Getting a diagnosis

[Gg4l]

Hi their I wonder if anyone could help me, i had a bad chest infection in october it took 2 lots of doxycycline, I then in December was told I had pleurisy, I gave up smoking in october and not sure if related but had so much thick phlem, that has slowed down now and I was quite breathless, so a week after i got told i had pleurisy a doc said my airways sounded very narrow, i have had 2 chest x Ray's after the chest infection and that comment and they came back ok, I have chest pains, shoulder back knee, ankle pain, I had b12 checked it's fine I did a spirometery breathing test that was ok I have had a thyroid check it came back low tsh but otherwise everything else normal and needs to be repeated after 6 weeks, I have bein refferred to phisio they said yesterday they would say fibromyalgia but because iv asked my doc to be seen by respiritory they cant diagnose that till respiritory all clear, because I have gone back to the docs in pain I have also bein refferred to neurology, in pain not really sure what it is I'm asking here just a little guidance in what people are thinking. I'm 29. Thankyou for taking your time and reading

[Badbessie]

Sadly your answers may take some time. The good news is that your spirometry test was OK. As a general rule fibromyalgia is only diagnosed after all other conditions have been ruled out. From my own experience it took 3 years. My wife took nearly four. In the UK it is normally a rheumatologist or neurologist who make the diagnosis. Your symptoms may all be related to your recent illnesses so at present I would take a step back and allow your body to recover and take each day at a time.

[Gg4l in reply to Badbessie]

Thanks everyone, have just had a letter my neurologist appointment is a urgent refferall which I wasnt aware of this so should be seen soon

[Gg4l in reply to Badbessie]

Thankyou for replying I guess I just feel scared it could be cancer especially now I know my neurology appointment is a urgent referral, I'm just tired and in pain, not breathless anymore and the thick phlem has slowed down just feel my chest is burning quite constant tbh not like I sometimes feel ok just a constant feeling of pain.

[Izb1]

Sorry to hear you have been poorly Gg41 but it sounds like you have been given alot of tests so somebody is looking after you. Rest easy and try not to worry, deal with the problems when they come up, getting over pleurisy takes a while and leaves you drained, my brother in law had it and it took quite a while for him to get back to normal x