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small 2mm hyperintense
Hello,
Im a 22yr male. once very athletic in my prior days before i decided to join the military. Anyways, everytime I get seen I feel like im getting blown off and told everything is okay. Im no hypercondriac, but i do require answers. Especially after this past episode which led me to my first ride in an ambulance and IV and heavy meds to make the pain go away.
So ive tried searching all over google trying to find someone with similar questions or answers for this MRI. Anyways, Ill just start off with the last episode and a few symptoms here.
To keep a long story very short and sweet.
I got off work, was standing talking on the phone with a friend in my bedroom. Got some very weird sensations in body. started with a "shockwave" of pain through body almost made me sick to my stomach and happened very fast and went away. seconds later happens again. I get cold feeling underneath left lower ribcage, lose sensation in my mid back. that sensation shot up my neck to the center top of head. By the time paramedics arrived at my house I had a loss of sensation in my arms and legs(knee and below) as well. Took me to hospital shot me up with heavy pain meds and antiinflammatories and said it was a back spasm and sent me home.
Follow up with a doc on base. Ordered Brain/Thoracic spine MRIs to check for MS and something else not sure. I received the brain MRIs only so far and here is how it reads. I have the disc with images if anyone would like to see.
just looking for input, i have no family history of any illness, no allergies, ive been healthy all my life and pretty athletic.
here is the MRI "FINDINGS":
" There is no acute intracranial hemorrhage or infarction.
On the FLAIR and T2 weighted images, there is a single, tiny, punctate, mildly hyperintense 2mm focus of increased signal at the right frontal deep white matter (axial image 14). There is no appreciable mass effect or enhancement associated with this focus. The remainder of the brain, cerebellum, and brainstem are unremarkable. No abnormal enhancement. The ventricular and extraaxial spaces are unremarkable. Flow voids within the major intracranial arteries are grossly unremarkable. Orbits and globes are unremarkable. The sinuses and nasopharynx and mastoid air cells are clear. "
anyone got anything? ill be seeing my doc Monday
I just like multiple opinions
Thanx
Im a 22yr male. once very athletic in my prior days before i decided to join the military. Anyways, everytime I get seen I feel like im getting blown off and told everything is okay. Im no hypercondriac, but i do require answers. Especially after this past episode which led me to my first ride in an ambulance and IV and heavy meds to make the pain go away.
So ive tried searching all over google trying to find someone with similar questions or answers for this MRI. Anyways, Ill just start off with the last episode and a few symptoms here.
To keep a long story very short and sweet.
I got off work, was standing talking on the phone with a friend in my bedroom. Got some very weird sensations in body. started with a "shockwave" of pain through body almost made me sick to my stomach and happened very fast and went away. seconds later happens again. I get cold feeling underneath left lower ribcage, lose sensation in my mid back. that sensation shot up my neck to the center top of head. By the time paramedics arrived at my house I had a loss of sensation in my arms and legs(knee and below) as well. Took me to hospital shot me up with heavy pain meds and antiinflammatories and said it was a back spasm and sent me home.
Follow up with a doc on base. Ordered Brain/Thoracic spine MRIs to check for MS and something else not sure. I received the brain MRIs only so far and here is how it reads. I have the disc with images if anyone would like to see.
just looking for input, i have no family history of any illness, no allergies, ive been healthy all my life and pretty athletic.
here is the MRI "FINDINGS":
" There is no acute intracranial hemorrhage or infarction.
On the FLAIR and T2 weighted images, there is a single, tiny, punctate, mildly hyperintense 2mm focus of increased signal at the right frontal deep white matter (axial image 14). There is no appreciable mass effect or enhancement associated with this focus. The remainder of the brain, cerebellum, and brainstem are unremarkable. No abnormal enhancement. The ventricular and extraaxial spaces are unremarkable. Flow voids within the major intracranial arteries are grossly unremarkable. Orbits and globes are unremarkable. The sinuses and nasopharynx and mastoid air cells are clear. "
anyone got anything? ill be seeing my doc Monday
I just like multiple opinions
Thanx
If I get positive and confirmed tests to back the answers from my doctors I will post back in here what they say when its for sure.
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the help.
