What a week

[Helly75]

So I had my full body pet scan on Wednesday, it all went ok other than me being traumatised at having the thing in the first place . I was then sent to a&e on Thursday after a sudden onset headache that I sat with for a week & now I'm having a colonoscopy on Tuesday lol why is my life like this ?!? 😅😅😅

[Hidden]

Hello

Bless you it does feel like it is just you and why but once they have got these things out the way hopefully you can start moving forward fingers crossed

I know how you feel though I was diagnosed been diabetic never had this issue before and it has come on a year after my Bypasses even though I now eat more healthy than ever and they are struggling to find the right medication to suit me meantime I am suffering side effects

Then I have to have a bowel scan then a Urology scan and to top that of I have a sinus infection I feel like I am dropping to bits and like you with this anxiety well it is a 1000 times worse

But hopefully it might help by me telling you all this that you are not on your own and please let us know how you keep getting on I will look for strength from you going through this to try and encourage me to be as strong as you are even if you do not feel like it you are

Wishing you the best Easter you can have even with all this going of x

[Helly75 in reply to Hidden]

So sorry you're going through it too Bekind, you'd think we are long overdue a bit of a break by now! I have just sobbed all week ,had enough ,I know it's circumstances & perimenopause is not helping . Any normal person would say its just a bad week but it's been 5 years now 😆 and now I can't even eat nice stuff because of the colonoscopy lol I will have a treat after though ,take care of yourself too bekind xxx

[Hidden in reply to Helly75]

Hello

I know exactly what you are saying it is coming up to 5 years now since pneumonia took me in ICU then after I never recovered and a year later the first heart attack and it has never stopped

I cry literally every day and get so down I know the feeling

I was not able to have HRT and had to go through the perimenopause as well as menopause without anything not good but think I have just about got through that now but again I know how you will be feeling and unless you go through these things you can never quite understand can you and you can feel so lonely but keep talking to us instead of sat there crying on your own we want to try and help or let you know we care x

[Helly75 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you so much , my misery posts are embarrassing me now ,I wish I had some good news to tell you all ,maybe one day ! I've even renamed myself weeping willow because I'm crying every day too 😭 getting on my own nerves with it !

[Gumbie_Cat in reply to Helly75]

Sending a big hug to you and Hidden - sometimes life is just blinking unfair.

[Hidden in reply to Gumbie_Cat]

Hello

Thank you so much that is very kind of you and appreciated x

[Hidden in reply to Helly75]

Hello

I know because I had a break my posts unless you search cannot be found easy but I used to start every post with I am sorry ( because it was all miserable yet again ) I so longed for the day when I could post saying I am doing great !

Still waiting but lets hope we both will be doing that eventually and meanwhile it is about posting how you feel what you are going through and there is no need at all to feel embarrassed

Little bit of sense of humour there called your self Weeping Willow that is a good one never thought of that as a name would have made a good username to suite us

A day at a time we will get there eventually x

[marigoldb in reply to Helly75]

oh Helly75, my thoughts are with you as you are waiting for you colonoscopy. I had one a few weeks ago, and for me the preparation was worse than the actual colonoscopy. Initial result for me , nothing awful found, still waiting for results of biopsies? Hope you will get tests and answers done soon. Best wishes.

[Helly75 in reply to marigoldb]

Thank you, I agree I'm terrified of the prep rather than the procedure itself & I'm worrying if I should have the sedation or not now . I'm glad nothing awful was found for you xx

[marigoldb in reply to Helly75]

I recommend having the sedation, it just relaxes you a bit, and I think makes the procedure easier for the person carrying it out. Sedation only slight really, able to go out afterwards and have a coffee etc. You mustn’t drive of course, my daughter came with me. Best wishes x

[Helly75]

Thank you ! It's been a rough one & now I can't even stuff my face with easter goodies lol RAGE !!

[jeanjeannie50]

Hi Helly

I hate to tell you this but as you approach 50, everything starts to go wrong with your body, especially eyes and hearing. I say bring back the good old BBC perfect diction (don't know whether you're old enough to remember that). I could understand every word then. These days it's hard to hear whats being said on t.v. and we're encouraged to buy a sound bar! Bloomin cheek I say!

A pet scan that's the creme de la creme of scans isn't it. Do you have any idea when you'll get the results of that?

Hope the colonoscopy goes well and results are good.

