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Almost a year of mysterious symptoms... please help!
I'm about to turn 22, and my problems started right after I turned 21. Started with some spells of fatigue and nausea, then in April I came down with some kind of viral infection... might have been coxsackie because I had a lot of chest/rib inflammation but I never figured out what it was. Recovered and felt pretty good for two weeks, then in the middle of May I started getting the dizzy/fatigued/nauseous spells telling me I was getting sick again, and then I got what I thought was a stomach virus but it never fully went away. For a while I was waking up every morning and vomiting like a pregnant woman, and I could barely eat anything. But I did have good days where I felt pretty good. The symptoms were really off and on. I was also constantly lightheaded/dizzy, and had some weird symptoms like hair loss and slight weakness in the left side of my body. I also had a lot of gas and bloating and would belch all the time. I had heart palpitations and anxiety, and headaches a few times a month. Finally, I started noticing that I had to eat at least every two hours or I would get really lightheaded, and because I was nauseous a lot I had to force myself to eat.
So that's how I felt from May to September with gradual improvement. In October, November, and December I felt better but hit a plateau. The main symptoms that lingered were the off and on lightheadedness, needing to eat frequently, on and off nausea, and gas pains. Then in January I started getting slightly worse... more stomach issues than I'd had in the last couple months, more lightheaded feelings, couldn't go as long without eating, etc. February has been horrible. Fatigue, nausea, feeling like my blood sugar is crashing even though it's normal, headaches, lightheaded, and more.
I have been tested for HIV, hepatitis C, had a CBC with differential, complete chemical profile, lyme disease test, gluten intolerance test, thyroid (was borderline hyperthyroid but had no antibodies), ANA antibodies, and more. Does anyone have any other ideas?
So that's how I felt from May to September with gradual improvement. In October, November, and December I felt better but hit a plateau. The main symptoms that lingered were the off and on lightheadedness, needing to eat frequently, on and off nausea, and gas pains. Then in January I started getting slightly worse... more stomach issues than I'd had in the last couple months, more lightheaded feelings, couldn't go as long without eating, etc. February has been horrible. Fatigue, nausea, feeling like my blood sugar is crashing even though it's normal, headaches, lightheaded, and more.
I have been tested for HIV, hepatitis C, had a CBC with differential, complete chemical profile, lyme disease test, gluten intolerance test, thyroid (was borderline hyperthyroid but had no antibodies), ANA antibodies, and more. Does anyone have any other ideas?
I was tested for H pylori in July, it was negative.
The finger is doing better. Other than that I feel absolutely horrible right now.
The finger is doing better. Other than that I feel absolutely horrible right now.
Sorry to hear you have had a bad day.
Have you been tested for Helibactor Pilori?
As you are on antibiotics, the flora in your body will not be right and the thrush bugs (Candida Albicans) that live on our body multiply when the immune system is low or when you take antibiotics.
It is a good idea to consume the live yogurt (I read that you need to consume 8oz a day for any benefit). The other option is to buy the L.Casei capsules to ensure that the Candida Albicans is kept under control.
I am considering buying some of the capsules because I have skin problems and now thrush in my mouth. I finished a course of antibiotics for a UTI a few days ago. I have read that Candida overgrowth can cause havoc with our bodies, not just in our mouth or down below areas.
How the infection on your finger getting on, is it healing?
Bes wishes
Have you been tested for Helibactor Pilori?
As you are on antibiotics, the flora in your body will not be right and the thrush bugs (Candida Albicans) that live on our body multiply when the immune system is low or when you take antibiotics.
It is a good idea to consume the live yogurt (I read that you need to consume 8oz a day for any benefit). The other option is to buy the L.Casei capsules to ensure that the Candida Albicans is kept under control.
I am considering buying some of the capsules because I have skin problems and now thrush in my mouth. I finished a course of antibiotics for a UTI a few days ago. I have read that Candida overgrowth can cause havoc with our bodies, not just in our mouth or down below areas.
How the infection on your finger getting on, is it healing?
Bes wishes
Sorry to hear all about your illnesses.
As all the problems seem to have started from the time when you went swimming in the stagnant water, has anyone checked you out for protazoa or omeba bugs?
