Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi.
Lockdown 3 has been a little stressful but some strange things are happening in regards to my health which didn’t happen during the other two lockdowns. My monthly cycle stopped a couple of months ago and instead, replaced itself with tummy/hip/back spasms and a suspected urine infection which has now gone after I kept drinking a ton of water and cranberry juice. My body however randomly feels washed out and that someone has run me over with a tractor. I’ve lost some scalp hair and wake up 5-6 times in the night for no reason most of the time. I get some cramp aches sometimes but it’s more sharp, stabbing pains. Always feeling tired even after doing the littlest thing, nauseous, back ache. I’m definitely not pregnant as I’m single and haven’t been out of the family house at all except to do food shopping and sit in the garden. I do have IBS but it’s never stopped my cycles like this. My family and friends want me to go to A+E but I’ve laughed it off saying it’s nothing and that I have a strong fear of needles. I do take a daily vitamin tablet and haven’t missed any doses.
Any idea what I should do? Most of the doctors and NHS 111 in my area are useless and have had nasty experiences with them over the last few years!
I think you should call the doctor and just tell them your symptoms at least, and understandably you might not like medical staff very much, but I think that you've tried to handle your health all on your own for awhile now, and you've done everything you thought would help you, with the cranberry juice and daily vitamin tablets and things like that, but it could be an issue that takes more than those things can cure, so it'll be good to get those issues looked at by a doctor.
My GP is only dealing with Covid related stuff at the moment, so sadly I’m unable to call them up unless I was to lie and say that I might have Covid
What? That's not right. Call them anyways about your health issue. It doesn't seem right that they only accept covid patents while they ignore every other health issue. And if they don't help you, just get someone to go with you to the hospital. Understandably you'll be scared and anxious, but the doctors have the skills and knowledge that we forum dwellers don't have.