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Vickers,
Sorry to hear you're still bouncing in & out of hospital. That's definitely a tough situation to deal with. When you can, you may benefit from utilizing your relaxation strategies.
Hang in there and keep us posted!
Danielle
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Wow sounds like you are having a tough few days. I really empathize with you. If you read my I hate being sick thread you will get why I say that lol. Well, I know how it is when you have physical symptoms and symptoms of anxiety and it becomes difficult to tell them apart. But I thnk it is great that your doctor is keeping tabs on you and such. And as Lorlee pointed out to me in another thread, it is hard enough to be calm when we are physically well that it is normal if it is harder when we are sick. So be kind to yourself :) Anyway, please, keep us posted on how you are doing!
-Diva
Well, I had my appointment yesterday and the infection has sread. I guess the IV antibiotics aren't working. So, now I am taking another antibiotic along with the IV. Also, because it spread, the doctor cut it open yesterday and had to squeeze most of the pus out. I had the hugest panic attack right before she did it!! My heart was pounding out of my chest and I couldn't stop shaking. But, I kept telling myself it was ok and made it through. I had to go back in again last night so she could recheck it and she said it looks better. It is really swollen and black now. I think if I could stop being dizzy and nauseous, I would feel better, but, as it is.... The anxiety isn't helping with that I'm sure. I have to go back in again this morning. I'm really hoping it's good news. This is proving quite difficult to deal with.
Thanks for your support - it really helps!
Hiya Vickers, I am really glad that you went to the doctors and that they are gonna fix you right up with the IV and all. And I am glad you are considering going home and resting. And boy do I ever empathize with you about being sick. I agree, it is so much harder to deal with the anxiety thing and challenge thoughts and all that when we feel really bad. I hope this goes away fast for you. Take care and hang in there!
-Diva
Well, I went to the doctors appointment yesterday and the bite is indeed infected. They put me on an IV because she said that pills wouldn't work fast enough. I have to go back in this morning for another IV and another one tomorrow. I am so sick! I feel like I have the flu or something and I am just wiped out. My head won't stop spinning and I just want to go to bed. I'm at work though. Thankfully, I work at the doctor's office so after my appointment, I'm going to see if I can just go home. I hate being sick! It makes my anxiety sky rocket. Even when I work on challenging my thoughts, it is so much harder when I don't feel right. This just stinks!!
Hi vickers4,
Sounds like you really have a lot going on right now! Just wondering how everything went with the doctor today.
Hope all is well, check back in when you can.
Casey
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Hiya Vickers. I was wondering if you had seen your doctor yet? If so how did it go?
Waiting to hear more from you. Hang in there, this too shall pass!
-Diva
I am having a really bad morning and just need to vent or something.
I got a spider bite or a mosquito bite or something back on Friday and over the weekend it got infected and it just keeps getting more and more painful. It kept me up most of the night and I am seriously tired. I'm sure that's where most of the anxiety is coming from today because when I'm tired I get dizzy and dizzy spells are a trigger for me. But, because of the infection, I keep thinking that maybe it's making me sick and that's why I'm dizzy and that's why my stomach hurts so much. I'm sure it's not. Logically, it would just be my normal Monday morning anxiety because I never sleep good on Sunday nights, which makes me extra tired on Mondays, which makes me extra anxious. I'm sure the stomach ache is just from the anxiety also. But, there's that thought in the back of my head that it's because of the infection.... ARGH
I have a doctor's appointment in another hour and a half to get this looked at. I'm trying to calm down, but I'm having a really rough time at it just now!
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