I had the same as you, with a sudden onset headache (never been one to have them). Yes, I started thinking I must have a brain tumour. It lasted two weeks and is now not quite so bad. I wonder now if it could have been Covid, although I did do a LTF test that said normal - mind you the expiry date for them was May last year! I think headache is a symptom of the new Omicron virus. Could yours have been that too? My vision was a bit odd too, things that weren't, appeared to be moving when I stared at them. Doc said she'd send me for a brain scan, but I said I'd get my eyes tested first and will pick up my new reading glasses next Saturday. I wont mention all my other ailments, but yes I know just how you feel. I think the expression is 'it never rains, but it pours'. It's all enough to make you go mad isn't it!!! Hold on bravely my friend and let us know what your results are when you get them.

Good luck

Jean

[Helly75]

So sorry you're going through all of that it's so hard isn't it ?! I don't know what is happening to me one week to the next things keep changing & I just never get a break ! I'm considering hrt but haven't made my mind up yet ,knowing my luck I will have a bad reaction to it ,my gyn did recommend the patches so we will see xx

[Digger0]

Just think on the positive side - you are having a full MOT 😀

[Helly75 in reply to Digger0]

I know ,you hear nothing then it all turned up at once lol 😆

[Wingnutty]

Who did you have to bribe and how much did it cost to get so much attention in such a short space of time😀 I need letters from the pope and the king just to get a telephone appointment with my GP.

[Helly75 in reply to Wingnutty]

It's crazy isn't it ?! Wasn't expecting the pet scan at all & didn't even know why at first so was a bit of a shock . I was red flagged for the colonoscopy in December so it was well overdue ,the thought of it 🤢

[irishwife93 in reply to Helly75]

You are going through the mill at the moment but it won’t last forever and it’s great these things are being picked up early and properly investigated. If it puts your mind at rest I’ve had a colonoscopy and so has my husband and it was absolutely fine. I was bloated and my husband felt a bit uncomfortable/bruised in the tummy for a few days as he had polyps removed but honestly it wasn’t that bad. The sedation helps a lot. I found my smear test worse if I’m being honest 😂 xx

[Helly75 in reply to irishwife93]

I've been beaten around the mill for 5 years now but wasn't prepared for this last week ,it's scared me to be honest 😕 I will get through it I'm sure ,raging I couldn't have any easter goodies lol . None of those scopes are pleasant ,I've had a few of the other end & was able to do it without sedation but don't think I could handle this one without it xx

[WardijaWardija]

Sorry you're having a rough time right now.

A lot of us are, or have been in the same boat, and a luxury cruise it is not !

I'm with Bekind, excellent support as ever.

I too, have been on the merry-go-round that our heart conditions often cause us to ride 🎠.

Last year, with all my many ailments, and being as stable as is possible, I took an OK I got this, attitude for the first time. And true to form, the s..t continued to hit the proverbial fan, as just weeks later (totally out of the blue), I was diagnosed with stage III CKD, Chronic Kidney Disease, with a likely side-order of Dyalysis waiting in the wings . . . Does it ever stop ??

Life sucks, but you are not alone .

We are all in this together 🙂

Wishing you all the very best.

Easter Blessings 🙏🙏

[Helly75 in reply to WardijaWardija]

I found the same after years of waiting for a diagnosis of any sort when it finally came I did think I'm going to adapt & learn to live with this , but I was sort of medically stable at that point ,within 2 weeks of said diagnosis my body has just went nuts & decided perpetual torture is the way to go lol . Sorry you're going through it aswell ,take care of yourself xxx

[WardijaWardija in reply to Helly75]

You too . . xXx

[Aoki]

If its any consolation reading through this thread has made me count my blessings that my current woes are all fairly minor -- constant stomach upsets and arthritis in my feet. Both brought on I'm confident by one of my meds. As soon as Easter is over I shall set about getting it changed . Unfortunately I'm not confident my GP has a clue what my meds are or what to do about changing them.🤔🤔😒

[Helly75 in reply to Aoki]

I feel the same ,I'd give anything for my arthritic whole skeleton to be my only issue although that's very unpleasant too & yes I have great problems with meds ,gp says there's nothing more they can do for me so I'm left in constant pain 😔

[annpavitt250448]

I had a colonoscopy in feb. I agree the prep was the worst . I stayed near the loo didn't bother to get out of my nighty and made sure I had a bowl handy as didn't always make it to the loo. I had sedation and the procedure wasn't too bad a couple of uncomfortable moments. The staff will minutes you all the time

[Helly75 in reply to annpavitt250448]

It's probably the worry before that's got hold of me ,my body doesn't react normally to anything anymore 🙃