HCV and Hypochondria

Does anyone else ever feel like they have become a bit of a hypochondriac after a HCV dx?  At the onset, I thought my interest in learning as much as I could about it was a normal and helpful thing.....and still do. But during tx and certainly during this post tx period, I find myself analyzing and over analyzing each and every ache and twinge. And spending alot of time on the Internet checking them out which can be a good thing or a bad thing.  Seems to be a viscious circle at times........

[Trinity4]

I see it on the board all the time and in my opinion many times it goes beyond seeking support.

Trinity  

[FlGuy]

Hepatitis C is almost a dream disease for a hypochondriac.  It can have a lot of non-specific symptoms associated with it, as can fibromyalgia and MS.  The bad part of a person dwelling on HCV is that there are specific and accurate diagnosing tools and test.  On the other hand, HCV current/former patients are very protective of their disease and don't take kindly to pretenders.  Somewhere in the shadowy borders thereof live the lucrative purveyors of cow glands, heavy metals, electonic gizmoes and vegetation clippers.  

[meakea]

The internet lends itself to create a bit of hypochondria in everyone.  During my 48 weeks of treatment I probably did more than my share of searching everything out but since treatment ended, I have made peace with all of that and I got back to what I feel is a healthy balance between health awareness and hypochondria.

[paen53]

Meakea, that's what I'm striving for too....that healthy balance. Hopefully that comes if/when SVR is reached. I think for me - having had HCV for so long pre dx, there's the thought that if only I would have known sooner, that things might be different and that certainly is a player these days. But I do know that I can only move forward from this point in time...still I don't want to miss any beacons that might alert me to further health issues. Well, you see the looping........:-D

[meakea]

Yes, I do know how it goes...you'll get there!