I gave birth 3 weeks ago. Days before I got my bfp I was diagnosed as having an underactive thyroid.
I was treated by an endocrinologist during the pregnancy. She tripled my medication & the pregnancy was straight forward & thankfully uneventful.
Last week I started to feel unwell. Sweating. Heart racing. Palpitations. Anxious & intensely irritated. I called my GP to organise blood tests to see if the problems were related to my thyroid or the medication I'm prescribed.
I phoned every morning last week. There were no appointments available. The receptionist suggested I called at 6am! So i asked if a message could be passed to the gp & blood test forms could be left at reception. Each day i called to be told i couldn't have an appoointment& the gp hadn't Eventually responded to my message. By Friday I asked to speak to the practice manager & suddenly an appointment became available for tomorrow.
I've reduced my medicine as i felt so awful. Aibu in thinking any women requesting medical advice 2 weeks after giving birth shouldn't be ignored by her gp & especially if there are pre existing medical conditions.
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Shellywelly1973 · 24/02/2014 00:46
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