Tired. Drained. Over this.

[bigjetplane6]

About 3 weeks ago, I went to the doctor reference breast issues. Had an ultrasound done and the results were: nothing, just breast tissue.
leaving i felt relieved but as hours passed, i started thinking and thinking and overthinking it. maybe they didn’t check the correct spot, maybe they didn’t read the ultrasound correctly. so i haven’t been 100% ok with the results. I’ve been a mess over it still.
Now my other breast has always been a worry for me. I had the doc see it and he says “breast/nipple exzcema” and to apply i think hydrocortisone on it and i’ll be ok.
He’s a normal family doctor. Would he even know what he’s doing? Or if he had any doubts would he refer me to some one?
Today I noticed a red spot on my breast that isn’t raised or anything, more like scaly. and I’m a mess all over again. Thinking it’s inflammatory BC. Anyone please help.
Anyone get any of these symptoms ever?

 

[Phillies Phan]

Health anxiety is by far one of, if not the worst form on mental illness. For me it’s only getting worse. I am presently dealing with a situation, which I won’t go into so as not to trigger anyone, including myself. The incidence of what I fear, for my gender, race and age is, at a minimum, 1 in 150,000. I’m not a statistician, but the odds are seemingly even as low as
1 in 300,000 or less. And yet? I sit here worrying I have it and doctors, should I see them will blow it off since its so rare.

Time was early on in my HA, if the numbers suggested odds of 1 in 10,000 I’d be like, hey I’m not THAT unlucky and wouldn’t give it another notice. Now here I am nervous with 6 figure odds.

Sorry I can’t help you Jet, but boy do I understand how the irrational mind of a HA sufferer works.

Bob

 

[bin_tenn]

You're just doubting the doctor(s) and finding more to worry about. Don't worry, this is very common for health anxiety sufferers. Instead, focus on acceptance. Learn to accept 1) the doctors know what they're doing, and 2) life is full of uncertainties. It's not easy to accept that things are the way they are, but that's it. You'll be just fine.

 

[kristinelorraine]

Hi Big Jet, I too used to worry about IBC because my right nipple is always dry, itchy and flaky. And I also noticed my right nipple is a bit redder/darker than the left and this bothers me. I had it checked out by the doctor and she did an ultrasound and prescribed some cream which actually didn't help. But eventually I just got tired obsessing over it and move on to other HA issues and the symptoms surely went away.
Trust me, if it is IBC, you would know. it will be really painful, hot to touch and swollen. I search the google images (don't do this) and it's really far from what you are describing. Hope this helps.

 

[bigjetplane6]

Oh! And then after the exam, I got a letter from the place that did it and it said “Area of concern should be further evaluated by the doctor and he/she will let me know if anything further is required”. Doctor called me the next day to let me know about the results (which I already knew) and said everything was fine and he would see me in November for my physical. Does this seem like a standard general notice? Because I kept thinking and over thinking the letter and even had to rip it up because it was causing me anxiety.
It’s like, the results were normal so why send me that letter...

 

[bin_tenn]

Oh! And then after the exam, I got a letter from the place that did it and it said “Area of concern should be further evaluated by the doctor and he/she will let me know if anything further is required”. Doctor called me the next day to let me know about the results (which I already knew) and said everything was fine and he would see me in November for my physical. Does this seem like a standard general notice? Because I kept thinking and over thinking the letter and even had to rip it up because it was causing me anxiety.
It’s like, the results were normal so why send me that letter...

Of course it's normal. They wouldn't have sent that if there was a problem to address or evaluate further.

 

[bigjetplane6]

That’s the thing, it did say “Should be evaluated further by your doctor. He or she will tell you if anything is further required”. But when I talked to my doctor (before I got the letter), he said everything is normal and said he would see me in November. So I just don’t understand why I would have the letter sent if they told me on the spot everything was normal.

 

[bin_tenn]

It's possible the letter was mailed almost immediately after the procedure, as a formality, and you didn't receive it until after talking to the doctor. No worries.

 

[bigjetplane6]

It's possible the letter was mailed almost immediately after the procedure, as a formality, and you didn't receive it until after talking to the doctor. No worries.

If you were in my shoes, would you be anxious over a letter you received telling you that statement? or would you go off what your doctor read in the report that was sent over ?

 

[bin_tenn]

If you were in my shoes, would you be anxious over a letter you received telling you that statement? or would you go off what your doctor read in the report that was sent over ?

Well, that's going to vary from person to person. For me, I'd be able to accept that the letter itself is not significant, as long as my doctor had already talked to me about it. Others, including you, obviously have a harder time with that (meaning no, you're not alone). That's okay, we all experience anxiety differently.

 

[bigjetplane6]

Health anxiety is by far one of, if not the worst form on mental illness. For me it’s only getting worse. I am presently dealing with a situation, which I won’t go into so as not to trigger anyone, including myself. The incidence of what I fear, for my gender, race and age is, at a minimum, 1 in 150,000. I’m not a statistician, but the odds are seemingly even as low as
1 in 300,000 or less. And yet? I sit here worrying I have it and doctors, should I see them will blow it off since its so rare.

Time was early on in my HA, if the numbers suggested odds of 1 in 10,000 I’d be like, hey I’m not THAT unlucky and wouldn’t give it another notice. Now here I am nervous with 6 figure odds.

Sorry I can’t help you Jet, but boy do I understand how the irrational mind of a HA sufferer works.

Bob

what’s your current fear?

Hi Big Jet, I too used to worry about IBC because my right nipple is always dry, itchy and flaky. And I also noticed my right nipple is a bit redder/darker than the left and this bothers me. I had it checked out by the doctor and she did an ultrasound and prescribed some cream which actually didn't help. But eventually I just got tired obsessing over it and move on to other HA issues and the symptoms surely went away.
Trust me, if it is IBC, you would know. it will be really painful, hot to touch and swollen. I search the google images (don't do this) and it's really far from what you are describing. Hope this helps.

by any chance is that nipple bigger or they the same size?

 

[Phillies Phan]

what’s your current fear?

SUM, which is a subset of ALM

by any chance is that nipple bigger or they the same size?