Biopsy site

Hey! My biopsy was really painful and I had extensive bruising and swelling! I went to see the nurse days later and, apparently, normal! Well it didn’t feel particularly normal for me! It did last aile I’m afraid! Try not to overthink! I worried too....but now, in hindsight, I’m not sure what I was worried about! Just everything seemed to be going wrong so you worry about stuff that really isn anything to worry about! Hope that makes some sort of sense!

Annoying how laughing emoji just appears in random places! ♀️

I think you have said it so well. I am a worrier by nature so I tend to catastrophe things in my mind. Thank you for the heads up. I suppose we forget that the body takes quite a beating and it doest just bounce back. Thank you so much. I will try to calm myself now. Time for a cup of tea, I think

I’m a worrier too! Overthink everything....exhausting! Doctor gave me some anti anxiety drugs and, I have to say, they have worked wonders! I still take them now 3 years on....they help me cope...

Hi GG, can I ask what anti anxiety drugs you are on ? X

I am also on those. Have been for years and year and don't think I could cope without them

Hi there. Hope you don't mind me responding to this. I have been on Citalopram for years. It is a low dosage and works wonders!

Thanks Capazi. I'll take a look. X

I take sertraline and propranolol. I would say I have always been an emotional and anxious person. Sometimes I feel they ‘flatten’ my feelings. The lows aren’t so low but, sometimes I feel that the good, happy, joyous times don’t feel quite right. I hope that makes sense....but I genuinely don’t think I could have coped as well without medical support...they help me ‘keep it together’ and the overwhelming feelings are definitely lessened. One thing I learnt from this site was to build a good relationship with your doctor....I just went in a lost it! Cried, overwhelmed, didn’t know what to do....my doctor was great and saw me weekly at the beginning of this roller coaster ride....I cried every time!