This is beyond brain - perhaps you need to post in another forum? I have no idea about that eye classification. You may get more responses in another forum.
the last stool i had which was yesterday again had signs of blood
also had tiny white seeds looking things in them. stool was very dark brown, tarry. Very little came stool came out. At least not as much as should be. No "episodes" yet this weekend.
Im currently only taking herbal drops called "oil of oregano" maybe its killing off things in my intestines? Oil of Oregano is suppose to be very strong antifungal, antioxidant, anti-just about everything.. I put 2 to 3 drops in my drinks throughout the day. Usually with some kind of grape or cranberry juice of some kind.
also had tiny white seeds looking things in them. stool was very dark brown, tarry. Very little came stool came out. At least not as much as should be. No "episodes" yet this weekend.
Im currently only taking herbal drops called "oil of oregano" maybe its killing off things in my intestines? Oil of Oregano is suppose to be very strong antifungal, antioxidant, anti-just about everything.. I put 2 to 3 drops in my drinks throughout the day. Usually with some kind of grape or cranberry juice of some kind.
uploaded another lab i just received back
Bartonella test in my album
says the yellow arrow is "suggestive of Hemobartonella or Hemoplasma" ...
seeing my doctor tomorrow and talking with the specialist that ordered these tests on Tuesday.
Bartonella test in my album
says the yellow arrow is "suggestive of Hemobartonella or Hemoplasma" ...
seeing my doctor tomorrow and talking with the specialist that ordered these tests on Tuesday.
I received my laboratory results from IgeneX for Western Blot IgG and IgM test.
IgM: came back negative for IgeneX's criteria and CDC's but had bands 23-25, 39, and 41 kDa come back as Indeterminate which those bands are a few of the "double starred bands" that the ones that indicate clinical significance.
IgG: came back positive for IgeneX's criteria but not the CDC's. IgeneX requires 2 in the double starred bands to be positive and CDC says 5 out of almost all of them.
I hit positive on 41kDA, indeterminate on 34kDa and got 3 +'s on band 31kDa which is just a stronger positive results.
All of these were in the "double starred bands" as well.
Now just waiting on the Bartonella lab to come back. Which would help confirm this. I will talk to my specialist about these results on the 4th of Aug.
IgM: came back negative for IgeneX's criteria and CDC's but had bands 23-25, 39, and 41 kDa come back as Indeterminate which those bands are a few of the "double starred bands" that the ones that indicate clinical significance.
IgG: came back positive for IgeneX's criteria but not the CDC's. IgeneX requires 2 in the double starred bands to be positive and CDC says 5 out of almost all of them.
I hit positive on 41kDA, indeterminate on 34kDa and got 3 +'s on band 31kDa which is just a stronger positive results.
All of these were in the "double starred bands" as well.
Now just waiting on the Bartonella lab to come back. Which would help confirm this. I will talk to my specialist about these results on the 4th of Aug.
Rumpled I uploaded a couple pictures in my profile of my eyes. Did it with my phone in limited lighting. Bare with me still trying to find my Sony Digital Camera. Thats what they called "episcleritis".
I will get some more pics uploaded with those like my brain, neck, thoracic MRIs as soon as i get a chance.
I will get some more pics uploaded with those like my brain, neck, thoracic MRIs as soon as i get a chance.
I dont think I have. I havent been referred to one yet by my doctor. Then again my doctor believes all thats going on is that im having "panic attacks". Just because none of the tests HE ordered come back positive. So he gave me Xanax which definitely helps me get to bed easily. You shouldnt have "panic attacks" while enjoying yourself at a movie, on the phone laughing with your friend, sitting at work checking your emails and surfing the net, and while laying down trying to go to sleep.
I know there is so many things it can be, but Im not stupid. Even WHEN I do get anxiety from something else I dont have these type of episodes. My age must play a factor in why my doctor blows everything off as its nothing going on.
SOMETHING is triggering these attacks at random. The attacks dont last that long but the effects sure can last a few hours. Im pretty sure its nothing I eat, nothing I can think chemically effecting me. I dont work around harsh chemicals or go inhaling anything. I dont smoke. I used to drink but not even that much. Maybe wine at night once in awhile.
I have a copy of all the labs they have done and some that are still pending. Im not sure if ive had any autoimmune labs done. What would they show up as? Just as ANA?
