Appendicitis fears - new member

[MarieLily]

Hello! I am new to these boards but I've been struggling with anxiety and depression for 6 years now. I do not take medication but I go on therapy.

Right now I am scared that I have appendicitis.
I started having this pain in my right side last week but it would be there briefly and mostly I was doing okay. I had a very emotionally stressful situation afterwards where I experienced terrible dissociation and panic attacks.
Now I am having this pain in my pelvis and my lower back for three days on and off. I used to not have appetite but when I am less scared my appetite returns, when I begin to fear it again, my appetite is gone (but this makes sense)

TMI!
I am also having a bit of brown spotting as women get before their period so my mother believes it might be just a really bad period due to my stress. My mother is an ER nurse and my father is a surgeon and both tell me appendicitis is something that wouldn't let me do whatever I want for a week - and also recently three days and that I would have a fever and nausea and terrible pains.

However I am still very scared, I feel trapped and hopeless. Today I had a huge panic attack that my father took me to the hospital for and they gave me a shot to calm me down cause I was shaking and my hands and legs were tingling and I kept screaming that I will die so they had to hold me down and give me a calming shot. I thought I will stop breathing and die.
I know none of you here are doctors but maybe you guys can help me calm down a bit because only people who go through these things can really understand the kind of hell it is when you just feel trapped and can't do anything but worry and cry.

 

[Talgin]

I also get the back pain and brown spotting before my period. You may ovarian cysts. They are.painful but when they pop you may get some spotting. If you had appendicitis you would have constant pain. You are fine. Just do deep breathing. It sucks being female.

 

[Rinka]

Hello! I am new to these boards but I've been struggling with anxiety and depression for 6 years now. I do not take medication but I go on therapy.

Right now I am scared that I have appendicitis.
I started having this pain in my right side last week but it would be there briefly and mostly I was doing okay. I had a very emotionally stressful situation afterwards where I experienced terrible dissociation and panic attacks.
Now I am having this pain in my pelvis and my lower back for three days on and off. I used to not have appetite but when I am less scared my appetite returns, when I begin to fear it again, my appetite is gone (but this makes sense)

TMI!
I am also having a bit of brown spotting as women get before their period so my mother believes it might be just a really bad period due to my stress. My mother is an ER nurse and my father is a surgeon and both tell me appendicitis is something that wouldn't let me do whatever I want for a week - and also recently three days and that I would have a fever and nausea and terrible pains.

However I am still very scared, I feel trapped and hopeless. Today I had a huge panic attack that my father took me to the hospital for and they gave me a shot to calm me down cause I was shaking and my hands and legs were tingling and I kept screaming that I will die so they had to hold me down and give me a calming shot. I thought I will stop breathing and die.
I know none of you here are doctors but maybe you guys can help me calm down a bit because only people who go through these things can really understand the kind of hell it is when you just feel trapped and can't do anything but worry and cry.

Welcome to the community I have to agree with @Talgin that it most likely has to do with your cycle. Stress can have quite an effect on your period. For some people, stress makes the period longer, more intense and painful. Some might not get a period for one or two months during stressful times. Brown spotting can come Sometimes during ovulation, as @Talgin said, a cyst might have popped during ovulation and lead to the spotting.
I had appendicitis and believe me it’s painful and really hard to do anything. I had also very high fever and had to have surgery. Which was done in just under an hour.
The thing is though, if you suffer from anxiety, the explanation can be as rational as it likes but you still feel that way.

 

[Nadia]

I had the same feeling for a while thinking it was appendicitis and it happened to be a tiny hernia that was reduced manually and became symptomatic because I started do more squats at the gym. I went through almost a shock when the pain started but when I realized the pain was bearable I told my brain to stop..and literally the pain eased. If you are concious that your nerves takes over you in stressful situations, that is the first step of a long road of healing...aceptance.... now it is the time to find your way to feel better

 

[ashleynb]

Sounds like an ovarian cyst to me. I've had them for about 10 years now. I get one just about every single month that causes side pain, sometimes spotting, and pretty bad cramping.

 

[shreders8]

I had appendicitis and you, in my opinion, do not have that. My pain was like a severe gas pain in my stomach that never went away, did not come and go. It was so bad it forced me into a fetal position.. this lasted 5-6 hours (i would have died if i waited 3 days) before my friend dragged me to the hospital and the docs knew exactly what was wrong (appendicitis).

 

[Richard G]

I too had an appendicitis attack back in 2010. Started as severe gas and bloating then waves of intense pain. Drove to er...could barely even walk. 2 hours later had emergency surgery. What you have does not sound like appendicitis...you will know something is very wrong. Your body will let you know!!!