So scared! Please help me

This started in July/August I thought I had sinusitis. It went temporarily and then came back along with tingling sensation on right side of head. I noticed a cracked tooth and went to the dentist who then referred me to a specialist. They were going to remove the tooth but didn't because he said that my problem was something to do with the joints of my jaw. 
he said to eat on both sides. 
long story short, the tingling in the right side is there every morning and continues through the day. Sometimes I get a headache too in one place. I also get a tingling cheek on the same side. I had a massage who said that he thought my problem was stress and tension, my muscles in my neck were so tight that he couldn't move them for a while. I am a worrier and suffer health anxiety. I am terrified beyond words of having cancer. I am absolutely terrified of going to the dr incase he's concerned and send me for an mri. (I also have claustrophobia). Please can someone just put my mind at rest. I'm waking up at 2:15 every morning completely terrified! 

My daily symptoms are: tingling in right side of head which definitely get worse when I worry about them.  I am driving myself mad and even as I write this, I feel the tingling. 
 Dear God I am so scared. I just want this all to go, to end! 

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  • Hi Krystalk and thanks for posting.

    I'm sorry to hear that you are feeling so scared and worried about your health at the moment.

    You have had some replies on here from other forum members which you may have found helpful.  It does sound like it would be really useful to go to your GP to discuss your worries.  Symptoms can be caused by many different things, most of which are not cancer.  Your GP will be able to talk through what has been happening, examine you and see if you need any further tests.  They will also be able to support you with your anxiety.

    You mention waking at night and describe how your worries and fear about your health are really affecting your day to day life.

    I wonder if you have had any support for this before?  It sounds like you do try different things to manage it, such as massage, and you mentioned trying mediation in your reply to the other forum members.  There are some other resources here which you might like to have a look at.  Anxiety UK is a website that has lots of ideas for people living with anxiety to manage how they are feeling.  Every Mind Matters is an NHS website that helps people look after their mental health and wellbeing. 

    Hopefully you do manage to speak to your GP and have some answers soon, which will hopefully help relieve your worry.

    Please get back to us if you need any more information or support.  You can also talk things through with one of the nurses on our helpline.  The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.

    Take care

    Rachel

  • Thank you so much for your reply. No I have never had help or support. I've just gone through life worrying myself sick over one thing or another. 

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