Im still waiting on my Western Blot and Bartonella tests from Lymes Specialist have like a week and a half left before results should be sent back up from California and Arizona.
My doctor right now is sending me to a endocrinologist so ill find out probably monday when I will be seeing him. Ill try and get a rheumatologist if this other doctor cant figure it out.
I know there is so many things it can be, but Im not stupid. Even WHEN I do get anxiety from something else I dont have these type of episodes. My age must play a factor in why my doctor blows everything off as its nothing going on.
SOMETHING is triggering these attacks at random. The attacks dont last that long but the effects sure can last a few hours. Im pretty sure its nothing I eat, nothing I can think chemically effecting me. I dont work around harsh chemicals or go inhaling anything. I dont smoke. I used to drink but not even that much. Maybe wine at night once in awhile.
I have a copy of all the labs they have done and some that are still pending. Im not sure if ive had any autoimmune labs done. What would they show up as? Just as ANA?
Im still waiting on my Western Blot and Bartonella tests from Lymes Specialist have like a week and a half left before results should be sent back up from California and Arizona.
My doctor right now is sending me to a endocrinologist so ill find out probably monday when I will be seeing him. Ill try and get a rheumatologist if this other doctor cant figure it out.
Have you been to a rheumatologist, or have you had any autoimmune testing done? An ANA test? (Antinuclear antibodies). A rheumatologist will run specific tests that can pinpoint an autoimmune condition, such as Connective Tissue disease, which could cause a lot of symptoms.
If you haven't had autoimmune tests done yet, it would be worth looking into.
Just a thought. :)
If you haven't had autoimmune tests done yet, it would be worth looking into.
Just a thought. :)
so i just tried to go to bed started to have another "episode". Heart started up while laying there.. thats a first its usually never when im laying down.
ok so next question...
underneath my left side rib cage i noticed something seems to be popping in and out of place. When i pull my shoulders back and stretch my abdomen some, place my fingers just below my rib cage left side. its like a muscle popped back into its spot or something there is also a little round feeling "thing" beside it feels like its bruised. This is the same area that on the 26th of march I got the cold feeling at just before it started.
Spleen is in that area isnt it?
what kind of symptoms would spleen cause, can it get out of place or maybe rib cage can press on it?
ok so next question...
underneath my left side rib cage i noticed something seems to be popping in and out of place. When i pull my shoulders back and stretch my abdomen some, place my fingers just below my rib cage left side. its like a muscle popped back into its spot or something there is also a little round feeling "thing" beside it feels like its bruised. This is the same area that on the 26th of march I got the cold feeling at just before it started.
Spleen is in that area isnt it?
what kind of symptoms would spleen cause, can it get out of place or maybe rib cage can press on it?
I don't know what machine they hook you up to, but you get a lot of things glued to your head.
I cut my pills in half and take both halves routinely. Keep the other half in the bottle or the cutter.
I cut my pills in half and take both halves routinely. Keep the other half in the bottle or the cutter.
yeah im probably going to have to cut them in half. Doing that wont make the other half i dont take unusable would it?
I seen an optometrist today, he called it Episcleritis. Gave me basically anti inflammatory eye drops for it said follow back up next week to see if it improved and if so to stop using the eye drops.
Last night I had those "intense" or "vivid" dreams yet again. They are hard to wake from. It almost feels as if im awake but my body hasnt caught up with it. After I do I check my blood pressure and its in the LOW range definitely well under 90/60. My body temp seems to drop down to mid 96's as well.
Hoping the sleep study does show something. What machines do they hook you up to? Are they checking vitals along with alpha and beta waves. Checking pulse and what not?
I seen an optometrist today, he called it Episcleritis. Gave me basically anti inflammatory eye drops for it said follow back up next week to see if it improved and if so to stop using the eye drops.
Last night I had those "intense" or "vivid" dreams yet again. They are hard to wake from. It almost feels as if im awake but my body hasnt caught up with it. After I do I check my blood pressure and its in the LOW range definitely well under 90/60. My body temp seems to drop down to mid 96's as well.
Hoping the sleep study does show something. What machines do they hook you up to? Are they checking vitals along with alpha and beta waves. Checking pulse and what not?
If the xanax if gave you is too strong, cut the pills in half. But yes, they make you sleep a lot.
