Any Hypochondriacs in the House?

[James]

Any people think that stomache aches might be a sign of liver failure? Back aches might be cancer etc?

And what do doctors know? If there is nothing wrong why do we feel bad?

[DeltAlum]

No hypochondriacs here. The all died.

[FAB*SpiceySpice]

I am a HUGE hypochondriac. I blame it partly on my parents b/c they're both doctors so I know about all these random diseases and their symptoms and they only encourage it further by offering me medical books to do my "research". The other part is probably just b/c I'm a freak.

Last winter I had awful awful headaches and I did some research and I was truly convinced that I had brain cancer. I went and got an MRI over break b/c I thought I was dying. Of course, I was fine, but I didn't start to feel better until after I had done something to be certain I was ok.

My friends think it's funny sometimes, how freaked out I get, but it's not fun at all.

I can make myself physically ill just b/c in my mind, I AM ill. It really sucks sometimes, but it's not too out of control so I deal.

[ThetaLove]

I am a doctor's worst nightmare. First, I go in there and try to diagnose myself and tell him what is wrong with me. Then he will tell me what is really the matter. (usually his explanation for what is going on is a lot less life threatening) It's a good thing he is a friend of our families and he knows me really well.
I always get second opinions if I'm not satisfied! I am a true hypochondriac. This thread is great!!

Seriously though, don't ever be afraid to get a second opinion. It could save your life or at least make you feel better. You know way more about your own body than any doctor could get from reading a book. (this spoken from someone who will one day be a doc.... hopefully)

[ThetaGrrl]

Yup, total hypochondriac...

you should see my desk- lysol can, clorox wipes, hand sanitizer... this stupid flu scares me!

[ADPiAkron]

Sure am....aren't we all? Everyone will die sometime!!

[AchtungBaby80]

Doctors hate me, too. I look up all this stuff on the internet and then I scare the crap out of myself, so that when I finally get to the doctor's office I'm shaking like a leaf and hysterical. Which, in my defense, I have had some reason to worry...I had surgery almost a month ago for "precancerous" stuff (the c-word is really scary), and then I had the whole detaching retina thing. Every time I see a flash of light, I'm like, "Oh, my God! My eye is falling apart! I need more surgery---waaaaaaah!" So I can cut myself a little slack, even if my parents think I'm nuts.

But then there's all the other stuff I freak out about, like..."Is my cell phone going to give me cancer?" "I have a headache...oh, no, it's got to be a tumor!" "I'm coughing...oh, horror, it's TB!" It's great being a hypochondriac...a great way to drive yourself crazy, I mean.