Congestion and fainting

[dreamcatcher22]

OK this is quite long winded but bear with me.  I should say that I am seeing my GP for this and am waiting for a appointment to see an ENT Consultant but wanted some opinions.  I'm 22 years old, female.  No health problems or allergies but obese.

Approximately 6 weeks ago I had the usual Winter sinus congestion that everyone gets, my ears were blocked and so was my nose.  I went in the shower and felt faint, called for my Mum and after a few seconds I did actually faint and lose consciousness.  For the next few weeks I was feeling really tired all the time, nauseated and getting bouts of dizziness so I basically spent weeks in bed.  Due to being so inactive and hardly eating I ended up in hospital for 5 days with painful impacted constipation.  Since coming home from the hospital I still feel like I need to sleep all the time, nauseated, dizzy and fainted a further 2 times with a few near misses.  One faint was walking from the doctor's office to the car and the other was in the shower again.  The near misses were cooking and doing my hair.

I was throwing up quite a bit all last week but that has gone now and I can keep things down, I just feel nauseous. I still have a bit of a blocked nose which is a bit bloody.  My ears don't hurt but one clicks when I chew sometimes.  I also keep getting a recurring headache in the same place, it's the back left hand side of my skull kind of going into my neck.  

The constipation has gone but my bowel movements aren't quite back to normal as I still can't eat much so there isn't much and I am getting rectal bleeding every time I go from what I can only assume is a tear from the constipation.  Another thing which may be important is that when I was in hospital my urine and blood was tested and I was found to have high glucose in both so it looks like I may have type 2 diabetes.

So yes, quite a lot of information there.  I still feel dreadful and have zero energy to do anything and haven't left the house in 5 weeks besides the hospital and GP's office.  What do you think is going on?  I really need to start feeling better soon.

[Londres70]

Yes, the Stemetil seems appropriate, but you need something for the sinus congestion.  Was the sudafed helping you at all when you were taking it?
I would also recommend a saline spray for your nose as well.  

Stemetil can cause extreme drowsiness, so keep that in mind.  So, you can be experiencing drowsiness from this and/or fatigue from infection.  

No antibiotic taken at all?  Sounds like a sinus infection; not sure if it is bacterial or viral .   Usually Amoxicillin is the drug of choice for sinus infections.  Plus, you should have a nasal/sinus decongestant prescribed to open the sinuses, i.e. Sudafed.  

[dreamcatcher22]

Nothing specifically for the sinus issue, I was taking Sudafed but the GP said there was no point.  The only thing he has given me is Stemetil (sp?) for anti sickness and dizziness.  Do you think I should ask for something else?

[Londres70]

See what the second testing results are first.  If still high....then the confirmation of Diabetes should be made, however, it should be closely monitored now.  

What meds are you taking for the sinus issue?  

[dreamcatcher22]

The GP hasn't given any specific advice he just sent me for a 2nd blood test and I'm waiting for the results. The Doctor's Surgery is closed until Wednesday though.

I'm being careful not to eat anything sugary or processed and as I feel so nauseous I'm basically just having toast and water.