There’s a moment when you’ve been feeling crappy for a while that you start to wonder if something is really wrong. I have been feeling tired and generally urgh for months but it is getting worse.

And I know what you’re going to say – Go and see a doctor. I would but my old doctor died and I haven’t, as yet, found another one that I trust. I have been through 5 doctors in the last 2 years. It’ll take them to say just one stupid thing and that’s me gone.

One told me to get more sleep… this was just after I’d told him that I had been sleeping on average 16 hours a day, another advised me to get more exercise and drink plenty of fluids… sigh. After I told another that I was depressed to the point of feeling suicidal she told me to cheer up!!! Jeez! The one before the one who died was okay and sent e for lots and lots of tests which came back with inconclusve results… and then moved to New Zealand. The last one, who died, would just write me sick notes to take time off work… after I told him I couldn’t take anymore time off work.

So now I’m back on the hunt for a new one. This is not fun and not easy. Hardly any of the GPs in this city are able to take on any more patients, and even if they are they have the most ridiculous surgery times 9-5, 10-4, one is open from 10-12 and then 2-4. So I am thinking about going private even though it’ll end up costing the earth… just to get someone to understand that I am not just in need of some sleep.

On a more positive note we raised over £1550 on the weekend bag pack for the Scouts so we can now afford flooring!

[tags]ill, tired, doctors[/tags]