Not sure at all what the eye thing is.
I did a couple of sleep studies - they can uncover stuff.
Not sure at all what the eye thing is.
I did a couple of sleep studies - they can uncover stuff.
Seen my primary doc, he has been out the office a week or so. He put a referral in for me to see an endocrinologist and i asked him if he could do a sleep study as well. He was iffy on sleep study said it probably wont answer anything we already dont know. Which im not sure what we do know, well we knows its not a heart attack.
Anyways, he put those in and gave me some xanax to help with my "panic attacks" as he is calling them.
So I got home after that took one of the Xanax pills not too long later I was feeling a little bit funny and drunk. Was a bit tired so I layed down and slept.
Woke up about 5 hours later went to a friends house had dinner then they mentioned that my lower left side of my left eye was really "pinkish" so went and took a look at it. in the mirror, I myself cannot see it. So we pulled out a camera phone and they snapped a shot of it in the light. Its really red underneat that lower part of eyelid. Small clearish bubble on eyelid when i pull it down along with a very dialated vessel traveling up my the pinkish area of my eye. Its also notably a little painful when I close it all the way.
Both eyes a bit red. They are usually pretty bad when i wake up. But they still are the same from when i woke up right now.
Not sure what to think of it, just noting things as they come up. Again Ill inform of results when i get them and what the next specialist and sleep study shows as well.
Thank you
Anyways, he put those in and gave me some xanax to help with my "panic attacks" as he is calling them.
So I got home after that took one of the Xanax pills not too long later I was feeling a little bit funny and drunk. Was a bit tired so I layed down and slept.
Woke up about 5 hours later went to a friends house had dinner then they mentioned that my lower left side of my left eye was really "pinkish" so went and took a look at it. in the mirror, I myself cannot see it. So we pulled out a camera phone and they snapped a shot of it in the light. Its really red underneat that lower part of eyelid. Small clearish bubble on eyelid when i pull it down along with a very dialated vessel traveling up my the pinkish area of my eye. Its also notably a little painful when I close it all the way.
Both eyes a bit red. They are usually pretty bad when i wake up. But they still are the same from when i woke up right now.
Not sure what to think of it, just noting things as they come up. Again Ill inform of results when i get them and what the next specialist and sleep study shows as well.
Thank you
So the 17th I went in and told the doc what was going on.
the blood tests they ordered were: (pulling these off lab sheet, some abbreviated)
Cortisol (which is still pending)
SPEP (pending)
Metaneph Plasma (pending)
the basics they always order on me:
glucose urea nitrogen
creat
sodium
...etc
also ordered thyroid
TSH Sensitive actually came out to 0.20 labs showed LOW range being 0.34-4.82
FT4 was 0.78 range was 0.56-1.40
Over the weekend I ended up staying at a friends house because my roommate was gone. Told them if they could just check on me in the middle of the night I would appreciate it. I think they checked a couple times but seen no problem, didnt seem to have much symptoms that night as it was. I did sleep on there couch, except I did wake up sweating though I did bring a thermometer i just bought with me. My temp at that time was 99.8 I usually run around low 97's to mid 97's. But I went back to sleep took it again when i woke up. But it was back down. Weird huh?
Monday I went in because one of the docs that seen me on the 17th ordered. CT of Adrenals and Kidneys. blood work to go with it as well as a 24 hour urine sample.
So I got the CT Monday morning. Wont have the blood results for a for more days as well as urine results. Before leaving the hospital I ran into my doc coming out of radiology and she said my thyroid lab came back abnormal so she put another lab in to test what looks like T3 levels. Ill have that by end of week as well.
So later on Monday afternoon Im driving to my chiropractor about a good hour away from where I live. Well I left work got in the car started driving. The whole way my body feeling "uncomfortable" about 2 miles outside my destination. I have another episode while driving. Shock in the chest followed by the rest. Weakness in legs, blood pressure went up to 139/105 HR at 110. I tried to just deal with it and make my appointment. Considered turning around and checking myself into the ER i just passed but was hoping it would just go away. Arriving at my chiropractor, signing myself in my hands were shaking pretty good. They secretary behind counter looked with a concerned face, I told her it happens everytime i start having "episode".
