!