Would You Be Worried

[emmie]

if for no discernible reason you could think of, you started losing
weight. I need to lose weight but am concerned that apart from
changing from white bread to brown wholemeal bread that i am indeed losing it.

[anneasquith]

Hi PP. how much weight she has lost ?

[Peter Pedant]

Hi Anne
yup how low
how much is the weight loss
skimming I - - - - sense - she doesnt have scales ( this is AB you know)

[anneasquith]

Is this AB. ? Thought it was Facebook . Lol. :-)

[Hopkirk]

From a distance Emmie, I think you should be seeing a minor improvement to your physique as good news rather than being pessimistic.

[emmie]

i have another symptom that i will need to speak to GP about, am coughing or sometimes spitting up blood.
i thought that it was coming from the nasal passage, but many spots of rust coloured fluid appeared on my pillow case. I coughed and there it was. Not for the first time I am worried with the significant weight loss and now this.
I know its early but i can;t sleep.

[JimF]

Emmie, you need to contact your GP as a matter of urgency, for no other reason than to reassure you that nothing is wrong, which I sincerely hope.

However, that said, rapid weight loss and coughing up blood are not normal...

[emmie]

Jim, i know, the spitting of sputum has been going on a while, i have three episodes in the last month of coughing so hard i retched bringing up just fluid. But this has me in a spin, Mr Em had colon cancer which spread to every other part of his body. He eventually died from it.

[JimF]

OK, I understand the panic, but I doubt you're anywhere close to that. But please consult a medical professional urgently. By which, I mean in five hours.

[ummmm]

Half a stone is not significant weight loss especially if you're carrying excess weight. Spitting up blood needs further investigation though but it could be something as simple as a burst blood vessel brought on by the coughing.

[emmie]

just looking in the mirror, i have completely lost the weight from the belly area, and my middle has started to get back to what constitutes a normal size, for so long i looked pregnant, now its completely flat, i will be speaking with the GP today.. Yes i am worried, and yes i am scared.

[ummmm]

Try not to worry. You've been sounding more upbeat lately than you have in a long time.

As someone mentioned earlier it could have something to do with the bread. White bread and potatoes make my daughter very bloated.

[emmie]

i have been happier its true. But this has knocked me for a loop. Without standing on a scales its hard to say what is going on, but it feels like at least a stone in weight..
what's worse is i feel constantly hungry, as though i don't eat anything, which isn't the case.

[ummmm]

You'll have to bite the bullet and buy some scales.

[emmie]

or go see the doctor and get weighed.

[ummmm]

Both.

[emmie]

yes indeed