Blood results from GP, what if it ISN'T and underactive Thyroid? Do they just send me away to be forever to be a walking corpse?

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Thanks.

It took me an age to get the GP to send me for blood tests. I have had a problem with tiredness and coldness and weight for as long as I can remember. I use to be completely controlled by my motivation to seek out heat or a bed all waking hours.

This situation improved drastically when I got pregnant and I felt alive for the first time since my teens.

For 4 years I was either pregnant or breastfeeding and I felt tired, but it was a different kind of tired. An alive tired.

I finished breastfeeding a few months ago and I'm slowing grinding to a halt again and planning my sleep from the second I get up.

If the GP says my bloods are fine what do I do then? I'm certain that even if my bloods ARE fine, I most certainly am not. Any clues?

Many tia

anyone?

Wish I could be more helpful but my gp sent me home said blood was fine and I should exercise more . I've been ill for 4 years now, I'm 27 and have a nap most days .

Check for vitamin deficencies & sleep apnea

I have just had blood tests for exactly the same thing, and they were clear, have come to conclusion it's just from all the physical and mental stress with DD.

Yes, Fanjo I'm worried that the GP will say that it is because I have two preschoolers and one with asd, BUT I'm actually a lot better than I was pre-pregnancy. I have MORE energy, than 10 years ago, not less (even when I was suffering with PTS, but it is slipping fast back to those days and I absolutely can't allow it too. I am barely managing as it is.

I had this a couple of months ago, exhausted, cold , hair loss, weight loss.Dragging myslef through my life, generally feeling as though I'd been knocked dow nby a bus. they tested for everything but all came back fine. the Dr signed me off for 10 days though, and i rested for the first time in about 4 years, since having the children.

She said there were some awful viruses around, some of which were lingering for 8+weeks, longer if people didnt rest.

GOod luck.

sorry, I didn't mean to add to your fears.

Actually I do also feel abnormally tired and am wondering what it could be apart from DD!

I hope the GP takes you seriously!

No, it's okay Fanjo I am very anxious about this appointment.

I know you 'know' me a bit and you'll be surprised, but the reason I haven't had my bloods done until now is that I was too cowardly to insist when the GP's (various) told me that every complains of being tired and I should simply improve my lifestyle.

I thought there was something else going on, but I just didn't dare insist.

I'm a different women from those days though, but it doesn't mean that I'm not anxious about the appointment. I want to feel better.

I know what you mean, it is REALLY hard when you feel the onus is on you to get a point across at an appointment, I feel that with DD's appointments and it is stressful.

olivio Yes, I know at least one of the viruses you mean. Our family has been going with a coughy one for about 8 weeks. It isn't terrible, but it does mean we're all a bit run down and grumpy.