I posted a while ago about severr chest pains I had during the night (www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/2993423-To-request-emergency-GP-appointment-today?pg=1&order= ) and how the GP dismisses it as stress.
After this happening serveral times over the next week and a half I was sent to a&e to check for a pulmonary embolism and other issues. Kept in overnight, xrays and ct scans clear as well as ecg and blood work.
Again it kept happening and after a time where the pain lasted 3 hours I went back to a&e, same tests and same results. This time the consultant got me referred as an outpatient for gallbladder and liver ultrasounds. I had the scan 1.5 weeks ago and I've not heard back since (I will hear back either way).
Now I'm reflecting there seems to be other issues that started around the same time and are gradually building.
Excessive sweating - getting the pram bag packed or baby dressed, putting my makeup on or tidying up the house before leaving and I start sweating (back soaking, sticky to touch sweat). I thought it waa hormonal but it didn't kick in until over 3 months postpartum.
Stomach pain and bloating - particularly after eating, although nothing in particular, accompanied by bad wind.
Itchy skin - everywhere is itchy, all the time. I've scratched layers of skin off my legs. No change to shower gels, lotions, perfumes and so on.
Headaches - exceptionally sore heads requiring me to wear my glasses more often with blurred vision otherwise.
Fatigue - I've recently been finding day to day life harder, tasks that I'd normally complete without a thought are getting pushed aside. I'm trying to nap when the baby does (despite never doing this before) and I can't get up after 8 hours of sleep (baby sleeps through).
Joint and muscle pain - slowly started with my back and neck, pulled my neck/shoulder muscle twice in a month and then progressed to my shoulders and ankles. I cannot style my hair without achey shoulders and my ankles felt weaker. Ankles now feel swollen and sore, have done for days, and my knees have started too.
Moods - I'm increasingly moody, annoyed easily, upset easily, gone off sex, don't want to be touched, getting irrationally angry etc.
Stalled weight loss - losing weight regularly for 3 months after giving birth. Pains started, started exercising and eating better, no weight loss in months.
Anxiety - constant anxiety about everything. Are those people looking at me? In the car, we're going to crash and die. DS1 at his dads, something bad will happen. I'm on mat leave and I'm not due back in until January, my stuff is ready and lists made to keep me right.
On their own it doesn't seem like much but it has all started in a slow drip, drip, drip fashion since the first episode. I'd normally only be sore after exercise, being up at 4am with the baby wouldn't make me as tired as I am now and I'm normally a very relaxed individual with little to no mood swings.
As I said I'm still waiting on these bloody results but am I being a hypochondriac to believe something isn't quite right and it's all tied in? I've mentioned to my parents and a few others and get told "it's tirednese/parenting/diet" and so on. I'm starting to worry something is genuinely wrong though. If these scans come back normal would you go back to your gp and see about further investigations?