Inky,

You sound like me......I have medical problems, but they never show up in tests. My GP is only concerned about my weight when it gets below the minimum weight I should weigh for my height. Last year, he noticed the huge weight loss in the month he was monitoring me asthma after I was hospitalized for that......but didn't do anything until I ended up so completely exhausted while dealing with my mother dying of cancer & going through the trauma that happened during that time. When he put me into the hospital for being exhausted & told them it was for bronchitis. It was when he did the blood test & found that I was anemic & had malnutrition that the hospital's pdoc forced him to treat me with the PICC line & when that got infected, he went with the central line. After being in the hospital for about 2 months he kept track of my blood levels every month after that & even when I would pass out, my blood work never showed any problems. It is really amazing how sick I can be & nothing shows up as a problem very often.

I hope your test will show up the truth about what is going on with you....it must be a strange feeling to have your heart skip beats. I hope that can be controlled for you.....I know about using OTC......I usually need to be real close to a bathroom for at least 24 hours. I am on narcotics for my migraines & they know that constipation is normal, so I justify using OTC pills for taking care of that......it definitely helps to keep my weight down several times a week. I have been able to keep my weight at a fairly constant point at just over my minimum safe weight. I know I will only be in trouble if I get really sick or when I finally take care of the dental work I have been procrastinating about. I have been able to eat just enough to stay stable.

Maybe your GP didn't see your weight as being at a dangerous level.....I am sure she knows about your ED by now....I know it didn't take much for my GP to realize that I had some problems dealing with my weight even through it is mostly dependent on my stress level.

I hope your tests turn out for your best & show up a problem when there is one. It is important so they can treat you correctly.

Hope things turn out ok for you,
Debbie