I feel just so rundown recently but I have been ploding on hoping all will work out.
I had a bad cold and sinusitis in December, 500mg of Amoxicillin sorted me out, then in January I had it on the other side which again resulted in me having anti bs again. I was ok during February but then I was given anti bs again 3 weeks ago because I was feeling very congested and my nostril was bleeding. I saw ENT and they said it wasn't proper nose bleeds so it was an infection of the septum (sp), cream has sorted that out now.
Last week I started with a very croaky thick mucusy throat, very congested, not like a full cold but just congested nostrils, swapping sides but my left nostril has been congested for a few months now. When I had to blow which wasn't very often it was clear but over the weekend the mucus, mainly in the morning when I blew my nose was yellow/green but by afternoon was clear again. Yesterday I felt alot better for blowing it all out and felt quite well.
I woke up this morning, my legs felt weak, I was feeling exhausted despite an 8 hour sleep, nostrils very congested again so I did a sinus rinse and gave my nose a good blow and out came alot of yellow again (its clear now). Half an hour later I had a proper nose bleed, was pouring out of me, I last had a proper nose bleed when I had a very heavy head cold and sinusitis in December. It really worried me so I rung my GP and he told me to come in.
I told him what had happened, he knows my background with my sinuses, I had a CT scan last September which showed mild chronic inflammation. He said the nosebleeds are nothing serious because my full blood count etc... were all normal last monday, they ran tests because I was feeling so ill and tired, turns out my ferritin is very low (19) GP said this is very low and probably why I am always run down and ill?? so he said the nose bleeds were nothing to panic about, probably just caused by congestion, he said its quite common, has anyone else had this??
He said I have no real sinus pain, the kids had a nasty virus a few weeks ago so he thinks I may have a virus but as my temp is up slightly (isn't on my thermometer, lol) he said he wanted to give me more anti bs, 500mg of amoxicillin again!! 4th time since mid December. He said not to worry about that, aparently I will be ok. He is writing to ENT to try and arrange another CT scan but when I saw the ENT recently he said he would not bother and it is the same ENT who I see privatly through Classic Hospitals, grrrr.
I am just worrying I have a chronic sinus infection and it will lead to further complications (good old meningitis or absesses), grrrr all of those fears are creeping back. I am ill so often, I am now in uni and have had to take a few days off because of this already:-( I love going and am so dedicated to the course, I do not want to give up on my dream but I am concerned about all the time I might have to have off when I get ill like this:-(
I had a full blood count done a week ago, my white cell count was normal, am I right in thinking this would be raised if I was fighting a chronic infection? My level was 6.5.
I am just feeling very confused and upset today, not sure what is going on but I always seem to have a cold, sinusitis or nose bleeds and its getting to me and my old fears/anxiety is starting to creep back:-( just when I thought my life was getting so much better and I was really happy:-(
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