Reged: 03/15/06
Posts: 20
Loc: Bullhead City, Arizona
Hi there! I'm a newcomer. I found the website a couple of months ago, ordered the Eating for IBS book. I was diagnosed 4 years ago, but never even knew what it all meant. Didn't even know that IBS-D existed. Until 2 months ago, when my husband and friends went to eat dinner at one of the casinos. As soon as I sat down, I got up and stayed in the ladies room for 2 hrs. My husband had to carry me out to the car where I continued to vomit and had lost all poop control. (Sorry, don't know how else to explain it) I felt better after a couple of days and when I found the website I was ecstatic! Great no more problems! But aha, here are my problems. I just had another attack this week. Last night was so bad that I took a pain pill. I needed to go to work and as I was driving I had a panic attack. A full blown panic attack while I was driving on a highway. I had family pick me up and I'm back home. My question is this...I have a very hectic profession even though I am self employed. I just don't feel like I can continue with this profession. I am exhausted worrying about will I have another gut attack or now panic attack. Does anyone else worry about this also? Do people actually have to change their jobs, professions or just end up staying home instead because of IBS and what it does to us? I hope I don't sound like a whiner! Not trying to be. Just 52 years old and scared.
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Panic Attacks!
