29yrs old and fatigue / other symptoms

[FedHimToTigersTheySnackin]

Afternoon, just wondering if anyone had any words of advice or can tell me their experiences with the symptoms I've been having!
I'm 29 with a 2yr old son who I share 50/50 with his dad. Work in a normal office job for the last 10 years not particularly stressful (has its moments of course). Over the last few months I have been feeling more and more fatigued. As it stands I can barely get through a day at work without nearly falling asleep at my desk, I have horrific brain fog to the point I sometimes forget simple things and even slur my words. I need a nap after work every day. After a busy day I am done in, last week I had to pull my car over 3 times on a journey home (1hr journey) because I was falling asleep at the wheel, and had to call my partner when I got in to help me look after my son because I just could not keep my eyes open. My work performance is suffering because I'm so tired it's like my body is shutting down. I also have a lymph node on my neck for 1 month with no other signs of infection, I have not been ill. I can't muster the energy to clean the house, shower or dress unless I absolutely have to. The only thing that gets me up is my son.
I have tried to combat this by myself so overhauled my diet months ago, drink loads of water and was going for walks after work but these have had to stop as I just can no longer manage them.
I had some blood tests which the GP said were normal but some of the results were out of range.
My platelet count was slightly over at 403 (normal range 150-400) and my eosinophil count was 0.6 (normal range 0-0.4)
I have another appointment with the GP Friday and I'm not sure if I should insist that these blood tests although only just out of range are indeed that? I had a FBC, thyroid test, glandular fever test and diabetes test and all normal expect the ones I've posted. A few months ago I had a FBC which was all normal and a coeliac test which was normal. What do I even say to this doctor, he is so dismissive and I feel like I can't carry on like this
Sorry if this is jumbled I'm finding it increasingly difficult to articulate myself

Vitamin D?
B12/folate?

Both can cause crippling fatigue & the lab reference range for B12 is apparently quite low so you can be ‘normal’ range but still symptomatic.

Thyroid can also be low end of normal but still cause symptoms as can Ferritin.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5986027/

There are some really knowledgeable people on MN who say that low end of normal for all bloods isn’t enough, you need your levels to be high end of normal, I’ve tried a quick search but can’t find the threads. I hope someone more knowledgeable comes along soon to advise.

Before my thyroid was finally treated I was so exhausted I couldn’t even lift my arms up to tie my hair back & when my ferritin was low I couldn’t get off the sofa. Drs happily fobbed me off until I was at the point of collapse!
Is there another Dr at the surgery you could speak to?
I hope you get some answers soon

@GrrRightBackAtYou thanks so much for your reply. I have had ferretin checked a few months ago and they were normal, had them done as I was turned away from donating blood because of haemoglobin levels. I'm not sure if they have checked my VitD and B12, I will ask the doctor on Friday.
I will double check my thyroid test and see if its the low end of normal. So frustrating having to work this out for myself

So my TSH level was 0.84
The normal range apparently is 0.3 to 4.2

How do you sleep? Any possibility of sleep apnoea?

@SoddingWeddings I sleep around 7 hrs a night, I'm asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow and "sleep through". But whether I've had 7hrs or 10hrs or 2hrs I feel the same when I wake up. Same after a nap, wake up tired still.

Firstly, I'm so sorry you're feeling like this OP. I really feel for you as I too struggle with this crippling fatigue (along with many other strange symptoms), and I have done for years. I'm still searching for answers myself, but I'm wondering if you have had an ANA blood test done to check for autoimmune disorders? Even if you do have an autoimmune condition the ANA might not always be positive, but may be worth asking your GP to include this in the blood tests. Do your muscles and joints hurt? Any other symptoms other than fatigue?

@FedHimToTigersTheySnackin it might be worth getting checked for autoimmune issues. A blood test will check ANA and if anything is picked up there they do an ENA panel to see if they can narrow it down.

No advice but I completely sympathise with you - I’m the same age with a 2 year old and I am just exhausted! Doesn’t matter how much I sleep or what I do it doesn’t improve. Have had loads of tests and they showed iffy thyroid function, low vit B and D but I’ve taken supplements for months with no improvement to the symptoms although all bloods now clear. I really hope they get to the bottom of it for you x

Have you had covid, even a while ago? Post viral fatigue seems to be one of the huge ‘long covid’ symptoms. The lymph node would be in keeping with a viral infection too.

What is ANA?
I've never had Covid.
Other symptoms that might be linked are a persistent sore throat, the lymph node (which doesn't hurt, and is rock hard, on the back of my neck). Find it troublesome swallowing sometimes.
Thank you for the lovely messages, although I'd never wish how I feel on anyone it's nice to know I'm not alone

Fatigue, sluring words, difficulties swallowing and brain fog can be symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis (but also other things too).

Keep pushing OP.

If you couldn't donate blood because of your Hb levels, I suspect you are, or have been, anaemic.

@NaToth when they tested haemoglobin at the donation centre it was low, they recommended I go to the GP and banned me from donating for 12 months. GP tested my iron levels and ferretin and it was normal, they said the tests they use at the centres aren't as good as a lab test. Rang NHS blood and gave them my lab tested level and they have now said I can donate again so it's not anaemia

Look up chronic fatigue syndrome. I did and it was a lightbulb moment 💡

Has the doctor checked the lymph node?
It's horrible, isn't it, when you sense that the doctor is frustrated with you?

@kerosene20 I have looked it up and a lot, a lot of it resonates with me, but I can't come to terms with that being my life, I wish it was something simple that I could jsut take some medication for you know? I am going to mention this to the doctor.
@MorriseysGladioli he felt it and said they can be normal, when he checked it had only been there a few days but its still there now weeks later with no other signs of infection. This with the high platelets and white blood cells are making me worried something else is going on. I'm not the type of person to go the doctor ever, I'll mostly just ride out an illness at home so I hate being treated like a nuisance when it's already taken me so much to even involve them!

I understand that. It’s been really hard to accept and always will be but I can try not to push myself too hard now and have a valid reason which helps.

ANA is anti nuclear antibodies. A positive result indicates there may be an autoimmune issue so they run ENA tests and look at those results with symptoms to aim at diagnosis. There medicines they can prescribe to make people more comfortable.