Hypochondriac...do you know any?

[radiantquest]

I am annoying to my family, but don''t have a serious problem. When I get a wound I show to my husband and mother every chance I get. For some reason I think they want to monitor it''s healing. For the most part I am not a wuss, but when I get certain cuts or whatever and I cannot pinpoint which ones will do it (even a cut from shaving once) I get light headed and nearly pass out. It is so absurd, but I cannot help it. Even when I was little when I lost a tooth I would pass out.

The only other thing that plucks at my brain is strokes. My grandmother had one a few years back and she has been in a hospital since. She never recovered. My mother had one about 3 years later. I am so afraid that I will have one. I get Depo-provera injections and with all birth control it increases your risk of stroke. Every time I get a headache I wonder if this is the one.

 

[Dandi]

MustangGal (wow, 1 day off?? You go girl!!!!) and LtlFirecracker, thanks for chiming in, I''m so relieved it isn''t just me that it ticks off!!

 

[cellososweet]

Date: 8/10/2009 12:26:53 AM
Author: DandiAndi
No Italia hon, you''re not nuts!! But maybe I am??

Read on...

I hope not to offend anyone, or it may come down to lack of knowledge due to my state of unpregnantness

, but there are about 7 preggo girls at work (operating theatre) atm, and one is the biggest hypochondriacs I''ve ever met. Even when she''s not pregnant she''s pretty bad, but now, oy!!

All the other girls just go about their business as usual, the only thing they state they cannot do is be in a theatre with constant Xray (small bursts are OK if they wear full lead protection) and not scrub for a hip replacement, because the fumes from the cement the Drs use can be dangerous. These ones are no brainers. But this one girl will not move patients in case she does herself an injury (4 people move patients at a time and share the weight, it is very safe!), will not eat anything that others bring to work, like slices, cakes etc. in case it makes the baby sick (?!), refuses to scrub for even the smallest cases in case she faints (her blood pressure is perfect and she hasn''t had any dizzy spells or m/s), asks to be sent home the minute she walks in the door (when asked why, her reason she gives is ''well, I''m tired because I''m pregnant!''

) and puffs, pants and rubs her belly all day. I think she''s 10 weeks along or so? Is there a belly to rub at that point?? She''s got a great figure and her tummy is as flat as a tack.

Maybe it''s just me, perhaps I''m being too harsh and I don''t get it?!

But it drives most of the suite''s staff bonkers, and does cause problems for us, the manager is pulling our her hair! If we need to cover her for a shift, it''s difficult to do so at a minute''s notice. I understand it''s a huge thing for the body to adjust to, and the emotion involved with knowing your baby is in your tum tum... but I just look at her, who admits to be having a m/s, trouble free pregnancy, and then look at the other girls, two of which are suffering debilitating m/s but are still at work, because as they say... hey, that''s part and parcel of it all!

OK, maybe I''m having a hard time differentiating between drama and hypochondria?!

Italia, your collegue''s hamstring story killed me.

From someone who''s suffered many hamstring strains... get some Deep Heat, get a hotpack and suck it up!! Heck! And the 4 hour surgery on a sty... OMG

Ugh! Tarts like this drive me up the wall!

I''m pregnant and I would give anything (ANYTHING!) to be able to go to work and function as a normal human being. She should think herself lucky that she''s able to go to work, get some human interaction, and provide for herself/family.

I''ve had a rotten pregnancy (though none of it has been pregnancy related until recently). I got pneumonia early on, still haven''t full recovered and am now to the point of being ordered to go on semi-bedrest because of a blood pressure/heartrate/fainting issue.

Everytime I go to the hospital and see all of the pregnant nurses running around and doing their jobs, I get so jealous. I''m a super type-A. I always want to scream "THAT SHOULD BE ME!" She really should think herself lucky. I''d love to trade places with her so she can pass out everyday. Maybe then she''ll shut it. It''s hard to talk when you''re blacked out on the floor.

Sorry. Crabby morning.

 

[MustangGal]

Date: 8/13/2009 8:53:04 AM
Author: DandiAndi
MustangGal (wow, 1 day off?? You go girl!!!!) and LtlFirecracker, thanks for chiming in, I''m so relieved it isn''t just me that it ticks off!!

I had one of the easiest pregnancies, but had a horrible labor! And then blood poisening a week PP, so I think that made up for it! I went back to work after 8 weeks off, and have only missed 1 day in in 6 months, due to the baby shooting vomit.

cellososweet - I''m sorry your prgnancy has been so aweful! It does tick me off that some ladies feel the need to exagerate their "condition", when there our others out there really going through the worst. I hope you''re feeling better soon!