Few minutes later seen my chiropractor told and showed him what was going on. He did his usual heat reading and stuff of my neck, layed me down on his table face down applied pressure in two spots on my back and neck. But while laying there I got extremely dizzy and actually had to push myself up off his table to make it stop.
He couldnt say anything to it, I ended up having someone come pick me up along with my car. Went and seen my hospitals "urgent care" then another hospital trying to get them to admit me for observation but neither would do it. "because Im not having a heart attack or nothing is showing on there machines to admit me so they cant just admit me"
So here I am stuck waiting on results is all i can do. That doc gave me Triglycerine but I DO NOT take it. My blood pressure fluctuates so much. Even If i do get chest pain. We know its not a heart attack. From what one of the nurses at the second hospital said was I prolly shouldnt take that anyways, with my blood pressure going as low as 85/45 i probably would wake up if i took that stuff before bed having chest pain.
I take no meds, no one can give me any diagnosis for any pains or reasons for my fluctuations so why take all these ridiculous meds i shouldnt be on at my age with no prior history of any of this. Makes no sense. You dont just get this bad one day. Usually show some signs of it. My blood pressure used to level out to around a normal "ideal" level when I went to bed. Now it just drops so low It makes it hard to get out of bed or even wake up.
Ill post results if any come up abnormal.
if anyone fairly good at reading them. I can scan them and email them as an image file if need be. would make it easier
the blood tests they ordered were: (pulling these off lab sheet, some abbreviated)
Cortisol (which is still pending)
SPEP (pending)
Metaneph Plasma (pending)
the basics they always order on me:
glucose urea nitrogen
creat
sodium
...etc
also ordered thyroid
TSH Sensitive actually came out to 0.20 labs showed LOW range being 0.34-4.82
FT4 was 0.78 range was 0.56-1.40
Over the weekend I ended up staying at a friends house because my roommate was gone. Told them if they could just check on me in the middle of the night I would appreciate it. I think they checked a couple times but seen no problem, didnt seem to have much symptoms that night as it was. I did sleep on there couch, except I did wake up sweating though I did bring a thermometer i just bought with me. My temp at that time was 99.8 I usually run around low 97's to mid 97's. But I went back to sleep took it again when i woke up. But it was back down. Weird huh?
Monday I went in because one of the docs that seen me on the 17th ordered. CT of Adrenals and Kidneys. blood work to go with it as well as a 24 hour urine sample.
So I got the CT Monday morning. Wont have the blood results for a for more days as well as urine results. Before leaving the hospital I ran into my doc coming out of radiology and she said my thyroid lab came back abnormal so she put another lab in to test what looks like T3 levels. Ill have that by end of week as well.
So later on Monday afternoon Im driving to my chiropractor about a good hour away from where I live. Well I left work got in the car started driving. The whole way my body feeling "uncomfortable" about 2 miles outside my destination. I have another episode while driving. Shock in the chest followed by the rest. Weakness in legs, blood pressure went up to 139/105 HR at 110. I tried to just deal with it and make my appointment. Considered turning around and checking myself into the ER i just passed but was hoping it would just go away. Arriving at my chiropractor, signing myself in my hands were shaking pretty good. They secretary behind counter looked with a concerned face, I told her it happens everytime i start having "episode".
Few minutes later seen my chiropractor told and showed him what was going on. He did his usual heat reading and stuff of my neck, layed me down on his table face down applied pressure in two spots on my back and neck. But while laying there I got extremely dizzy and actually had to push myself up off his table to make it stop.
He couldnt say anything to it, I ended up having someone come pick me up along with my car. Went and seen my hospitals "urgent care" then another hospital trying to get them to admit me for observation but neither would do it. "because Im not having a heart attack or nothing is showing on there machines to admit me so they cant just admit me"
So here I am stuck waiting on results is all i can do. That doc gave me Triglycerine but I DO NOT take it. My blood pressure fluctuates so much. Even If i do get chest pain. We know its not a heart attack. From what one of the nurses at the second hospital said was I prolly shouldnt take that anyways, with my blood pressure going as low as 85/45 i probably would wake up if i took that stuff before bed having chest pain.
