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stargazer27

Updated 11mo ago

Do you ever feel like a hypochondriac?

I was listing my conditions and started to feel a bit like a hypochondriac. lol. and still trying to figure some out. does anyone else feel this way?

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MaryC

2y

đź‘Ťabsolutely
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stargazer27

2y

Apparently it sucks to get older. Ha
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MaryC

2y

Yes, yes it does
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stargazer27

2y

I think a lot of my conditions are solvable. At least in my head they are. And it's not happening and is very frustrating. Not to mention having to wait months for appts. Grrr
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MaryC

2y

I hear that. I got lucky & found a primary care doctor that takes care of everything for me. I'm only seeing a special note for my broken leg. Hopefully July 8 he will let me start putting some weight on it so I can get back to "normal", or at least my normal.
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MaryC

2y

**Specialist - stupid auto correct hates me lol
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stargazer27

2y

ouch to broken leg!!!
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stargazer27

2y

I'm starting to think I might need to find a new doc. She apparently referred me to a cardiologist last year and something got lost along the way and never happened. Including telling me. I finally got an appt. But she said she was going to send me to a hematologist and that has yet to happen. And she never even told me until this visit about blood issues until this last cost. Which apparently had been going on since March of last year. I've called my health advocate and doc multiple times and yet to get a response
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stargazer27

2y

I had an awesome doc before I moved out of state 9 years ago
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MaryC

2y

I agree, sounds like you need to change doctors. It is so hard to find someone that will treat multiple chronic issues well
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stargazer27

2y

back home I saw an internal med w/ secondary in psychology. This one is just a general. Will have to shop around. đź‘Ť
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stargazer27

2y

đź‘Ť
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Mop

2y

I've got 17 conditions listed, but mostly just feel weak and pitiful, not like a hypochondriac. I know I have them all. I'm just a medical anomaly or something.
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stargazer27

2y

i don't have symptoms everyday from all of them thankfully. Some are come and go. Like ibd. Glad I'm not the only one!!!
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PoetryJoy

2y

Yes but I think a true hypochondriac is one who wants to be sick or also pretends to be
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Mop

2y

this ^^^^ Some people have genuinely a lot going on, theres nothing to be ashamed of with that.
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stargazer27

2y

I wasn't speaking in the literal sense. Was actually surprised when I started listing things.
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Pearline

2y

Yes
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MaryC

2y

My fester in law is a hyperchondriac. I don't see that in your posts. I hope you are doing OK today
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Story

2y

I like my doctor but sometimes I think I need an older doctor who understands older people better.
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MaryC

2y

A DO vs MD sometimes is better as well
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dawnd

2y

Yes all the time

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