Same. I turned 46 and anxiety and gut problems started. Gallbladder pains, foods just ran through me. Looking back it was probably anxiety more than anything else. Sleep was dreadful, waking in the night full of adrenaline. Teeth breaking down at the back. Then the tinnitus started. Ear infections. Weight gain.
Covid has definitely had an effect, It took months to get over each infection. Fatigue, no desire to do anything. Aches and pains off the scale. Slipped spinal discs. Every cold would turn into a long drawn out infection resulting in antibiotics for chest infections. Periods horrendous (still coming at 52). Abdominal pain, suspected cysts, Endo, adenomyosis.
Latest issue is a suspicious lump on my finger, currently awaiting ultrasound. Went to GP about, 6 days later severe backache, muscle cramped up and nerve pains, another flare of my long standing spinal issues.
I'm embarrassed at the amount of time I have off work, my manager must think im pulling a fast one all the time. One thing will flare up and just as I’m recovering something else will give.
There are days I think I must have cancer or something bad and at some points all these health issues will make sense.
That some amazing GP will join up all the dots and give me a diagnosis of something.