Meet the Other Phone. A phone that grows with your child.

Meet the Other Phone.
A phone that grows with your child.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

General health

Mumsnet doesn't verify the qualifications of users. If you have medical concerns, please consult a healthcare professional.

Feeling unwell

5 replies

Cr20 · 06/05/2023 19:12

Been feeling a little offish recently with heart palpitations and just generally feeling unwell but I've got 3 kids under 5 and my partner has been working away 2 weeks and then a whole week in the course of 2 months and I've found it pretty overwhelming.
I went to the doctors on Wednesday as I've been getting a lot of back pain and sore stomach when I walk sometimes I feel I've been punched in the stomach , I did mention that the fact I woke up on Monday with calve dull aches , nothing that stopped me from walking but was just like I had done a workout and was all stiff cramp. He told me it would just be stress and anxiety causing it and going to book my stomach in to get a scan just to make sure nothing is abnormal. Anyways this morning I woke up with a sore throat and an uncomfortable chest. I keep brushing off how I'm feeling because I've got a 5 month old and still not received a period but I keep googling it and comes up blood clot and loads of other scary things.
I'm nervous to phone 111 because I feel like it might not be anything and I'm wasting their time.
Been going back and forth wondering what it could be and if to phone or not but I can't quite put my finger on why I feel the way I do

OP posts:
Sudokufail · 07/05/2023 09:41

Hi OP. I'd phone if I were you. It isn't a waste of time - that's what they are there for and you've been feeling unwell for a while. I'm not a medic at all but I wonder whether it could be Covid? I wonder whether your GP or A&E might be able to provide a PCR test as the LFTs seem to be completely unreliable. I hope you feel better soon Flowers

Cr20 · 07/05/2023 12:53

Thankyou @Sudokufail
I phone nhs this morning , currently getting tests done at the hospital Thankyou Smile
Better to be safe than sorry

OP posts:
Sudokufail · 07/05/2023 13:07

I’m very glad to hear that they’re looking into it for you 👍 I hope you start to feel much better soon x

whatcanidotobelieve · 07/05/2023 13:29

So I had heart palpitations for a while and extreme tiredness, that I put down to having very little sleep due to young kids. I then started to get breathless v easily.

I finally went to the doctor and they checked my heart...I was immediately rushed to hospital and have been diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension. Unfortunately it's incurable and progressive, so the future is a little bleak now.

I'm don't want to scare you, but I wish I had gone to see my doctor sooner. It's great that you are but if the results come back with no solution, push for more tests and trust your gut. Too many women (especially after kids), get fobbed off with anxiety as the issue. You know your body.

Good luck 💜

Cr20 · 07/05/2023 14:08

@whatcanidotobelieve sorry to hear that! It is a scary time but I'm glad you eventually got it sorted before it could have gotten any worse.
Feel a little more settled now that I've been seen to and can hopefully get answers to why im feeling the way iam 🥰

OP posts:
New posts on this thread. Refresh page
Swipe left for the next trending thread