Problem with internal organs or Hypochondria ? Posted: 05-18-07 08:30am
I am afraid that this could be something
serious... I am worried they missed
something on the ultrasound, as I feel
like there is something amiss in that
area... I do feel a hardness in there, and
can feel my heartbeat in there, I am
afraid there could be something wrong with
my abdominal aorta ( even though the doc
had the ultrasound tech pay special att:
to abdominal aorta and gallbladder ) they
say it is the right size, and it is fine,
but why do I feel like I can actually feel
"it" and then the strong heartbeat? Can
this be normal? Could it be fat overtop of
it I feel?? When sitting I feel
uncomfortable, like things are crowded in
there or something. I just want to know
that what I feel can be normal or not.
When I get up in the morning sometimes,
when I shift from one side to my back or
something I feel a movement in the chest
area, like maybe pressure, or something...
very weird feeling.
"Current medical status: I went to the dr.
complaining of weird chest pains/feelings
then I started getting bloated feeling,
that stays, and then one week it was so
bad I couldn't get a deep breath...
started with what i thought was
heartburn.. he did a physcial exam and an
ekg, ekg was normal, he did feel soemthing
in the abdomen area, explained it could
just be fat, but to be sure lets get a
ultrasound... got the results back and
everything was normal size, etc. I then
had the HIDA scan which showed ef rate at
24% so I was refered to a surgeon and when
I met with him, he stated he was not ready
to just take the gallbladder out just
yet.. he felt my stomach and mentioned
getting a possible ct scan. I mentioned I
did have a ultrasound, so he went and
looked the results up on his computer,
came back and said everything was good on
that, so he ordered an endoscope which I
have not had yet....
Current medical treatment: Aciphex one a
day Yasmin ( birthcontrol) one a day
Asacol 6 a day"
A person can experience many subjective
symptoms. However, only an ultrasound,
gastroscopy, CT-scan, ECG and other
medical diagnostic procedures can
precisely indicate if there is really
something wrong in your body or not.
These are all objective reports. A mental
disorder exists called "hypochondria".
People that suffer from hypochondria
"over-feel" normal inner body sensations
and interpret them as symptoms of disease.
It seems possible that all the symptoms
that you feel are, in fact, normal inner
body sensations that your mind interprets
as symptoms of disease. That’s why
doctors used all medical diagnostic
procedures to check if there is some
organic substrate present that causes
those symptoms. In your case, everything
was generally OK. The HIDA scan was a
little under the normal range but that is
not enough to remove the gallbladder
because you are not experiencing severe
billiary colic (pain) but only some
strange feeling. No doctor can remove your
gallbladder because of some “strange
feeling”. You can continue taking
medications for your pre-existing
condition (ulcerative colitis) and for the
stomach. You can regularly check your
ulcerative colitis with a
gastro-enterologist. You can also consult
a mental health doctor for learning more
about hypochondria and seeking treatment
options for the mental aspect of the
condition.
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