I do understand. Sometimes we have to just let the focus be off of us for a change, as long as we know that nothing serious or dangerous is going on.

I can handle pain, as long as I know that I am not making myself worse. There have been a number of things like unexplained pain or rashes that I just have to chalk up to a big question mark.

So, I just plan my life and expect things to work out. Sometimes I get blindsided, but usually not.

Jan

Thanks Jan. Thank goodness I do have a high tolerance to pain so I am not one to have something going on/start thinking what is wrong with me. That is why w/bowel obstruction I suffered for a wk/dealing with it thinking it was a virus. Then after being put in hospital after going back/forth to doctor and what they were doing was not getting me anywhere I finally said I don't know what but something different needs to happen. Even after hospitalized did not get better/got in worse shape/asked to be transferred to another doc. recommended/told by him/don't know what they were doing. Same thing w/breakout/pain. its been almost four yrs. and before that I waited a week before going to a doctor thinking I was bit by something/poison ivy. husband knows I don't over react when something happens to me but when saw another area I told him I need to go to doctor/told shingles. I appreciate your post so much. I know people that run to the hospital if they stump their toe. mom has a low tolerance to pain. she can have a pain and you don't know if she should be taken to the hospital or what. she has scared husband several times until he realized. I told her it was going to be like the little boy that cried wolf. Anyway I am not like that and it is known by many. that is why if I have an issue something is wrong. cousin has pretty good knowledge of health issues or looks it up and she said you need to get to the hospital b/c she thought I was throwing up bowels. her step-dad died of sepsus. sorry not sure how to spell. anyway I can not get info from her now.

Yeah, we walk a fine line sometimes. Partly because we are sick of seeing doctors, and partly because we can worry about being perceived as hypochondriacs. Not likely, since we have so many things go haywire. Half the time I wish I WAS a hypochondriac, rather than have these things going wrong with me!

Sometimes waiting pays off and whatever it is goes away. Other times, not so much, and I wind up at the doctor's office or worse (the ER).

Jan