Anxiety at an all time high

can anyone else relate - my anxiety is through the roof to the point I am getting numbness and tingling in my head and twitching at night in bed, and severe nausea because i have a nervous tummy and I can’t eat. I had a CT then an ultrasound then had to go for an MRI and am waiting for my consultant to call me back. As these symptoms heighten and worsen I have myself convinced it has gone to the brain and I am dying because it’s taken me almost 3 years to get to this point and docs just kept firing morphine at me and I’m thinking if they had listened sooner. This morning I wrote letters to my husband and boys when  my husband did the school run. His secretary is useless. After CT I got a letter for ultrasound no explanation why, so I rang left her a message nothing. Then I got a call for MRI from the clinic doing it, had it done and called Tuesday spoke to her will call you back later. She didn’t so I left it until this morning and she casually says there was a crisis yesterday I will call you later but I know she won’t. I bought protein shakes and bars yesterday to try and eat - can’t tolerate bars but can drink the milk. Nausea tablets aren’t working and I have myself demented waiting. Anyone else relate? 

  • Hi there, sorry to read you're having so much trouble.

    One thing that might be worth looking into is your pain meds. I've taken tramadol in the past with no problem, they were a benefit. But for a more recent issue, they made me really nauseous to the point of vomiting, when I hardly ever throw up. Once they were out of my system, things settled down. Not being able to eat properly must make everything feel worse, so do speak to your doctor.

    regards, gamechanger

  • Do you have cancer? You said you are convinced it's gone to your brain? 

  • Thank you both for your replies. I currently am on morphine Gabapentin and other meds for different conditions. I haven’t been diagnosed yet and that’s where the anxiety is coming from. It is kidney cancer I am awaiting diagnosis for and now they have all 3 tests they have said the meeting is this week and I will be in soon to go them all and discuss a plan going forward. I know we shouldn’t but when no one is talking to you we refer to google -  if mistake - I am a nervous wreck at the best of times - but having the sensations in my head twitching in bed etc are all things that happen when it has spread. I know they might not be related but try telling my body that and how it reacts. I’m hoping it won’t be much longer. Thank you both again for your replies x 

  • I was diagnosed with kidney cancer a month ago. 

    I know how terrible is thw wait. Hang in there. The day for thr results will come and either way you will feel relieved. 

    Good luck to you. 

  • Hello. 

     

    Did you get a diagnosis?