Hi,
So I haven't been on for a while as I've been doing ok but the good old Health Anxiety has reared it's heard again and I wanted to get some thoughts.
Back in early November, I got up on Saturday did all my usual jobs, went to the gym and then in the afternoon I suddenly felt really nauseous. It was so bad I went to lay down started sweating and then promptly started vomitting at the same time as experiencing diarrhoea. It was all over and done with in a couple of hours, I slept for the next 16 hours on and off and by the next day apart from a god awful headache, was eating lightly and back to normal within a few days.
Fastforward to last weekend and mothers day. I'd not been feeling great and had really bad acid reflux so took a tablet for it which didn't help. During the night I woke with the awful watery mouth and thought I was going to vomit but must have fell back to sleep. When I woke on the Monday, I didn't feel good so called in sick, managed a cup of tea and a biscuit but within an hour I was in the toilet, vomitting into a bucket whilst having diarrohea. I then went to bed, managed to eat lightly the next day and slowly building my appetite back. I also had a banging headache, cold sweats the following day whilst feeeling a bit hot, achey legs no energy etc.
Anyway this has absolutely spiked my HA as I'm convinced I've got some form of cancer or terminal illness as I don't ever recall having two bugs so close together.
Having said that I had Covid last August and since then I just feel my immune system has been quite weak and I've had a couple of colds as well.
In addition to the above my diet hasn't been great, probably lacking vits and work has been quite stressful, I also work in education so in and out of schools a lot where the bugs have been rife!
My hubby felt rotten on Monday, felt very sick and acidic but he didn't eat all day and had a sandwich at teatime, he was also away with work so avoided me from Mon- Thurs but said he kept feeling like he was going to be sick but it didn't materialise. My son was fine until Wed and then had a very sudden bout of explosive diarrhoea but apart from that was fine. Neither of them got the bug in Nov either. Having said that I am meticulous when I've been sick and ensure that I bleach everything and just confine myself to the bedroom and make them use another toilet.
So I'm now thinking I have something awful going on, have tried to book a call with the GP but there's nothing and they will call me as soon as an appointment becomes available but in the meantime, I'm paranoid. It's my 50th Birthday tomorrow and hubby is doing amazing curries for dinner and making a real fuss of me but all I want to do is retreat to my bed and cry as I've convinced myself something sinister is going on.
Doesn't help with the big 50 as that has really triggered my anxiety, knowing all the wonderful deadly illnesses that become more likely as we age.
Friends are saying it sounds like a catalogue tummy bug on both occasions and after the first one I did ring the GP as I noticed a small amount of blood in the vomit which he said will be from the extreme vomitting again common with a bug. I also had the same this time by the fifth time of vomitting I was straining my throat so much I could taste blood in my throat and I had a further couple of streaks and my throat felt very swollen and sore a few days after but it's ok now.
I just wish I could stop being such a worrier about everything and try and enjoy my life instead of thinking everything is an indicator of imminent death.
Just wondered if anyone else has heard of stomach bugs ocurring so closely together and guess I'm just looking for a bit of reassurance.
