DVT Leg pain etc

Hi guys haven't posted in a bit so far so good with my anxiety I haven't had to take a Xanax in a while until yesterday haven't really had any panic attacks at night. Saturday my leg started to hurt on the front towards the side bothered me all night and then on and off so I got scared thinking maybe a DVT but I don't have any of the main symptoms that you're supposed to have that if I saw my patient had I would know and tell them so much easier to help someone else then yourself so hopefully I'm going to wait a day or two and see now the pain is a little bit on my upper part of my calf but I don't think it's anything but still I get nervous what do you think

Hi PrettyK
Bless you , Anxiety playing mind games as you already know ,but still it scares us with the what if scenarios.
Your doing good though..
Like SC said it is a common fear with health anxiety , there was an earlier post this week , someone with the exact same symptoms.

Try using some coping tools to see you through this blip, your not on your own , body sensations something feeling different kicks off on high alert.
Xx
Keep up the good work xx

Thanks guys!!! Yes so what better today I'm trying not to jump
To conclusions over any feelings in my body I know with anxiety I'm extra sensitive to it. It's 1am I'm trying to sleep
And not worry about anything.

Rei,

Yea I ******* swear it's like when one symptom is gone yup here comes another one lol!!! You do good for awhile and your like oh oh what's that pain and right away I got something. When my patients tell me stuff like that I'm like no need to worry I explain. Why then I can't just do that for myself piece of cake no problems. Same thing when I have patients say I have palpitations skipped beats I tell them their PVCs or PACs and most the time they're hundred percent benign get a stress test you do an echo doctor says you're fine you're fine I tell the patients I have them as well I said they're very annoying they're a nuisance but that's it. My patients are relieved I get them and I'm like I'm dying having a heart attack etc because I guess that's how my mind works with anxiety and I hateeeeee it..... grrrrrr

Gilly,

I had the same issue yesterday and today bad heart burn upset stomach and of course right away instead of thinking in a normal response kinda way I'm like great I'm having a heart attack.... which I'm not but that's our first thought we're as someonelse would be like eh heartburn and that's it I dwelled all day at work around about 10 doctors but I dare not bother them unless I really had to and I have to be careful how I ask things bc I'm at work and I don't let anyone know I suffer from anxiety and that sucks but some ppl still look at you like your nuts and it's so sad that they don't understand..

Gilly,

I assume you are a physician with your responses. I am as well and now seem to suffer from bad health anxiety ever since I had an abnormal Brain MRI w white matter lesions.
Seen the top neurologists in the country that have told me to chill out and that its most likley not MS but Ive been in a tail spin for the past 6 months after as a result.
Been extremely difficult as Ive been on prednisone, ativan and lexapro w side effects not knowing if it was worsening of an underlying disease or the drugs.
Off the charts intermittent anxiety and currently in weekly therapy for coping skills.
Being a physician has been a curse going to the darkest places because I know too much even though Im being irrational. Totally relate to your remarks about dismissing such irrational thoughts in patients but cannot do so for ourselves.