All,
I have been desperate for a diagnosis for years. That said, I get discouraged when I go to a doctor, they do standard blood work and/or an ekg, and say... "Welp, these are normal, so you're healthy as can be." Admittedly, I lose hope on this often and when symptoms diminish, I stop my pursuit.
I think my situation screams auto-immune, and I am going to the doctor on Thursday to request testing. With your experiences, do you think I'm on the right track to suspect hypothyroidism? Below are a list of my symptoms. Some have gone on for years, most come and go. I'll have a month or a week of feeling not healthy, but 'better', and then symptoms will come on with a vengeance.
I should note that a few of these symptoms have been relieved by a gluten free diet.
HISTORICAL SYMPTOMS:
Nose rash, inner nose pain/dryness/scabbing, increasing fatigue over time, muscle feels bruised when scratched or rubbed up against (usually accompanied by bloating and water retention), bloating, water retention, muscle twitching at rest, shooting pains in chest, pain upon taking deep breaths (mostly left side), pain at the side/base of ribs, loin pain, ribbon bowel, constipation, hemorrhoids, weakness and deteriorating strength, exhaustion, lower back pain, groin pain, abdominal pain, off colored stools (green, light green, or pale), heavy heartbeat, heart fluttering, blurred vision, double vision, feeling of low sugar/weakness when hungry, shortness of breath, muscles spasms or ‘charlie horse’ (mostly calf muscles, and probably contributable to dehydration), muscle spasms in ribs when twisting, spasm in neck muscles or glands or lymph nodes (physical hardened lumps that protrude instantly and are relieved by tilting head back and pressing them with my hands as they reduce in size), feeling of lump in throat when swallowing, EXCESSIVE sweating, night sweats, sleep paralysis, loss of coordination and mobility, headaches, anxiety, skin tags, skin lesion (only one) that will not heal, pulsating aches and pains everywhere.