question: Good evening. I am a 55 year old woman with regular menstral cycle. I had car crash with severe whiplash March, acute cholecystitis IV antibiotics May, laparoscopic cholecystectomy and ERCPJune, extreme shingles hospitalised ten days July, another episode shingles beginning October!! I have an enlarged thyroid, ultrasound pending .... Maternal grandmother died of pernicious anemia in the late 1940 s. I had thyroid aspirated at 17 and surgery at 18. I was diagnosed with ME in 2007. I am a university lecturer and very contented mother and grandmother. I am exhausted, now have a very heavy cold. Pain in right abdo persists, very thirsty, nausea, poor appetite, blurred vision, puffy eyes, swollen ankles, minimal stamina. Now weaning off amitriptaline 10mg prescribed to deal with severe post herpatic neuralgia now resolved. Current drugs 20mg omeprazole, 5mg amitriptaline, mint oil before main meals and paracetamol as needed, no ibuprofen after daily since June. severe IBS post chole and shingles, doctors advised gluten and lactose free which helps comfort. Cholesterol 7.4 non fasting ... Fasting test has been ordered. I am desperate to return to my life ... Feel very ill. Thank you.