The "OMG I'm dying" hypochondria/mental health thread

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Originally Posted by markolas

So, all you nurse types: if the doctor's office won't call you back with test results, that means you have some terrible malady but they don't want to tell you. Is that right?

No, not really. Sometimes just get behind returning calls; or don't want to leave message on a voicemail d/t confidentiality issues.

Originally Posted by markolas

A nurse just called me back. Doctor reviewed my results and says everything is normal, and if it happens again, to come back and see him. How anti-climactic.

See?
And you sound disappointed.

Regarding the cough thing - my husband has had chronic throat-clearing/cough for like 3 or 4 years. Went to an ENT, who shoved the camera tube up/down there & saw no problems. Said it's chronic post-nasal drip probably due to allergies OR reflux. He's tried both allergy and reflux meds without much success. He just lives with it - it's annoying as hell (probably more for me than for him.) it does get worse when he's been drinking beer - an allergy nurse I know said it's possible he has a wheat allergy of some sort.