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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRight now is really not a good time to be a hypochondriac
And I have hypo superpowers.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)tavernier
(13,044 posts)You crack me up!
C_U_L8R
(45,410 posts)Sure does raise the cortisol.
It's gone.
Phew.
5X
(3,985 posts)too late to warn you now, tho.
Hermit-The-Prog
(36,157 posts)KT2000
(20,743 posts)it doesn't matter what it is. I wonder if they are even doing elective stuff now.
My friend who was dr. in China told me to take a deep breath and hold it for 20 seconds. If you don't have pain you are OK. This is just a coping skill, not a true diagnostic test but it helps.
LuvNewcastle
(16,971 posts)They were going to do the other eye next Wednesday, but they moved it up to Monday. I told her she'd better get it done as soon as possible because it looks like people are about to start hunkering down.
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)marlakay
(11,977 posts)Allergies like me, coughing a bit, sneezing etc
I stayed in for 3 days and it went away mostly and now I dont go out a lot.
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)Three trips to the toilet in recent hours
Probably the two Whoppers from last night followed by half a bag of barbeque chips
BusyBeingBest
(8,292 posts)may have been allergies (never ran a fever). Swerved between confidence that I was fine and middle-of-the-night panic that I wasn't. It doesn't help that I have a husband who works in a large facility with coworkers who do nothing but cough, snort and sneeze all day long and never wash hands.
jrthin
(4,901 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)two weeks ago, I've been following this since mid January. I know what you mean.
LizBeth
(10,596 posts)In my mind I have everything and I never go to the doctor. My doctor was giggling what an odd hypochondriac I am as I go to a wellness after years and list out my symptoms and possibilities.
VOX
(22,976 posts)To which Ive been prone to since age 12. Counseling, meds and the passage of time have all helped immeasurably.
But now the authorities are telling *everyone* to wash their hands repeatedly, wipe down surfaces with disinfectant, avoid crowds, and stay indoors.
I want some credit for doing ALL this long before it was mandatory!
I feel like Im borderline OCD in a couple areasall this hand washing might push me over the edge.
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)Headache for a couple of days, also isn't helping allay the nagging fear. (Although the advice about holding one's breath for 20 sec's, no pain=probably not CV, did help!)
Ilsa
(62,107 posts)to go to the doctor. And I'm a nurse.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,503 posts)LOL!
Ive experienced a bit of that recently as well, as evidenced by the thread I just put up!
But I think we will all be fine. Well...most of us.
Im fucked.