Sudden loss of appetite

Get yourself straight down to your GP. From the sound of it you may have done yourself some internal damage when you struggled to lift your husband.

Either way, whether it is something serious or nothing at all, a medical opinion and, possibly, an xray is essential. and soon.

I agree with M0nica, Madmen- this needs checking out by a medical practitioner.
Please arrange an appointment soon .

Madmeg! ( blooming autocorrect)

Totally agree. You need to see a GP asap. Please contact your surgery for an urgent appointment.

Oh dear, I was hoping for reassurance that all would likely improve in a few more days. In fact I did manage about half my small meal last night (forced, cos no appetite). I rang the GP with my symptoms and they said they would discuss with the doctor who would call me. I got a call from a nurse instead who advised no need to do anything unless symptoms got worse or were still worrying me in a week.
drink plenty etc. Well, all is getting better but very slowly, so I will take that advice. It is really the lack of appetite that is odd and seems to have no explanation - and not something I am used to experiencing.

We do have a weekend drop-in centre nearby (very, very lucky with that) if I think I need it. A&E is an hour away, no parking (building works) and DH is pretty immobile and being in a large town will be full to overflowing at weekends. We joke about the usual 8-hour wait there! The MPs of all persuasions are doing their best to get funding allocated. We really need a complete new hospital.

Madmeg Did you tell the nurse that this loss of appetite immediately followed you trying to lift your DH off the floor and how ill you were after doing it, the AF etc, or did you just tell them you had suddenly lost your appetite.

I suspect you only did the latter. I think if they had had the whole story they would have reacted differently.

MOnica, the loss of appetite did not happen immediately cos I see that DH has written what we ate in his little diary. I may not have eaten it all cos I wasn't A1. He has no records for the next week but I think we "had" a meal of some sort every day.

I did tell her abt the Afib attack but she made no comment. It wasn't severe considering I couldn't take any medication for it, I just had to wait for it to settle down, which it did but returned at bedtime by which time I had taken another pill and nodded off pretty quickly. No further attacks since.

Feeling "ill" is a term I would reserve for something like nausea, bloating or stomach ache, probably feeling clammy too - all very rare for me and didn't happen.

It does make sense to seek medical advice. I hope you will be feeling more yourself soon.

Go to the walk in centre.
You need a full assessment.
Never try to lift someone who can't get up. Call an ambulance.
All the best.

Feeling 'ill' includes loosing your appetite after trying to lift someone far too heavy for you to lift.

You could have ruptured something internally or have a slow internal haemerrage. Both of which could cause your symptom.

But its your health and life you are risking.

I went to the drop-in centre as you all advised. 4 hour wait - and it took me 2 hours to get DH dressed and in the car!

Usual tests done (BP and pulse normal, as it was at home earlier).

Brief chat about DH's mobility issues and other family problems and the nurse felt the lack of appetite was stress-related (esp as the timing of the AFib attack was probably also stress-related).

As before, advised to see GP if symptoms change and appetite does not improve. And seek help with stress - now that's a total new thing for me - I don't do stress!

Thanks for all your advice.

I don't think that your loss of appetite been properly investigated .
It is possible that you strained yourself lifting your husband .
Extreme stress makes me lose my appetite.
When I feel less stressed my appetite returns with a vengeance .

I don't do stress either. I was discussing this with DS yesterday, he is another who doesn't do stress either. However he was complaining about needing to find £1,000 for dental treatment caused by him grinding his teeth at night, meanwhile I was chewing Rennies for my indigestion.

Neither of us stresses mentally, but our bodies do it for us. Over our lifetimes we have had rashes, stomach cramps, headaches, gastritis. heart palpitations, panic attacks. You name it, we have had it.

But stressed? no, never. We are renowned for our calm in all crises.

We are moving house at the moment, a rather complicated move. Am I stressed, no of course I am not. Mind you, I did have a migraine earlier this week and I am not sleeping well. Oh, and pass me the Rennies.

Odd this stress thing isn't it? I've had a good life so far. Not that it was all easy, very working class, no silver spoon, all me own work career-wise, house-wise, money-wise, but done okay. I also "have" TMJ (40 yrs), have an appliance I can put it in at night when it feels dodgy.

I've realised I'm a "coper" (and others have told me so), but with seemingly a pattern of "collapse" when I've done the coping bit and can finally relax for a bit. I had my one-and-only episode of several weeks of migraine when my DD was told his cancer was in remission. I had a stress "episode" when my DM was finally settled in her care home. Only child, all on me.

Anyway, I will keep monitoring this current situation, and thanks again.

I, too, am a coper. I anticipate that when all the house moves are complete. I will get ill with something,

I advise you to consult a doctor, especially since you were suffering from Sultan's disease. Perhaps these things resulted from some of the Sultan's effects.

Mombaby

I advise you to consult a doctor, especially since you were suffering from Sultan's disease. Perhaps these things resulted from some of the Sultan's effects.

This made me laugh (sorry, Madmeg) so I looked up Sultan's disease - you are apparently suffering from one or more of typhoid, metabolic syndrome, lung cancer, smallpox or kidney disease. Depending on which Sultan you pick.