You should definitely see the doctor again. You shouldn't be experiencing perpetual illness/infections. It sounds like the root cause isn't being addressed? 

Hope you can find an answer - and reprieve from feeling sick all the time.

(Not sure how you feel about needles, but have you tried acupuncture?)

1 minute ago, MacGreg said:

You should definitely see the doctor again. You shouldn't be experiencing perpetual illness/infections. It sounds like the root cause isn't being addressed? 

Hope you can find an answer - and reprieve from feeling sick all the time.

 

Thanks, Mac. I'll see about making an appointment with my GP. 

1 minute ago, MacGreg said:

(Not sure how you feel about needles, but have you tried acupuncture?)

Heh, my uncle is an acupuncturist, actually. Maybe I'll see if he wants to stick some needles in me this summer. I'm a skeptic, but who knows, right? Can't hurt.

Just now, Thorn Wilde said:

Heh, my uncle is an acupuncturist, actually. Maybe I'll see if he wants to stick some needles in me this summer. I'm a skeptic, but who knows, right? Can't hurt.

When doctors keep prescribing antibiotics (or similar), and illnesses keep returning, then something else needs to be tried. I'm a believer of acupuncture. I used to suffer from vicious cycles of sinus infections for many years until I tried acupuncture. Life changer for me. Not saying it will be in your case... and I still think you need to get down to the root cause... but you may find some relief. And if he's your uncle - hey! No reason not to try it.

1 minute ago, MacGreg said:

When doctors keep prescribing antibiotics (or similar), and illnesses keep returning, then something else needs to be tried. I'm a believer of acupuncture. I used to suffer from vicious cycles of sinus infections for many years until I tried acupuncture. Life changer for me. Not saying it will be in your case... and I still think you need to get down to the root cause... but you may find some relief. And if he's your uncle - hey! No reason not to try it.

No antibiotics here, as all of this seems to have been viral. They're pretty conservative with prescribing antibiotics over here, unless it's absolutely necessary. But yeah, I may give the needles a go.  

27 minutes ago, mollyhousemouse said:

awww Thorn, sorry it's been so rough. be firm and don't let the GP just poo-poo you and your symptoms.
now, have you changed your toothbrushes, and used anti-bac wipes on all the hard surfaces in the house? light switches, door knobs, remotes, phones, etc. some of those viruses can be very hardy.  and you don't want to keep passing those viruses back and forth on those surfaces.

I haven't, but that's good advice. Thank you, molly.

Thorn, have you been screened for acid reflux (called GERD in some medical circles)?  Some of the throwing up symptoms sound similar to mine.

4 hours ago, ReaderPaul said:

Thorn, have you been screened for acid reflux (called GERD in some medical circles)?  Some of the throwing up symptoms sound similar to mine.

I don't think that's it... I just get these coughs. Takes a bit of it before anything actually comes up. But it's worth checking out. Thanks. I'm sorry you get sick, too.

I had wondered why I hadn’t seen you around much, but we don’t seem to read a lot of the same stories so that’s not too unusual.

I don’t have any experience with anything similar, so I don’t have any health advice this time.
;–)

Any allergies you know of ? I had a friend who developed gluten allergy, and some of his symptoms sounded like yours.

Have you seen a doctor recently?

3 hours ago, Timothy M. said:

Any allergies you know of ? I had a friend who developed gluten allergy, and some of his symptoms sounded like yours.

It’s not gluten. Often, things like bread, salted biscuits and so on are the only things I can eat without feeling sick, so...

3 hours ago, CassieQ said:

Have you seen a doctor recently?

I’m going next Tuesday. 

I talked to my mum today, and she and my aunt both have this thyroid thing. I got tested for it a few years back, but might be worth testing again. So gonna start by asking my doctor about that.

4 hours ago, Thorn Wilde said:

It’s not gluten. Often, things like bread, salted biscuits and so on are the only things I can eat without feeling sick, so...

Milk ? Or it could be anything or nothing, but just getting checked it's not an allergy could be worth while. I hope your doctor doesn't give up easily.  

Especially in the past, and in certain cultures, doctors would be dismissive of these sorts of symptoms and would blame the patient. Fortunately, most doctors are more understanding and empathetic. And patients have access to more information about their own health.
;–)

9 hours ago, Timothy M. said:

Milk ? Or it could be anything or nothing, but just getting checked it's not an allergy could be worth while. I hope your doctor doesn't give up easily.  

I'm lactose intolerant. I do have friends who are allergic to milk protein, but they all have severe gastro-intestinal symptoms similar to celiac disease. I don't. (The throwing up is because of phlegm and cough, often it's just dry-heaving.) Not gonna rule anything out before talking to my doctor, though.

9 hours ago, droughtquake said:

Especially in the past, and in certain cultures, doctors would be dismissive of these sorts of symptoms and would blame the patient. Fortunately, most doctors are more understanding and empathetic. And patients have access to more information about their own health.
;–)

My GP is anything but dismissive. She's a wonderful human who really takes care of her patients. Which would be why she's so popular and why I still go to her even though I don't live anywhere near her practice anymore. She'll take me seriously.