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does this sound auto immune?
Hello, thanks for looking at my question. To start I am a 29 year old male who used to be in great shape and active with no complaints. Over the past 2 years my health has declined and I cannot find an answer after lots of doctor visits and tests.
I started out with viral type symptoms roughly 2 years ago, had rashes on the arms and no appetite, with fatigue. months after the initial symptoms i developed a chest cold with a bad productive cough. I was given antibiotics, to which the dr stated it was bronchitis. no relief what so ever.
6 months from that point the cough was still around which became more of shortness of breath at times, and some days i could or could not produce any phlegm. I also started noticing skin lesions on my forearms that took months to heal. with recurring mouth ulcers.
I then went and had multiple blood tests. CBC all normal, hiv tests negative, chest x ray normal, allergy test ok, echo cardio gram of the heart, asthma test normal, breathing test normal.
To this point almost 2 years with these symptoms and im getting very frustrated as I am trying to get back into shape and any sort of intense workout leaves me very short of breath and constantly hacking up mucus. some days it feels like when I take a breath it just wont stick.
Any guidance and help would be very much appreciated. I am desperate at this point as I have spent way to much money than i can afford from bouncing around from doctor to doctor.
I started out with viral type symptoms roughly 2 years ago, had rashes on the arms and no appetite, with fatigue. months after the initial symptoms i developed a chest cold with a bad productive cough. I was given antibiotics, to which the dr stated it was bronchitis. no relief what so ever.
6 months from that point the cough was still around which became more of shortness of breath at times, and some days i could or could not produce any phlegm. I also started noticing skin lesions on my forearms that took months to heal. with recurring mouth ulcers.
I then went and had multiple blood tests. CBC all normal, hiv tests negative, chest x ray normal, allergy test ok, echo cardio gram of the heart, asthma test normal, breathing test normal.
To this point almost 2 years with these symptoms and im getting very frustrated as I am trying to get back into shape and any sort of intense workout leaves me very short of breath and constantly hacking up mucus. some days it feels like when I take a breath it just wont stick.
Any guidance and help would be very much appreciated. I am desperate at this point as I have spent way to much money than i can afford from bouncing around from doctor to doctor.
You may have an underlying pathogenic infection like mycoplasma, babesia, borrelia,ehrlichia, bartonella or other chronic infection like Clamydia Pneumoniae, which has not been detected due to:
1. Your doctors' lack of knowledge, or "intentional ignorance"
( the chronic aspect of some of these infections may not be recognized by CDC or IDSA and most conventional doctors comply with their recommended protocols).
2. The labs lack of testing methods/not sensitive enough
3. Both 1 & 3- most likely
If it had been just a case of bronchitis, why would the doctor prescribe antibiotics when it has to do with a virus most of the time! No wonder it did nothing for you, or rather it did destroy some of your healthy bacteria in your gut!
Trying to rule out underlying pahogenic infections could prove to be a a challenge.
I suggest you look into the work of Dr Garth Nicolson, an expert in this field and a part-time medhelp contributor.
In light of your weakened immune system , the antibiotic treatment and the stress from all this, it might be wise to
get candida ruled out.
And this might present another challenge, as candida is not
an established medical diagnosis, in addition to it being
challenging to diagnose.
You may do your own screening test (not diagnostic).
Just search under "saliva test for candida"-fast and easy.
Medicine has a lot of gray and dark areas, which I'm sure
you're witnessing through your present experience, because it is primarily money-driven and not patient outcome-driven.
Best wishes,
Niko
1. Your doctors' lack of knowledge, or "intentional ignorance"
( the chronic aspect of some of these infections may not be recognized by CDC or IDSA and most conventional doctors comply with their recommended protocols).
2. The labs lack of testing methods/not sensitive enough
3. Both 1 & 3- most likely
If it had been just a case of bronchitis, why would the doctor prescribe antibiotics when it has to do with a virus most of the time! No wonder it did nothing for you, or rather it did destroy some of your healthy bacteria in your gut!
Trying to rule out underlying pahogenic infections could prove to be a a challenge.
I suggest you look into the work of Dr Garth Nicolson, an expert in this field and a part-time medhelp contributor.
In light of your weakened immune system , the antibiotic treatment and the stress from all this, it might be wise to
get candida ruled out.
And this might present another challenge, as candida is not
an established medical diagnosis, in addition to it being
challenging to diagnose.
You may do your own screening test (not diagnostic).
Just search under "saliva test for candida"-fast and easy.
Medicine has a lot of gray and dark areas, which I'm sure
you're witnessing through your present experience, because it is primarily money-driven and not patient outcome-driven.
Best wishes,
Niko
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Niko, thank you for taking the time for a response. It always seems as my doctor refuses to think outside the box, and will only keep retesting my cbc over and over.
I will look into dr Garths work, and maybe get an answer. I did start to get most of these symptoms about a month after a sexual encounter 2 years ago, I am not saying it is from that exposure, but it sure seems to much of a coincidence, plus I ruled out all stds so im really clueless to this point
I will look into dr Garths work, and maybe get an answer. I did start to get most of these symptoms about a month after a sexual encounter 2 years ago, I am not saying it is from that exposure, but it sure seems to much of a coincidence, plus I ruled out all stds so im really clueless to this point
Niko, thank you for taking the time for a response. It always seems as my doctor refuses to think outside the box, and will only keep retesting my cbc over and over.
I will look into dr Garths work, and maybe get an answer. I did start to get most of these symptoms about a month after a sexual encounter 2 years ago, I am not saying it is from that exposure, but it sure seems to much of a coincidence, plus I ruled out all stds so im really clueless to this point
I will look into dr Garths work, and maybe get an answer. I did start to get most of these symptoms about a month after a sexual encounter 2 years ago, I am not saying it is from that exposure, but it sure seems to much of a coincidence, plus I ruled out all stds so im really clueless to this point
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