To expect my GP to care just a tiny bit how unwell I am??

[TiredOfCovid]

I’m mid 30s and have been suffering with long covid / b12 issues and now possibly fibromyalgia for 2 years.

The GPs just don’t seem to care.

I cried in the room today saying how much pain I am in, that I’m going to lose my job if I take any more time off sick, that I’ve got children I need to look after and there must be something that can be done - medication, anything?

She told me she had a stressful morning as couldn’t get her computer to work, said sometimes antidepressants help with long covid, offered no explanation of why my body isn’t absorbing b12 normally and said I’ll have to have injections monthly for the rest of my life and sent me on my way.

NO compassion at all - surely they should care just a tiny bit / pretend to?

I have no experience with fibromyalgia, but a fair bit with GP's, Nurses and Consultants and the old 'bedside manner' varies wildly among them. It needs to in some respects, I fully appreciate that. But I just wanted to say that I sympathise.

Tone of voice and the delivery of medical information hugely impacts us as patients whom these symptoms are daily and lifelong. It just lubricates information that can be difficult for us to swallow wish they'd realise that - for their own sake too as it just gets peoples back up.

And let's be honest, neither cost a thing or take up any more appointment time.

Sounds like there's some good advice on here though, I'm another one who has gone private for bits and bobs to get things moving. We shouldn't have to, but that's a whole other discussion 😌

Strangely the only people I know with long covid or had it really bad are the ones who had and keep having the jabs.
Unfortunately the gp can’t really wave a magic wand, maybe take multivitamins and pain relief, look at changing diet etc also hope you’re feeling a bit better since you posted this a while ago

@TiredOfCovid not absorbing B12 is pernicious anaemia. https://pernicious-anaemia-soci/ for support

Firstly I am really sorry you are suffering like this. And yes I'd expect a health professional to display some compassion.

The vit B12 injections are a good thing. It took me 18 months of long covid to start experimenting with vit b12 and its made such a difference. Do you know what your cortisol levels are like? If low, then adrenal support supplements may help you. (The Holy trinity for my long covid are vit b12, vit d and adrenal supplements- and time of course. I'm nearly symptom free now).