So I’m at the end of the tether with my wishy washy local nhs services. At this stage (no gp appointments available until mid December) , I’m going to try and get some private investigations done but I really don’t know what’s wrong with me, and I don’t know where to start... ultrasound? Chest x ray? I have no idea, I can’t spend a fortune.
So. Any ideas as to what could be wrong with me are welcome!
Mid thirties , 5 children.
Average build, generally fit.
But. Lately I have a myriad of symptoms . The last year certainly. I’ve had full bloods done , And an ecg. The only thing slightly low was haematocrit, but the doctor don’t think this was a problem...I only noticed it was out of range as I asked for my blood results.
I have....
Exhaustion , chest pain and breathlessness before periods. From ovulation to period, so for two weeks, I wake each day with dull abdominal pain.
I wake in the night to pee where I never used to.
I have dreadful pre menstrual water retention that makes me look as though I’ve gained a stone.
I get indigestion. I find my usual walk home with gentle hills and running on escalators etc much more knackering now than I did with 9 months of 11b baby in my belly . I can sleep in the day no problem, I’m wiped out.
In the days before my period I cough like a lifelong smoker (I’m not one).
If I make a gp appointment it’s usually a few tests, wait for results, then nothing. An emergency or walk in appointment gets me 5 minutes with a practice nurse, who generally try to reassure me I’m not having a heart attack, and dismiss the suggestion that my problems are anything to do with my periods.
It’s almost as though, because I have five children and a job, there’s an expectation I’ll be knackered with mysterious ‘women’s problems’.
On the one hand I just want to get on with my life, not feel wiped out for two weeks of the month.
But on another level I’m quite worried there could be something more serious going on, and I’m just not able to get through the system to get any help.
Any advice appreciated 😊
Also I take no medication, no hormonal contraception, don’t drink, don’t smoke , eat fairly healthy diet (and no gluten).
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Diagnose me! Any ideas welcome
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Galaxydiagnoser · 05/11/2019 17:01
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