Trying To Avoid Doctor.. :-)

[wolf63]

I have been feeling mega tired for a couple of months now - been trying to ignore it.

Now having muscular pain and tired muscles. I am a bit breathless too.

I suspect that it is Anaemia or my thyroid. I don't want to go to see doctor if I can avoid it. My GP is great but it is cold and I would have to walk and ...excuses, excuses.....

I have to go see doctor and nurse to get diabetes and lithium check ups the week after next. I hope that someone will reassure me that whatever is wrong won't get worse or kill me before then.

[Old_Geezer]

We usually fear the worse then find out it's something minor. But of course the only way to know for sure is to let the medical profession look at you. My advice, can the excuses. Sorry.

[Sqad]

\\\\I suspect that it is Anaemia or my thyroid.\\\\

That sounds a reasonable shout.

You need a blood test and for that you need medical expertise......

[wolf63]

Thanks guys. OG- I am more lazy than anything, I just don't like these same day appointments.

Sqad - thanks too. I was found to be anaemic last year, the number 9 pops into my head, with no obvious cause. Lithium can, as you know, screw up the Thyroid.

Can't get a normal appt for weeks. Just been on phone and it is emergencies only today. Will avoid Ibuprofen and monitor the situation.

:-)

[anneasquith]

make an appointment susan,,,,,,,,,,, you know it makes sense :)

[Khandro]

Are you taking any medication?

[wolf63]

Khandro - medication keeps me going.

Three HBP medications
Lansoprosol (spelling? tummy acid tablets)
Statins
Metformin
SSRI
Lithium

Anne - I tried to get an appointment today and there is nothing. I will try again tomorrow. I don't feel terribly ill but there is something not quite right.

When I go to the diabetes clinic I see the nurse one day and the doctor at the end of that week. That is the week after next. If all else fails I can get it sorted then.

Worse than this - I have to take young Frankie to the v-e-t next week for a steroid jab. Easy to get an appointment but difficult to get the patient there.

[slaney]

I see you were diagnosed as having anaemia due to iron deficiency a few years ago, so this may well have recurred.
Was there any reason found for the iron deficiency?

[anneasquith]

we know our own bodies, and you know '' something is not right'' I hope you get an appointment soon. good luck taking Frankie to the v.e.t.s. :)

[wolf63]

slaney - no, it was picked up during my regular blood/Lithium check. My diet is abysmal but other than that there was no obvious reason.

I am 51 and female - my periods were incredibly heavy a couple of years ago, they vanished for a year and then I have had two light ones in last few months. That seems not to be the cause.

I am happy that my mental health is (relatively) stable at present and that is important. The physical problems are an annoyance.

I am very indecisive at present about most things and it is a case of

1. Do I bite the bullet and make a same day appointment to see the doc. I like preplanned appointments.

2. Do I wait until the 2nd and see the nurse and the follow up by the doctor on the 5th.

Anne - I am sure that he listens in on my phone conversations. Fat Feline Frankie can vanish in the flat when he wants to - usually on v-e-t day.

[slaney]

Perhaps better sooner than later, as taking a full history and deciding what tests need to be done will take up more time than will be available at your routine appointment.

[Khandro]

Sqad may say, I don't know, but all those medications or combinations of them may lead to tiredness, have you checked their side effects?
For a recent badly sprained ankle I was prescribed Diclofenac, which was marvellous, reduced the swelling and killed the pain, but after a few hours left me feeling exhausted and completely debilitated, I have given them up and am allowing nature to take its course, which it thankfully is.

[jennyjoan]

Not to be recommended for you. But I too have given up all medications for cholesterol, depression, insomnia, diverticulitis, and this is the first time in many years I have felt "normal".

[Sqad]

Muscle pains, tiredness......could be the statins......but as slaney suggests, let's wait for a blood test.

[bednobs]

in my opinion, if you've had the problem for a couple of months, a couple more weeks wont make much difference

[Postdog]

I wasn't sure how to answer this then I saw who it was. As you know I have problems and I made the mistake of just assuming it was one thing when it wasn't that. As such it endended up being more serious than it could have. Obviously I hope I am miles off that it is serious, but don't just avoid finding out.

[pastafreak]

Wolfie...how are you feeling? Did you get to see a doctor yet?