It's rearing its ugly head again.

[invisiblesteel]

After a few weeks of respite, hypochondria is back to bite me in the 0104. This one is a possible TMI.

For most of my life I've had to wake up at least once in the middle of the night to pee. This is not atypical for me. However, over the last few weeks I've found myself waking up multiple times a night (three, four or more) with a FULL bladder. I haven't been drinking any more liquid than usual nor drinking later in the day than I typically do, yet I'm peeing freakin' gallons. Not only is it annoying and disruptive, but someone who knows I suffer from health anxiety decided it would be a good idea to tell me that this is a probable sign of diabetes. I have no other symptoms to suggest I am diabetic, but it put a bug in my ear nevertheless.

Then I learned that nocturia can also be a sign of congestive heart failure. I'm 22 and have a mitral valve prolapse but am in otherwise good health. Still, I'm hypersensitive to cardiac worries, and that one sent alarm bells off like crazy. Someone please talk me down! 

[San Andreas]

Hello - I have MVP too and also have the trouble with needing to urinate too often at times.  I have decided that it has to do with the anxiety (which you do know that MVP causes anxiety in most of us that have it)  I wouldn't worry about diabetes - but it is very simple to be tested for it.  Even if you did have it though, it is one of the most treatable diseases out there.  My insulin dependant father just turned 80 this month     and he is in better condition than most 65 year olds.