Your white blood count is high at 12 which can indicate bacterial infection after all you worked in a highly contaiminated area Sewage!!!!!!!!!!
My argument with doctors that they run some tests and in the mean time give you some Hydrocodone or medicine to relieve the pain. Why cant doctors treat the symptons? today? Why didnt your doctor give you antibiotics? where is the logic 1) you got sick working in sewer lines) Sewage = contamination = bacterial infection or even Hepatitis A. I get sick by smelling the sewage. The problem with our healthcare is that doctors dont think logicially.
There clearly are a variety of symptoms here, and it's impossible to give a diagnosis over the internet without examination.
That said, I agree with what's been done thus far. Many of the major possibilities would have been excluded with the imaging tests done already.
If an infection is considered, a referral to an infectious disease specialist can be done. In addition to Lyme, various cultures would be needed, including blood and urine tests. Indeed a lumbar puncture would be needed to complete the workup, since infectious within the CSF can also lead to some of your symptoms.
I also agree with the neurology workup given the symptoms, and recommend one at a major academic medical center where they see more uncommon cases.
These options can be discussed with your personal physician.
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So... TO DOCTOR
I was thinking maybe lyme disease, but I doubt it. unless I didnt see a tick
then I was thinking maybe MS, but with normal images of the brain, I would think this would be very unlikely... Am I right or? plus I am a male, and no family history, but who knows maybe.
Then I was thinking, maybe some of the things are not related, but who knows.
Maybe my luck is real bad, and I just suffer from bad GERD casuing the breathing problems., migrains, and the left sided facial numbness was a isolated event.
So far, my one doctor was thinking a really chronic menninguitous, by my PCP laughs at that.
he did say maybe lyme, or MS but he said he doesnt know about MS with normal images. he is testing me for an adrenal tumor, which is unlikely.
My neuro had ordered a bunch of tests. Such as stuff for lyme, HIV, cat scratch disease, test for lupus and sacrdosis.
What do you think,.
He wanst me to get s Lumbar puncture, but I am honest scared with all my current problems. My nero is not thinking MS, he wants the lumbar, basiclly for a chronic mennitious thing. My neck is not really stiff, and i havent had a temperature for months.
everyone is saying this is a very safe test. is this true?
He said the only thing that would be bad is if I had increased pressure in my head, and he said dont worry about that.
I dont think I do, and had a normal eye exam by my eye doctor last week, and a normal MRI 1.5 months ago. Is that enough evidence to rule out the high pressure thing?
I dont want to take the LP test, if there is ANY risk where i could die from it or have something really bad happen.
here are my current symptons any ideas which way to go as far as test.
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-left sided facial numbness, but much better
-Light sensativity, migrain and vertgio (sometimes on the vertigo and it is mild) headache almost every day, but fine in AM. headche is BAD
-breathing issue (maybe gerd related)
-I did have a couple episodes of heart papulations this month. the one time my heart went up to 145, and took over a hour to return to normal. BP was 190/80. ER said reaction to presidone, but I doubt it. the ekg during this was normal, just fast HR.
-My BP has been a little higher than normal at times (140-90 ish),
-I get really itchy skin when I get hot, like at the gym, or from cold to hot situations. goosebumps all over me. (have had this for years too.. maybe 3-4) no explation.
-some creepy crawling feelings on head face at times
On a good day, I feel decent, can run a mile with ease, and am stronger strength wise than 999/1000 my age and weight. I am about 190 lbs, and can bench 325 lbs, no problem. I am inshape, but usually sick.
something is attacking my body, there is always something wrong with me
any ideas?
Thanks, Greg