Body Scan

You may or may not know, but I suffer from pretty bad anxiety.  And for whatever reason it is always health related.  I'm not a hypochondriac.  I don't think I have health issues, I just fear getting health issues.  I'm not sure if this is a common thing.  I guess we all fear health issues on some level, but my anxiety produces an actual physical response to the fear. It's something hard to describe unless you've ever experienced it.  But one thing I can say about it is that it SUCKS!!!

Luckily, I've got it mostly under control.  It doesn't affect my life very much, but I do still have fears about things that could go wrong.  BUT... I found something that I think will help... a full body scan.  I'd heard about this many years ago, but at the time it was a new technology and probably way too expensive.  But the other day I saw a little video on yahoo about body scans and decided to do an internet search to see if it was something I could actually do.

I found a place called Heartscan in Walnut Creek.  It cost me about $800, but I went in today and they did a full scan of my neck, heart, lungs, abdomen, liver, pancreas, spine and kidneys.  I haven't gotten the results back yet.  Those will be mailed to me next week.  But my hope is that if everything comes back good and I'm given a clean bill of health that when I start to feel a little anxiety starting, I can use this test to talk my way out of it. I had to give up buying like 4 pairs of totally awesome shoes to pay for it, but it was a super easy procedure and so if it can help alleviate my fears in any way, it will have been totally worth it.  I'll let you know what I find out!