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Posted 10/3/2014 11:20 PM (GMT 0)
Well I was anxiety free for a while now. "Was" I say because I got to notice a tiny very hard bump left side of my palate (upper roof gum in mouth). I want to believe it's nothing bad but since I tend to think of the very bad thing first... It's very small really and I coincidentally noticed it.
It doesn't hurt and same color as gum. It's like it's inside, a hard thing like tooth root pointing out. On that side I already have a side grown wisdom tooth but I don't know if it's related. At first I though it is the w.tooth root pointing but since it's inner top gum, don't know.

I think I may go for control in couple days but the thing is one pays around $100 here for dental control but I can pay it next month as a bill.
Anyone had something similar? It's freaking me out now.
Posted 10/3/2014 11:29 PM (GMT 0)
Wow.. This is actually one I don't think I have ever had. It doesn't sound too serious. Please do not google your symtpoms. Leave the diagnosing to your doctor next month. I'm sure you will be just fine. Keep yourself busy with healthy distractions until the appointment.

Sending you healing thoughts and hugs! Keep us posted!
Posted 10/3/2014 11:35 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah actually I looked at it carefully now in mirror and it's lighter in color like white. It's just like when right before I grew wisdom tooth out the gum. But this is on palate at left side near very back tooth.

I guess you said "wow" for the $100 :P
Posted 10/4/2014 12:50 AM (GMT 0)
This sucks really... Anyone? :/

Health Anxiety is my main bother and I don't know how to deal with it... why does any new change or symptom in my body have to be something malignant bad thing in my mind? Why do I have to think in such catastrophic way? I want to be like others who just dont care :(

I don't even have any anxiety/panic troubles if I'm not bothered with health concerns... I have always been like this since I was little and I am so fed up...
Posted 10/4/2014 2:06 PM (GMT 0)
I have health anxiety too. Any new weird bump, sensation or itch, I skip reason and go straight to catastrophe so I understand you!!

Larry said recently in a post that a priest friend told him basically "you only die once so stop dress rehearsing it daily. Dying once is enough." That wasn't the exact quote but it struck a chord in many of us.

Don't Google anymore. Seriously. I have to watch that myself bc I'm guilty too.

And for what it's worth, it doesn't sound serious at all.

Sending love-
Lisa
Posted 10/4/2014 4:14 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you very much for your support Lisa.

I am going to make an appointment for therapy soon, I don't want to live like that anymore.
Ok, let's say I see dentist soon (which I am going to do, even though my husband doesn't want me to because he thinks it's unnecessary to pay such amount to hear "well it's nothing to worry about" but it means the world to me), then what? A new symptom or a change in body and I am done for.

I need to find a way to change my way of looking of bodily changes, once and for all...
Posted 10/4/2014 4:27 PM (GMT 0)
Yes you do and so do I. I just started seeing a psychotherapist and we are going to work on this exact thing next week. It'll be my 4th appt. first 3 appts were rapport building and getting background info. My therapist says "he's excited" about helping me through this & it has me excited too!

I think we can't fix ourselves and need a professional lol. My husband says the same thing to me "don't worry about it." I WISH it was that easy. He doesn't worry about anything but food, sleep & sex LOL

I look forward when I DO learn to fix myself through coping skills. You can too. We can end this cycle.

Go to Billybologna post, should be on the first page of this forum, where she talks about her bad experience @ the Mayo clinic. Read down and a therapist posted on her thread and gave EXCELLENT & hopeful advice to those of us with anxiety. Go read it!

Stay in touch!

Lisa
Posted 10/4/2014 4:32 PM (GMT 0)
Oh wow thank you Lisa, I am going to check that post really.
When I start therapy, if I manage to get some feedback soon enough, I really want to share all with you guys here.
I want to support you all.

Haha, my husband is very supportive but he also never gets worried about heath issues and symptoms. He said to me "Lets think logical, what can it be there in your gum that is dangerous? I had many of these, I never go to doctor..." and I replied "oh, well done..." :P
Posted 10/4/2014 9:54 PM (GMT 0)
I really think it sounds like your wisdom tooth but I understand how you feel because I have health anxiety too and think everything is terminal or at least something life altering. It's such a horrible cross to bear. And if I'm not stressing over some physical symptom, I'm obsessing over something else...it never ends. I really don't know what's worse...having some physical condition or THINKING you do.
Posted 10/4/2014 10:06 PM (GMT 0)
Yes Andwes I really ask the same question to myself.
My husband thinks that I shouldn't see Dr every time I am worried because he thinks it will not be over with one visit. He says "it's until the next time you see a new symptom" and he is right. But I explained him how much it means for us get reassurance. Just hard for them to fully understand it, I guess...
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