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Really Ill For 2 Months, Sinusitis Or Something Else??
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Hi, just over 2 months ago now i got a flu type illness and the doctor said it was sinusitis. I have tried 4 lots of antibiotics and steroids but nothing clears it. My symptoms are a dry itchy cough, muscle aches all over my body (which at the moment is the biggest problem because i cant live life how i used to), lack of energy (i used to go to the gym 4 times a week and now walking up the stairs is a problem) constant headache and dizziness when laying down. The doctors have said i have chronic sinusitis but i have not got a blocked nose and they have more or less forgotten me, i have had no head scan (they said they sent a letter to e.n.t but its been 2 months since then and still nothing) my blood test came back that i have a vitamin d deficiency but other than that normal. Is there anything else this could be because its ruining my life and the doctors are doing nothing at all. Any ideas please reply, thanks.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Ok.Ok.Demanding answers is indeed a bit brash.But don't forget the squeakiest door gets the oiling.You produce that list of mine ( please include jenna's 1978 fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome as well) and ask the GP why he/she thinks you don't have any of those.Although the first rule in medicine is DO NO HARM,inaction is just as bad as a wrong action.Every doctor knows that it is the difficult patients you learn most from -while sifting through the differential diagnosis.This is the pillar of experience.If your GP is not willing to have all stones upturned(tests,referrals,consulting with colleagues,read up etc),then it's time to move on.
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