Hi Everyone - Today I have a brain tumour

[mellon]

Hello everyone - I been reading posts on here for a little while and finally decided to join. You know how it goes, you've been told by a medical professional that you have anxiety but refuse to belive it! After reading so many posts that describe my life as it is now I decided to reach out.

I'm a 47 yr old female living in the lucky country, Australia. I have two lovely adult daughters and a very loving and supportive partner that  I have been with for 25 years. I was reasonably successful in my career, we are financially stable, I have good friends and family and generally enjoyed my life.

A year ago I had severe chest pains, convinced I was having a heart attack I went to ER. After an ECG and blood test I was sent home, couple of days later same thing. Again I went to ER and again no heart attack. My GP then diagosed H.Pylori and I was given the triple theray and sent on my way. All good - except I didn't get better, I got worse!! Many visits to GP, ER, Gastro, heart specialist,quacks, dieticians, pyscologists, hypnotherapists,  accupuncturists and naturopaths followed. I was determined to feel better. My GP told me I had anxiety but I couldn't believe that - the pain was real and I had lost 10kgs, surely I had a dreadful illness.

A year later and I am seeing a psychiatrist - my poor long suffering GP feels that this is what I need, after I had a comlete pyschotic breakdown in his rooms.  I've just started taking Seroquel XR as the pysch thinks I'm too anxious for antidepressants. He hasn't given me a diagnosis yet. He is waiting to see how I respond to the medication.

I can relate to nearly every post written on here and that gives me some comfort that I am not completely crazy but also makes me sad that there are so many of us suffering with this.  Hopefully I can offer some comfort and support to others that are feeling the same way.


Cheers Mel

[Cuchculan]

Welcome to the forum. Good to have you as a member. Here you are with like minded people. People who understand. As we all suffer from something or other. So feel free to ask any questions. Our members are always willing to help others out. Good chatroom too. 3 posts to enter the room.

Find the correct section of the forum that suits your condition and create a new topic on it. This is just a welcome section. Never really get the same amount of help in this section as you would on the other sections of the forums. So whatever one suits the questions you are asking. Get much better answers.

All users of the chatroom must be 18 years old or over. The room is off limits to anybody under the age of 18.

[mellon]

Thanks for the welcome Cuchculan, will definitely be seeking others with my condition. Cheers Mel