Also have you had an biopsy of your stomach for Helibactor Pilori?
As all the problems seem to have started from the time when you went swimming in the stagnant water, has anyone checked you out for protazoa or omeba bugs?
Also have you had an biopsy of your stomach for Helibactor Pilori?
aktran09, sorry, I have no idea, it might help to start a different thread.
Today has been pretty bad. Woke up feeling sluggish and kinda lightheaded, ate and didn't feel much better, took my antibiotic and my stomach started hurting (not sure if due to antibiotic or not). I didn't eat for about an hour after that and felt like I was going to faint. I forced myself to eat a little and felt slightly better but my stomach was upset and I still felt a little lightheaded. A little later I couldn't tell if I was hungry or if my stomach was still hurting. I ate some yogurt and am now feeling a bit better but the hunger feeling is starting to come back. It definitely seems like gastritis but antacids aren't helping.
Today has been pretty bad. Woke up feeling sluggish and kinda lightheaded, ate and didn't feel much better, took my antibiotic and my stomach started hurting (not sure if due to antibiotic or not). I didn't eat for about an hour after that and felt like I was going to faint. I forced myself to eat a little and felt slightly better but my stomach was upset and I still felt a little lightheaded. A little later I couldn't tell if I was hungry or if my stomach was still hurting. I ate some yogurt and am now feeling a bit better but the hunger feeling is starting to come back. It definitely seems like gastritis but antacids aren't helping.
Hi Lindsay
I hope you are feeling better. I'm in the same shoe. I didnt want to start a new thread since I'm having mysterious symptoms also. I also posted in the Hep B forum.
My symptoms started way back in December 2011. I was working nights and for that stretch of 7 nights, I started having bad heart burn. I thought it was due to me eating out and the nights causing the gastritis. I took nexium for several days and eventually it went away. Well, I felt like I swallowed something and it just pushed on my esophagus and then it went away.
Early June 2012, I traveled to Atlanta to visit my uncle. He lives on a farm and I was there for several hours with my family. we came back to california and I remember swimming in a public pool for about 2 weeks. The pool was stagnant and dirty with fallen leaves. Several days after, my right ear started to itch. Then on June 15, I woke up with a right sided throat lump sensation. The nextday I went to work, I felt nauseous, dizzy and had a fever. I thought i came down with the stomach flu. The following week, I went to the doctor and was told I had pharyngitis and was given levaquin. It didn't help. I had persistent lumpy throat sensation. I went to ENT and was told the same thing. Was then started on augmentin. No help. For the next 2 weeks, I was constantly producing mucus but it was clear white and had no odor. No cough. By July, while I was in the Bay Area, I had an attack where I suddenly felt dizzy. Severe short of breath and tingling/numbness to both of my hands. I was brought into ER for evaluation. (Now I'm 32 y.o and has been relatively healthy. I do have chronic hep B not yet treated) In the ER, blood work, CXR and EKG are negative. I was referred back to ENT and GI. ENT again said I had inflamed throat. GI decided to perform endoscopy which showed mild gastritis but nothing abnormal. I came back to GI after the endoscopy because by this time, my symptoms have migrated to the chest.
September: I got the flu shot on the left deltoid and 1 week later, developed lymph node swelling on my neck. I was working and then developed palpitations, shortness of breath, and dizziness. I felt like there was a poking sensation inside my left chest and neck. I was an augmentin thinking I had an infection from the flu shot. CT scan of the neck and chest were both negative. My white blood cell was a little low but blood culture was negative.
By October, I didn't feel better. I came back to GI and wanted to ask about my symptoms now going down to the esophagus and I was having pain near the junction of the stomach and lung. an ultrasound was normal for any diseases. I also asked about workup for hepatitis B. My liver enzymes were ALT 80s and AST 50s. Liver biopsy showed stage 1 fibrosis and viral load 900k. I also went back to ENT who then decided to look at my right ear and diagnosed me with cholesteatoma after a CT scan.
Early October, I had the surgery for the cholesteatoma. After surgery, I felt somewhat better. 1 week after, I felt worse. All of a sudden, I felt dizzy, facial flushing, chills and GI issues. Throughout the whole time since June, my bowel has changed. It's not diarrhea. But when the stool comes out, it has lots of bubbles and would just disintegrate.
