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Two months and a plethora of symptoms

Hello there, I am a 23 year old healthy male.  Over the past two months, I have developed a number of troubling symptoms, and have received no diagnosis.  I have...

- no history of chronic illness
- quit smoking after 4 years
- consumed alcohol occasionally
- never had unprotected sex/shared needles

Here is whats going on...

- painless enlarged (1.1cm) lymph node in groin, right side; present for 5 months
- initial shortness of breath, labored breathing, dizziness (2 months ago)
- worsened dizziness, migraine-like symptoms (mostly right side of head) and sinus like-pain in face; clear mucus, progressive head/face/neck pressure and pain (1.5 months ago)
- initial "loss of sensation" in left foot and leg; progressed upwards to left hand/arm and face (1 month ago)
- throat sensitivity, hoarseness / nasal voice (1 month ago)
- infrequent and incomplete bowel movements (1 month ago, still apparent; no diarrhea)
- fatigue
- cold / flu with cough and drainage (clear), lasted for a few days.  White tongue (still apparent right now) Throat sensitivity / voice change lasted more than two weeks
- most severe migraine symptoms / sinus symptoms went away on their own, as well as the severity of the loss of sensation.  Upon exertion, the right side of my head begins to ache.  Throat clearing and dizziness still apparent, not as bad.  

This is new in the past week:
- mid-back pain
- random, short painful/buzzing sensations in feet, legs, arms, hands, buttocks
- weakness and feeling sluggish
- bruised easily the other day, initially came out yellow, hasn't really changed. also noticed little yellow/greenish bruises on arms and chest that go away after a while; noticing wounds heal more slowly
- tried exercising the other day; mild exertion caused rapid pulse literally seen in my neck
- muscles feel like they are wasting
- slight trembling
- general disoriented/ill feeling

No...
- fever
- weight loss
- vomiting

Any help appreciated!
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personally I would look up info on vitamin b12 deficiency on the internet and then ask your doctor to test you for this, especially because of the neurological symptoms (tingling, buzzing, loss of sensation, etc), shortness of breath, dizziness, migraines, weakness, fatigue, as well as some of the others.  My neurologist diagnosed me easily, even though my level was technically w/in the normal lab range (she said the range was really to detect a certain type of anemia --at it's low end--but neurological symptoms happen at a higher level--mine was 313 and she said many people have symptoms at 440 or lower) and after 4 injections of b12 my symptoms were gone! I now take a daily supplement to keep my levels up.  (Don't take supplements before you get tested since it will skew the results but won't necessarily get your levels up quickly like injections will)  
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I had something like this and it turned out to be staff - I agree with the doctor about possibility of infeciton. Nerves are gathered at plexuses you can have sympathetic nerve pain - the tingling in the feet and abdominal stuff can be sorted out with a (slightly) larger window of time. The part about spreading up into your upper back is worrisome to me. I'm not giving you advice, but if it were me I would get a spinal and check for meningitis. Sometimes an infection can go on too long and it happens, sometimes undetected. As you know you have lymph nodes in your groin - when you have staph those can swell.
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These are indeed a myriad of symptoms that can be caused by a variety of diseases.

The breathing problems and fatigue can be due to pulmonary or cardiac causes.  Pulmonary function tests, chest imaging with an x-ray or CT scan as well as a stress test with echocardiogram can all be considered.

The groin lymph node may be indicative of infection.  Obtaining a urine test can help determine a GU source.  Otherwise, you can consider a biopsy to exclude cancer.

The bowel issues can be evaluated by a colonoscopy to exclude an anatomical mass, polyp or inflammatory bowel disease.  The stool itself can be sent off for analysis and culture.  

Numbness and tingling can be due to a neurological disease.  MRI of the area of back pain and associated nerve conduction studies would be a reasonable start.

These options can be discussed with your personal physician.

This answer is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice - the information presented is for patients education only. Please see your personal physician for further evaluation of your individual case.

Kevin, M.D.
www.kevinmd.com
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