Fear of routine appointments

[Scott]

I have an appt tomorrow. I did not sleep well at all last night. So I know how you feel.

 

[Lily]

Ironic! That's why I'm prowling around on the site this morning. My annual is coming up and I'm dreading it too, though partly because I'm not sure of my new cardio and my old surgeon is retired and so my imagination is running wild :eek2:

But just dropping that "eeking" smilie into the text cheered me up. Well, that and reading the other encouraging posts. I'm so glad Hank founded this site !!!

Best Wishes

 

[njean]

Wish there were words I could say or a wand I could wave to help put your mind at ease but unfortunately, anxiety or fear of an upcoming checkup is normal. Stay strong and I hope everything goes well with your annual!

Good luck!

 

[jarno1973]

I am still a month away for my 6 monthly check but I am already starting to get nervous. I had my second OHS 8 months after the first and last time around it was around the 6 month mark when they found out, during the echoes, I was not OK. Basically getting bad news many times after another will make you loose faith in a good ending. I think it takes several check ups where all turns out ok to gain back confidence. I hope in a month my confidence wil get a bit a of boost. Hope the same will happen for you!