By November, I was referred to a GI in sacramento for hep B treatement and told him of my symptoms. He went ahead and ordered Celiac disease, thyroid, h pylori and C diff. All negative.
By December, I started having right sided abdominal pain to the right of the belly button. Itfelt like a sausage mass but very mobile. My urine also started to become bubbly.
By January 2013, I went to my primary doctor and told him of the mass. He felt it and ordered a CT abd/pelvis with contrast - no abnormalities. This was also the time I started tenofovir for my hep B. 3 weeks into treatment, I started having right armpit lymph node swelling. By late january, I started having crawling sensation down my urethra and burning urination. STD panel negative except for Herpes 1. I had no oral ulcers. I came back to my doctor and he gave me zithromax 1gm, tinidazole 2gm, fluconazole 150mg, acyclovir 400mg X5 days, and doxycycline. My symptoms did not improve.
Early Feb: I went for colonoscopy. By this time, I had lost weight. From 140 to 129. Colonoscopy with biopsy came back normal. I am still having persistent symptoms.
Now: single urethral ulcer with no discharge, no skin rashes, no other genital ulcers. Pelvic pain with radiation to medial aspect of right thigh. Right abdominal pain. Intermittent shortness of breath. Feeling dizzy after eating. Sour tastes from stomach. Tongue is white coated but no thrush. Urine is dark yellow with sediments but urine dipstick is negative for proteins, infections. I reviewed CT scan of abd/pelvis in january with radiologist - no fistula suggsted. normal CT scan. I'm struggling daily trying to figure this thing out.
I struggle to eat because i get nauseous no matter what. Constant sour taste in mouth with clear mucus from stomach. It feels like there's pressure on the right side of the esophagus at the junction of the stomach. When it swells up, it causes worsening reflux, shortness of breath, headache, and right armpit lymph node to swell. But then it would subside within hours. Right abdominal pain that shoots down to groin. urine that foams. Weight loss.
I've tested for autoimmune disease with ANA, ESR and CRP - all negative. I'm still waiting for cocci titers since I live in san joaquin valley.
I know this is long. Any thoughts as to how I should proceed?
I hope you are feeling better. I'm in the same shoe. I didnt want to start a new thread since I'm having mysterious symptoms also. I also posted in the Hep B forum.
My symptoms started way back in December 2011. I was working nights and for that stretch of 7 nights, I started having bad heart burn. I thought it was due to me eating out and the nights causing the gastritis. I took nexium for several days and eventually it went away. Well, I felt like I swallowed something and it just pushed on my esophagus and then it went away.
Early June 2012, I traveled to Atlanta to visit my uncle. He lives on a farm and I was there for several hours with my family. we came back to california and I remember swimming in a public pool for about 2 weeks. The pool was stagnant and dirty with fallen leaves. Several days after, my right ear started to itch. Then on June 15, I woke up with a right sided throat lump sensation. The nextday I went to work, I felt nauseous, dizzy and had a fever. I thought i came down with the stomach flu. The following week, I went to the doctor and was told I had pharyngitis and was given levaquin. It didn't help. I had persistent lumpy throat sensation. I went to ENT and was told the same thing. Was then started on augmentin. No help. For the next 2 weeks, I was constantly producing mucus but it was clear white and had no odor. No cough. By July, while I was in the Bay Area, I had an attack where I suddenly felt dizzy. Severe short of breath and tingling/numbness to both of my hands. I was brought into ER for evaluation. (Now I'm 32 y.o and has been relatively healthy. I do have chronic hep B not yet treated) In the ER, blood work, CXR and EKG are negative. I was referred back to ENT and GI. ENT again said I had inflamed throat. GI decided to perform endoscopy which showed mild gastritis but nothing abnormal. I came back to GI after the endoscopy because by this time, my symptoms have migrated to the chest.
September: I got the flu shot on the left deltoid and 1 week later, developed lymph node swelling on my neck. I was working and then developed palpitations, shortness of breath, and dizziness. I felt like there was a poking sensation inside my left chest and neck. I was an augmentin thinking I had an infection from the flu shot. CT scan of the neck and chest were both negative. My white blood cell was a little low but blood culture was negative.
