Hi All, I'm so confused, I don't know where to start, so sorry if this all comes across as waffle!
I am 47 years old. I have been suffering intermittently for a few years now with Night sweats, tired all the time, and insomnia, along side the more frequent really bad headaches (which I had an MRI for that was normal) and now something in my head and ears that I can only described as congestion, but yet my nose is clear! I had a blood test some time ago now maybe a year or so and was found to be Vitamin D deficient so advised to take a Vitamin D supplement which I have been doing and had a repeat blood test and I was back within the normal range, however I continue to take them as I know that it is suggested that all people in England take a supplement due to our lack of sunshine! although this seems to have made no difference to the way I feel, but as the norm I just left it and thought I would get over it. Well it seems I haven't and its now starting to annoy me again, so once again I have requested help from my GP with the message that I am fed up of not getting anywhere and feeling like I do
I had a lovely long conversation with a GP I had never spoken to who seemed very nice (of course there are no face to face appointments at the moment) she has suggested that I may be going through the menopause, so will do some blood tests, although I explained I had one some time ago that was normal she suggested that just because the test was normal did not actually rule menopause out and even if these tests all came back normal it might be worth me trying some HRT, she advised me to read all about it on Menopause Matters and speak to her once my results were back, I note that the blood tests I am having done tomorrow are, HBAC1, Liver Profile, FBC, U & E, ESR,TSH, FSH & Vitamin D. I am then booked to speak to her next Monday 16th November, Please can anyone shed any light onto what to expect following all this, or if anyone has any advice that would be great, oh maybe I should add that I don't have periods due to having an endometrial ablation about 4 years ago
