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Post by Phoenix84 on Jun 27, 2014 14:53:54 GMT -5
So, are you or someone you know a hypochondriac?
In case you don't know what a hypochondriac is, it's someone who is abnormally anxious about their health, i.e. they always think something is seriously wrong with their health when there really isn't anything, or they make an injury and illness out to be far worse than it is.
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Post by Blonde Granny on Jun 27, 2014 14:56:12 GMT -5
I do. Former next door neighbor. She just went from one body part emergency to the next.
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Post by NastyWoman on Jun 27, 2014 14:56:48 GMT -5
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Post by movingforward on Jun 27, 2014 14:58:39 GMT -5
Yes. Ex-SIL
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Post by Phoenix84 on Jun 27, 2014 14:59:22 GMT -5
My friend's wife (and my friend to a somewhat lesser degree) I think are hypochondriacs. There's always some medical issue going on with his wife. I think a lot of it is either played up more than it is or some sort of psychological reaction.
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Post by justme on Jun 27, 2014 15:00:42 GMT -5
No, but I'm often afraid my doctors will think I am with my laundry list of stuff wrong with me.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jun 27, 2014 15:02:07 GMT -5
Know one? I'm freaking married to one! $850 ER bill because DH became convinced he had a brain tumor. It was a migraine. His mother is also a hypochondriac. The apple did not fall far from the tree. I'm honestly surprised they do not have a permanent room reserved for her at the ER.
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Post by Phoenix84 on Jun 27, 2014 15:04:37 GMT -5
Know one? I'm freaking married to one! $850 ER bill because DH became convinced he had a brain tumor. It was a migraine. His mother is also a hypochondriac. The apple did not fall far from the tree. I'm honestly surprised they do not have a permanent room reserved for her at the ER. I don't know what the symptoms of brain tumors are, but the brain itself is incapable of feeling pain.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jun 27, 2014 15:14:22 GMT -5
Know one? I'm freaking married to one! $850 ER bill because DH became convinced he had a brain tumor. It was a migraine. His mother is also a hypochondriac. The apple did not fall far from the tree. I'm honestly surprised they do not have a permanent room reserved for her at the ER. The ER staff used to know my cousin by name, but that was because he was always doing something genius, like standing on and falling through a glass table.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2014 15:16:44 GMT -5
Know one? I'm freaking married to one! $850 ER bill because DH became convinced he had a brain tumor. It was a migraine. His mother is also a hypochondriac. The apple did not fall far from the tree. I'm honestly surprised they do not have a permanent room reserved for her at the ER. I don't know what the symptoms of brain tumors are, but the brain itself is incapable of feeling pain. I'm going to guess headaches and migraines are pretty common in brain tumor patients.
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Post by saveinla on Jun 27, 2014 15:28:24 GMT -5
I don't know what the symptoms of brain tumors are, but the brain itself is incapable of feeling pain. I'm going to guess headaches and migraines are pretty common in brain tumor patients. Headaches, loss of movement to the side (based on the tumor location), loss of vision and loss of balance that comes from the vision loss.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jun 27, 2014 15:31:57 GMT -5
Migraines can be yes, but an ER isn't going to give you chemotherapy or surgery. An ER is for triage. A brain tumor is not immeadiately going to kill you. They are going to stabilize you with pain meds and tell you to go see a neurologist ASAP on Monday. And that's exactly what he told me he thought would happen if he went to the ER. .on a Saturday. .with a migraine. A stroke would have made more sense, but a brain tumor? Thank you WebMD. His hypochondria doesn't stop at himself, I had an ultrasound a few weeks ago where Abigail was off the chart by 1%, he was calling his mother telling her we're going to have a premature midget baby. I had to answer dozens of questions at a church social because MIL then turned around and told her family something was wrong with the baby and had to have a bunch of tests. Had another u/s yesterday, the kid is at 17% for height and weight at her gestational age. Translation: she's normal the previous ultrasound can be chalked up to human error. They are lucky I haven't killed them yet.
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Jun 27, 2014 15:42:44 GMT -5
No, I don't know any. OMG! I just bent my fingernail back while typing and have to go to the emergency room. If you all don't hear from me I've died. Before the ambulance shows up I'll think more about it but I don't think I know anybody like that.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2014 15:45:15 GMT -5
Migraines can be yes, but an ER isn't going to give you chemotherapy or surgery. An ER is for triage. A brain tumor is not immeadiately going to kill you. They are going to stabilize you with pain meds and tell you to go see a neurologist ASAP on Monday. Our ER would have probably done an $1800 MRI. They LOVE their MRI machine.