By October, I didn't feel better. I came back to GI and wanted to ask about my symptoms now going down to the esophagus and I was having pain near the junction of the stomach and lung. an ultrasound was normal for any diseases. I also asked about workup for hepatitis B. My liver enzymes were ALT 80s and AST 50s. Liver biopsy showed stage 1 fibrosis and viral load 900k. I also went back to ENT who then decided to look at my right ear and diagnosed me with cholesteatoma after a CT scan.
Early October, I had the surgery for the cholesteatoma. After surgery, I felt somewhat better. 1 week after, I felt worse. All of a sudden, I felt dizzy, facial flushing, chills and GI issues. Throughout the whole time since June, my bowel has changed. It's not diarrhea. But when the stool comes out, it has lots of bubbles and would just disintegrate.
By November, I was referred to a GI in sacramento for hep B treatement and told him of my symptoms. He went ahead and ordered Celiac disease, thyroid, h pylori and C diff. All negative.
By December, I started having right sided abdominal pain to the right of the belly button. Itfelt like a sausage mass but very mobile. My urine also started to become bubbly.
By January 2013, I went to my primary doctor and told him of the mass. He felt it and ordered a CT abd/pelvis with contrast - no abnormalities. This was also the time I started tenofovir for my hep B. 3 weeks into treatment, I started having right armpit lymph node swelling. By late january, I started having crawling sensation down my urethra and burning urination. STD panel negative except for Herpes 1. I had no oral ulcers. I came back to my doctor and he gave me zithromax 1gm, tinidazole 2gm, fluconazole 150mg, acyclovir 400mg X5 days, and doxycycline. My symptoms did not improve.
Early Feb: I went for colonoscopy. By this time, I had lost weight. From 140 to 129. Colonoscopy with biopsy came back normal. I am still having persistent symptoms.
Now: single urethral ulcer with no discharge, no skin rashes, no other genital ulcers. Pelvic pain with radiation to medial aspect of right thigh. Right abdominal pain. Intermittent shortness of breath. Feeling dizzy after eating. Sour tastes from stomach. Tongue is white coated but no thrush. Urine is dark yellow with sediments but urine dipstick is negative for proteins, infections. I reviewed CT scan of abd/pelvis in january with radiologist - no fistula suggsted. normal CT scan. I'm struggling daily trying to figure this thing out.
I struggle to eat because i get nauseous no matter what. Constant sour taste in mouth with clear mucus from stomach. It feels like there's pressure on the right side of the esophagus at the junction of the stomach. When it swells up, it causes worsening reflux, shortness of breath, headache, and right armpit lymph node to swell. But then it would subside within hours. Right abdominal pain that shoots down to groin. urine that foams. Weight loss.
I've tested for autoimmune disease with ANA, ESR and CRP - all negative. I'm still waiting for cocci titers since I live in san joaquin valley.
I know this is long. Any thoughts as to how I should proceed?
It had crossed my mind whether it was one of those boil things that may need lancing.
Now that you have had it lanced and the pus drained, the finger should start to heal quicker.
It if starts to fill up again, you will have to have it drained again.
It will not heal until all the rubbish has drained out.
Did you pull a back friend (a piece of skin near the nail), as sometimes that can get infected. Or do you remember getting a splinter in your finger?
This is the body's way to get rid of the rubbish.
Years ago I had a cactus needle go into one of my fingers. The doc could not get it out. It didn't pus for it to get it squeezed out and instead my skin grew over it. I have a small lump on the top of my second finger which hurts from time to time. The cactus needle is too imbedded and has been in there for years. It will be with me until for ever.
Now that you have had it lanced and the pus drained, the finger should start to heal quicker.
It if starts to fill up again, you will have to have it drained again.
It will not heal until all the rubbish has drained out.
Did you pull a back friend (a piece of skin near the nail), as sometimes that can get infected. Or do you remember getting a splinter in your finger?
This is the body's way to get rid of the rubbish.
Years ago I had a cactus needle go into one of my fingers. The doc could not get it out. It didn't pus for it to get it squeezed out and instead my skin grew over it. I have a small lump on the top of my second finger which hurts from time to time. The cactus needle is too imbedded and has been in there for years. It will be with me until for ever.
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