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!
Just a thought. With my GP surgery if you think that you have a UTI you take in a urine sample. You don't have to see anyone. You hand the sample over. You will have to get a plastic sample tube first or do what I do and take it in a glass jar and pour into the plastic sample tube in the toilet, (or street if they won't actually let you into the surgery, which happened to me recently, my surgery can be mean too). A nurse will test to see if you have the infection and if you do you will be prescribed antibiotics. The sample then gets sent to a lab so that they can check that you are on the right antibiotics or if further investigation is necessary.
Please do look after yourself and get this checked out.
Sadly my GP doesn’t do this. I don’t believe I have a UTI anymore.