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Post by movingforward on Jun 27, 2014 16:01:45 GMT -5
Migraines can be yes, but an ER isn't going to give you chemotherapy or surgery. An ER is for triage. A brain tumor is not immeadiately going to kill you. They are going to stabilize you with pain meds and tell you to go see a neurologist ASAP on Monday. And that's exactly what he told me he thought would happen if he went to the ER. .on a Saturday. .with a migraine. A stroke would have made more sense, but a brain tumor? Thank you WebMD. His hypochondria doesn't stop at himself, I had an ultrasound a few weeks ago where Abigail was off the chart by 1%, he was calling his mother telling her we're going to have a premature midget baby. I had to answer dozens of questions at a church social because MIL then turned around and told her family something was wrong with the baby and had to have a bunch of tests. Had another u/s yesterday, the kid is at 17% for height and weight at her gestational age. Translation: she's normal the previous ultrasound can be chalked up to human error. They are lucky I haven't killed them yet. Did he think he had a brain aneurysm maybe? I know those can kill you instantly and supposedly the main sign is a horrible headache. Of course, personally, I would have taken some Excedrin Migraine first to see if that worked before heading to the ER - LOL! Maybe he gets migraines from all that Red Bull he drinks . It sounds like his brain always goes to the worst thing possible first. I work with a person like that. I walked in her office and she was in a puddle of tears. I asked her what was wrong and she said her friend has to have a colonoscopy. Hmmm... okay... a lot of people have those done. She was convinced he had colon cancer. She already had this poor man dead and buried. He ended up having IBS. Talk about jumping the gun...
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jun 27, 2014 16:03:09 GMT -5
Did he think he had a brain aneurysm maybe?Our ER would have probably done an $1800 MRI. They LOVE their MRI machine
Oh they did an MRI. In fact Dh told me that's the sole reason he went and if they hadn't given him one he was going to demand one.
The bill before BCBS paid their share was $6950. I didn't let DH in on the fact that was a pre-adjusted bill. I let him freak out for a good long while so hopefully it'd sink in what his "peace of mind" cost.
He's lucky I have excellent insurance, we only paid $850. If we'd had to pay more he would have left the ER in a body bag.
I put it on a payment plan and every month for the next eight months I reminded him of how much I had to pay and what the balance remaining was. I REALLY wanted to hammer home how pissed off I was.
No he did not think he was having an aneurism. He specifically said brain tumor and said that he went because the ER would be forced to admit him to the hospital and provide him surgery.
Uhh . ..that's not how the ER works. God he's so much like his mother it isn't even funny.
It sounds like his brain always goes to the worst thing possible first
Ya think?
I need to figure out how to block WebMD. I also need to figure out how to prevent him from ever using a search engine. Part of the ultrasound fiasco was due to him going straight to Dr. Google which everyone told him NOT to do.
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Post by Tiny on Jun 27, 2014 17:33:19 GMT -5
I am! But only when I call in sick for work. I've always got some wonderful disease/condition as to why I won't be in the office that day. I've had BeriBeri, Scurvy, Pellagra, Rickets, Paraesthesia, and once, just to shake things up a severe case of gangrene, I generally favor vitamin deficiency diseases, mosquito transmitted illnesses are a second runner up. One Summer I had Malaria atleast 5 times. I know I shouldn't joke about these diseases, but I can't help it. I have made the most miraculous recoveries! FWIW: I did have the Flu a couple Christmases ago - when I called in the second day I just said I felt like I got hit by a train. and that I wouldn't be in the next day either. 3 days off work and a weekend of recovery I was barely moving on Monday. Would a friend who sez things like "I need this 'health drink' because my electrolytes are low" Or who sez things like "I need to sit down, my electrolytes are low" be a hypochondriac? She's currently got a 'really low metabolism' that's why she couldn't go to Chili's for their 2 for 1 deal that was advertised on TV - she said that - when the advertisement came on.... I suggested maybe she should see her doctor about her thyroid. Last summer she had a laundry list of symptoms that were a lot like being anemic (you know her metabolism is so low she doesn't eat awhole lot) she was afraid it might be cancer of some sort. When I suggested maybe she was anemic she didn't really like that. Then there was the time she said she ONLY took her blood pressure medication when she felt like her blood pressure was high. Um, OK, I don't think it works that way... I don't think she's ever been to the ER for her 'ailments'. Her ailments also tend to reflect whatever is currently making the rounds on line or on TV. I think she was concerned about Lyme disease back when it was first talked about on TV. I know it's awful and a problem - but we're in a highly urban area - she doesn't have a dog or a garden and doesn't go for walks in the park... But, then she doesn't seem too concerned about West Nile Virus and it's more likely she'd be bitten by a mosquito than a tick. Is she a hypochondriac or just easily swayed by pop media health concerns?
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Post by 973beachbum on Jun 27, 2014 17:38:02 GMT -5
NomoreDramaQ1015 I hate to admit but I'm actually jealous of your DH for that. I go on WebMD often enough and I never get something like a brain tumor. All I ever get is arthritis or frozen shoulder. the treatment for frozen shoulder is try not to use it for six months to a year and it should resolve on it's own. The worst part is it was right.
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Post by tskeeter on Jun 27, 2014 17:41:50 GMT -5
Gee, most of the nurses I know act a bit like hypochondriacs. Seems like they have more medical problems than Carter's has pills. Or take to bed for a week every time their nose starts to run.
