Having to wait for illness to reveal itself

[Once a Wheeler]

Don't forget to read the side-effects section of the information leaflets on all the medications you take. You could be dosing yourself to poor health, and a lot of side-effects only accumulate over time. Easy to overlook — good luck for the future.

 

[SuperGalactian]

I've had episodes of left-side chest pain all my life (now 71), starting in my teens. At its worst, it feels like a fist inside squeezing some organ in my chest. But more often it's just a dull pain that makes me not want to lie on that side. I've had blood tests and been to cardio several times, always with a negative result which they are pretty confident about. I am fit, and carry no excess weight.

Over the years, it has dawned on me that these episodes are often associated with other people in the family having colds or similar. I don't often fall victim to such bugs, but I now suspect that the pains at least sometimes indicate that my body is being challenged by something. On other occasions, it's pretty clear that I am simply run down.

 

[raleighnut]

Don't forget to read the side-effects section of the information leaflets on all the medications you take. You could be dosing yourself to poor health, and a lot of side-effects only accumulate over time. Easy to overlook — good luck for the future.

Aye often they prescribe more tablets to cope with the side effects of the initial medication then another pill to mitigate the side effects of that one.

 

[vickster]

This stuff about "previous" this and test results that are not mentioned

makes it clear that the NHS App (and the browser access to the same data) is really important

Via that I have been able to look directly at a lot of test results that I previously had to depend on the doctor to see and mention
They are clearly busy
but they do sometimes just not mention things that might be better if you knew about


I have an appointment to talk to our GP ina few weeks to go through several things - some of them are specifically about test results that I didn;t know about before

As some may know - but not everyone - the hospitals do NOT update the NHS app databae with test results they get
as a result - any important tests that I think I need I try to get through teh GP - so I CAN see them

there has been an announcement recently that hospital test results and details of appointments will go on the App "soon"

but having known people who worked in hospital IT departments - that could be a way off!!



but I would encourage people to look at the NHS App test results and check what the results mean - sometimes a result "in bounds" is not as OK as it sounds!!


I do worry about people who do not have the ability/knowledge/circumstance to check for themselves!!!

The OP isn't in the UK