Same here, health anxiety the bane of my life not only for me but for all of those that I love.  I will never change.xx

Its awful isnt it. Ive had health anx for over 10 years. Ive had therapy, cbt, counselling, medication. It seems very hard to beat! Then with google at your finger tips its even harder! 

When my GP referred me to the hospital, she refused point blank to give any medication for anxiety, no mention of counselling or anything.  I only wanted something to take the edge off the anxiety for the two weeks before the appointment.  It would have been a comfort just knowing that if I was on my knees with the anxiety something like diazapam would help.. I would hardly have become an addict!.  Meditation, CT, Bach Remedies do nothing for me.  I have got to the stage where I am not eating, I am sleeping but I think that is because the worry is exhausting.  However as soon as I wake up the worry hits me and I dont want to get out of bed.  Wish I could be different. xx 

I am exactly the same. I hate when I wake up and all the worry hits me! Are you able to stop yourself googling? Thats the main thing that feeds my anxiety! Also I was on health anx facebook groups but they can make you worse too! I hate the way they dont really allow diazipam here. I remember years ago when my dad died my mum said the doctor gave her something crazy like 5 diazipam to get her through it! Iv a friend in America and its so different there, they allow you drugs like that if you have chronic anxiety to help give you a better quality of life. They dont do much here to help. A few sessions of cbt and you are sent on your way :(

Hi the answer to your question regarding googling is no, I may be in the middle of something but a worry comes into my head and back to google I go.  I am at work tomorrow and we have no internet there so it will be impossible use it until I get home?  About 15 years ago my Mum was prescribed diazapam for a few weeks when she was worried about a health problem and they took the edge off and helped her a great deal to get through the crisis.  I would give anything for a prescription from the GP.  As it is I am feeling anxiety induced clinical depression coming on, I have had it before and that is ghastly too! Down here I think that you have to wait months to get CBT lot of good when I need help now. It’s so nice to talk to you, please keep in touch.  Lyn xx

It isn't easy and I hope things work out for your all. I'm starting CBT myself.

Also it seems I'm having an ultrasound and not a CT scan, not sure if it's any different. Still exhausted but started exercising a bit. It'squite annoying considering that I'm 29 and otherwise quite fit.

Have you got long to wait for the ultrasound?  For ease of mind the sooner the better. xx

Will get an appointment letter within 6 weeks, seems too long.

I think that if they suspected cancer you would be seen within  a couple of weeks.  So if I were you I would consider this a good sign and feel a little less anxious. xxx

I hope so, it's just that all the stories of tests coming out normal but still ending up with something sinister scares me. Or having symptoms and test being normal thus doctor's ignoring you and it getting worst as a result.

Would make sense if the fatigue went along with the flu but the fact it has lingered a month after my flu is worrying.