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Post by Phoenix84 on Jun 27, 2014 17:46:34 GMT -5
His hypochondria doesn't stop at himself, I had an ultrasound a few weeks ago where Abigail was off the chart by 1%, he was calling his mother telling her we're going to have a premature midget baby. I had to answer dozens of questions at a church social because MIL then turned around and told her family something was wrong with the baby and had to have a bunch of tests. Had another u/s yesterday, the kid is at 17% for height and weight at her gestational age. Translation: she's normal the previous ultrasound can be chalked up to human error. They are lucky I haven't killed them yet. Haven't you told him not to talk to his mother about your routine pregnancy tests?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2014 17:46:58 GMT -5
I use to think my daughter was one. Every day it something was wrong or something was hurting. Her head, her finger, her toe, her hair follicles. I took her to the doctor more than once and ended up feeling silly. Then, she started complaining about her stomach hurting all the time. I probably didn't believe her at first, but that one ended up being for real. It was really her side hurting and a couple months later she had surgery for a previously unknown congenital kidney defect.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2014 17:52:04 GMT -5
I think people sometimes think I'm like that with the foods I won't eat.
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Post by Tiny on Jun 27, 2014 18:42:50 GMT -5
Seems like they have more medical problems than Carter's has pills. Very Clever. You may be on to something... maybe America needs Carter's Little Liver pills again.
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Post by NastyWoman on Jun 27, 2014 18:49:04 GMT -5
I use to think my daughter was one. Every day it something was wrong or something was hurting. Her head, her finger, her toe, her hair follicles. I took her to the doctor more than once and ended up feeling silly. Then, she started complaining about her stomach hurting all the time. I probably didn't believe her at first, but that one ended up being for real. It was really her side hurting and a couple months later she had surgery for a previously unknown congenital kidney defect.
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Post by NastyWoman on Jun 27, 2014 18:52:26 GMT -5
My post went missing. Here it is again...
Sounds like this time it was “the girl who cried wolf”
And since we have been talking so much about brain tumors: please send some really good thoughts to Norcal. Last Friday a HS friend of DS2 fainted and a couple of hours later he had a grand mal seizure. On Saturday they removed a tumor from his brain (no hypochondria here). DS2/wife/and DGS are flying in tonight to visit HSF. I should be over the moon for the chance to see DGS but I just can't get there.
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Post by flamingo on Jun 27, 2014 18:58:38 GMT -5
My DH is one. He goes to the doctor for EVERYTHING! He pulled a groin muscle that didn't heal quick enough for him and he went to the doctor. Who then suggested he may need to see a surgeon "just in case" it was a hernia the doctor couldn't detect on routine exam. The surgeon of course wanted to do X-rays. All of this, and yep, he pulled a groin muscle. Which he'd done a few years before, had the same symptoms and the SAME treatment!!!
When he has a headache (normal headache, not migraine) you'd think the world was ending and life flight was needed. My mom is a nurse and he calls/texts her ALL.THE.TIME with random ailments asking if she thinks he's dying. First, SHE IS IN ANOTHER STATE and can't see you. Second, she doesn't believe in going to the doctor unless you truly are on deaths door. Or you can see a bone you shouldn't be able to. Or something equally traumatic. BUT at least he's only cost us 2 ER visits over the 11 years I've known him. And both were legit in my opinion.
I will say, he doesn't balk at all about paying for any of this. We are mostly separate potters, so if he has the money to pay and that's what he wants to spend his fun money on, I guess more power to him. I'll be dead in the corner long before I spend my fun money on doctors visits.
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Post by Sunnyday on Jun 27, 2014 21:34:10 GMT -5
Hello. My name is Rainy, and I'm a hypochondriac. Actually, I don't think that I am, but everyone around me thinks so.
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Jun 27, 2014 21:37:23 GMT -5
My DH's brother. He uses the wounded duck evasion on most everything. DH's mother was that way. She had self-diagnosed most everything. I have friends who quit reading prevention magazine because they would get symptoms from the numerous ads.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2014 21:54:54 GMT -5
I think people sometimes think I'm like that with the foods I won't eat. I don't think you are. I'm also concerned about the foods I eat and I don't think I'm a hypochondriac. I'm just very in tune with my body and my health, so always aware of what is going on with it. I do think that as we get older and start having more health issues, we may become overly concerned and tend to voice it more often. My husband can note the slightest change in how our car is running or sounding, but wouldn't notice if a part of his body fell off.
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Post by Nazgul Girl on Jun 27, 2014 23:19:04 GMT -5
I worked with a biller for a few years who sat in the cubicle kittycorner from mine. She was a terrible hypochondriac, both about herself and her family. I used to hear stories about her bladder problems, backaches, and, of course, many stories about her bad, wicked FOUR husbands every day. She wasn't talking to me directly but she'd talk about them incessantly to other people. I used to make a lot of collection calls to the insurance companies just to get away from her nagging voice. Blah, blah, blah.
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