Hi all, this is really the first time I’ve been on here since they did the new boards.
About a week ago I had an eye clinic appointment as I was referred by my optician due to experiencing double vision in one eye every few weeks. It lasts about 15 mins and makes me feel a bit sick and off balance. The clinic couldn’t find anything wrong with my eyes and they told me as I’ve had migraines in the past they have to put it down to what they call ocular migraine. One thing the Consultant picked up on was the fact my BP was quite high and she advised me to see my GP to get monitored. Every time I’ve had my BP taken in the past 18 months I’ve been told this, the GP blames everything on being post menopausal since I had BC treatment. I’ve got an appointment to see her in a week.
Anyway, to get to the point, a nurse from the surgery rang me this afternoon to say they had been contacted by the diabetic clinic as my details had flagged up on their system - I had been at the clinic 4 years ago as the steroid they give you for chemo was mimicing Type 2 symptoms, and I had to get checked out as my brother is a diabetic. For the rest of the time I was on chemo I had to test my blood twice a day, but then it went back to normal. The reason the nurse was contacting me was because last autumn I’d had a blood test for underactive thyroid as I’m struggling with losing weight - this is despite dieting and exercising up to 6 days a week.
It turns out my blood was tested for sugar levels and the reading was high and I should have been checked out - it has taken them 6 MONTHS to contact me about this , it appears they only found out by chance because the clinic contacted them as the note had been filed. When I contacted them about the thyroid test I was just told the results had been back for 10 days (!) and they were negative.The other blood test was supposed to be done 1 month from them getting the test results back.
The nurse has said she’ll ask the GP if she will do the test when I’m there next week as there were no nurse appointments to tie in with this. However, the docs at my surgery often refuse to do blood tests as they don’t see it as their job. I’m now left wondering if there is another underlying reason for all the visual disturbances and the fact I can’t lose weight (I cut out 90% of bread, potatoes, cereal, rice and pasta 3 months back, still nothing is happening and I don’t know what else I can cut out).
To say I am really flipping angry is an understatement!