Blackwoodforest
05-11-2016, 07:04 PM
What a huge week I've had!
As I've written in previous posts, I've recently been diagnosed with anxiety. As a routine, the doctor also got a full blood exam done for me. I thought everything came back normal, but yesterday the final blood results came. It's an ANA test which is basically a screening for a number of autoimmune diseases including lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogrens Syndrome, scleroderma etc. I don't know if this means anything to anyone here, but the ANA was positive 1:320 with a mix of speckled and homogenous cells - from what I've researched, this is a pretty strong indicator that something is going on - most likely lupus.
I found out while at work and had an extreme panic attack at my desk and I ended up having to go home for the day. As soon as I got into the car, I completely lost it and was distraught and hysterically crying.
They're running furhter tests, but I won't get the results for another week. I'm absolutely terrified and I'm not sure how to cope. All of my previous anxieties seem so incredibly trivial compared to now that I'm potentially dealing with a lifelong, debilitating, potentially life-threatening serious disease.
Has anyone else out there had a similar experience when it comes to medical tests? How do you relax? How do you deal with everyday life in between waiting for results?
Please help. I'm absolutely devastated. :(
As I've written in previous posts, I've recently been diagnosed with anxiety. As a routine, the doctor also got a full blood exam done for me. I thought everything came back normal, but yesterday the final blood results came. It's an ANA test which is basically a screening for a number of autoimmune diseases including lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogrens Syndrome, scleroderma etc. I don't know if this means anything to anyone here, but the ANA was positive 1:320 with a mix of speckled and homogenous cells - from what I've researched, this is a pretty strong indicator that something is going on - most likely lupus.
I found out while at work and had an extreme panic attack at my desk and I ended up having to go home for the day. As soon as I got into the car, I completely lost it and was distraught and hysterically crying.
They're running furhter tests, but I won't get the results for another week. I'm absolutely terrified and I'm not sure how to cope. All of my previous anxieties seem so incredibly trivial compared to now that I'm potentially dealing with a lifelong, debilitating, potentially life-threatening serious disease.
Has anyone else out there had a similar experience when it comes to medical tests? How do you relax? How do you deal with everyday life in between waiting for results?
Please help. I'm absolutely devastated. :(