Losing the battle against my demons..

Hi Nigel, the catastrophic thoughts are no stranger to anyone on here I think. If writing it down on here shuts up the demons then thats what you should do my friend.  Anxiety is horrible , so its understandable that you are going to wonder what the physical symptoms are and think the worst. wednesday cant come soon enough, get it over with and we can raise a glass on wednesday night. Keep in touch and waffle as much as you want to x

Cheers as always Angela, xx

im calming down a bit now…

Hi Nigel,

The brain is a funny old thing right.... 

The soreness after BCG is something I've dealt with also. I believe it's how the BCG works, it inflames the bladder so the white blood cells attack any cancer.. Mine was over inflammed and took ages to calm down.

My wife has acid reflux and she controls it with medication and diet. She avoids many foods and drinks.

Anxiety definitely also has a physical effect on the body and can make things like IBS etc worse. Even things like eating food can be difficult when very anxious.

I found white bread really used to bloat me, so cut it out of my diet.. along with other things.

Are there foods that make you bloated?

Hope things get better for you soon.

Trevor 

Hi Trevor, yep white bread does it for me also, im getting over it now….

as Angela says, Wednesday can’t come quick enough…

hope your well mate.  

btw my friend , you didnt lose that battle , you sent the demons packing. 

I gave up fighting mine its too much energy, I try my best to ignore them .we will all steady each other nigel , chat soon man x

Cheers again Angela I’m ok now thank you..

Hi Nigel,My earlier reply vanished.I hope the anxiety calms and your flexi goes well.Love Jane xx

Thank you Jane, im fine now thank you…I hope you’re well xx

Ok thanks Nigel just very tired from packing up the house contents xx

Latestart by name and nature - just seen this. Maybe it will help to know my husband has reflux (for going on 70 years I think) but no stomach cancer - we checked. You can get tablets for it from GP.

And bloating can be caused by swallowing air as one eats - especially if anxious - I had that 30 years ago. Cure was eat slowly, breathing through one's nose and chewing thoroughly. 

My current problem is breathlessness. I find I have been holding my breath eg when changing my stoma bag. By the time I get downstairs for breakfast I've been so exhausted I can hardly totter to the table. I thought it was because of the atrial fibrillation Ive had after the chemo. Lot less likely now though since I realised about my breathing.  Cure - slow breathing in through nose and out through pursed lips. It's working so far and seems to be quite common.

One's mind is a funny thing all right. And breathing, although it should be automatic, seems to need more concentration sometimes, at least that's what I have found.

All the best tomorrow.

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