Hello - thank you for taking the time to read this post.
I was referred yesterday to head and neck I think after very politely losing my temper with the GP.
I spent the beginning of lockdown whizzing about in the sunshine. Stressed as self employed but fairly accepting of the whole pandemic situation. I had been taking prescribed Vitamin D after months of fatigue and a positive blood test of low levels. I have also had night sweats for about 6 months - hormone levels were checked but they were fine.
Around the 16th May I became really fatigued. Ill with it really. Just getting up and dressed felt like a milestone. My husband noticed my nodes under my ears were swollen. Apart from the tiredness there were no other symptoms. Did econsult and was diagnosed with post viral fatigue. Husband (dentist) concerned about lymph nodes so we waited for 4 weeks to see if they went away. Left side very noticeable, right side not so much. Did another econsult at 4 weeks- invited in as also have weird numbness in right hand along index finger. Doc not really worried about nodes. Ordered more blood tests incl. glandular fever.
Another econsult last week (week 6) I wrote everything down in the econsult- nightsweats, fatigue, facial flushing, fatigue, pain under left rib (had that for ages). Doc called - glandular fever result negative. Maybe I've had mumps he suggested. Or the Cororna virus. Requested mumps blood test. Which is next week on the 8th.
Yesterday husband checked nodes and the left is bigger. My neck aches - like my head is too heavy (bit dramatic). Having to go for a nap every afternoon as it's like someone has just flipped a switch and turned me off. Brain function just gone like an idiot and exhausted. So sent slightly cross econsult to GP stating that if we wait for the mumps results probably take 2 weeks plus 2ww referall it will be a month. He said 'Hmm.. lets have alook at the guidelines.. nearly 7 weeks.. hmmm.. yes we'll refer you'. Felt like I was persuading my kids the benefits of doing something they don't want to do!
Feeling very English about the whole thing and embarrassed that I've caused a fuss. Feel like I've 'wasted' my lockdown as I've been too tired to do anything - haven't even baked a cake! Feeling that every tiny thing might be a symptom of something.
Why am I posting? Bit of a rant I suppose. I don't want to tell family and friends as I don't want to worry anyone unneccessarily as I'm probably one of the 'worried well' that waste the NHS time. I don't know what to expect at the appointment? And I don't know whether to make a list of all my niggles in case I just look like a neurotic nutcase.
Thanks for listening x