I take no meds, no one can give me any diagnosis for any pains or reasons for my fluctuations so why take all these ridiculous meds i shouldnt be on at my age with no prior history of any of this. Makes no sense. You dont just get this bad one day. Usually show some signs of it. My blood pressure used to level out to around a normal "ideal" level when I went to bed. Now it just drops so low It makes it hard to get out of bed or even wake up.
Ill post results if any come up abnormal.
if anyone fairly good at reading them. I can scan them and email them as an image file if need be. would make it easier
Episodes are occurring more frequently.
This past week has been a weird one. Getting up in the morning has been very difficult. One morning this week woke with chest pain, took my blood pressure it was 85/49 HR at 49 ... pretty low especially for me. I blew it off, got up felt sick to my stomach, tried to blow it off and eat something. Got dressed headed into work. About 10 minutes checking my work emails my heart starts racing chest still hurts. Brought my BP monitor with me it was at 175/99 HR at 96. Ok..that was a little weird. Walked around for a few minutes got some water took it again standing up. 160/100 HR at 103. Ok, walked around some more. Eventually felt like it calmed down a little was around 145/90. Sat back down and continued checking email. Not too long later started up again. So I left work, went to ER and they couldnt tell me anything of my chest pain after xray of chest and EKG. Gave me some nausea medicine and told me to follow up with doc.
I seen a specialist for Lymes/CFS/Fibromyalgia
went over all my symptoms he believes I may have Lymes along with two possible co-infections. Bartonella & Babesia. We ordered two labs. 1 done at Igenex in California another done at Fry Labs in Arizona. Igenex is doing Western Blot test for IGG IGM.
Fry Labs is doing Bartonella testing with microscopes
So I went to bed last night and ended up waking around 6 times that I remember. Let me elaborate on how REAL my dreams felt. The first one wasnt so bad, a little weird off the wall but dreams do that. After waking from that one and getting back to sleep. The next I started suffocating, of course I knew this was a dream only after waking from it. Woke up a little bit scared and sweaty. I sleep on my back only so it wasnt me face down in the pillow. I fell asleep again and in this dream my entire face went numb after freaking out in this dream for awhile and waking myself. Im not sure If i was having a dream of waking up or i actually woke up and was so out of it. But when i "woke" up I could not move my legs I had to move them with my hands to turn to my side.
I few times I do remember actually waking up I did take my BP I only remember taking these a few times cuz the monitor logs the time. just about all of them read 100/50 was the averaged out of about 5 readings
I do not take medication before bed and im not taking BP meds this has been going on all week. This morning was just a bit more intense though.
I seen my doctor and tried describing. She feels we may be "missing" something.
She ordered a CT of my adrenal glands and kidneys, blood work for adrenal glands, and a 24 hour urine sample to check kidneys.
I should have those results by next week. Lymes results within 3 weeks. Ill keep up to date.
Any input greatly appreciated
This past week has been a weird one. Getting up in the morning has been very difficult. One morning this week woke with chest pain, took my blood pressure it was 85/49 HR at 49 ... pretty low especially for me. I blew it off, got up felt sick to my stomach, tried to blow it off and eat something. Got dressed headed into work. About 10 minutes checking my work emails my heart starts racing chest still hurts. Brought my BP monitor with me it was at 175/99 HR at 96. Ok..that was a little weird. Walked around for a few minutes got some water took it again standing up. 160/100 HR at 103. Ok, walked around some more. Eventually felt like it calmed down a little was around 145/90. Sat back down and continued checking email. Not too long later started up again. So I left work, went to ER and they couldnt tell me anything of my chest pain after xray of chest and EKG. Gave me some nausea medicine and told me to follow up with doc.
I seen a specialist for Lymes/CFS/Fibromyalgia
went over all my symptoms he believes I may have Lymes along with two possible co-infections. Bartonella & Babesia. We ordered two labs. 1 done at Igenex in California another done at Fry Labs in Arizona. Igenex is doing Western Blot test for IGG IGM.
Fry Labs is doing Bartonella testing with microscopes
So I went to bed last night and ended up waking around 6 times that I remember. Let me elaborate on how REAL my dreams felt. The first one wasnt so bad, a little weird off the wall but dreams do that. After waking from that one and getting back to sleep. The next I started suffocating, of course I knew this was a dream only after waking from it. Woke up a little bit scared and sweaty. I sleep on my back only so it wasnt me face down in the pillow. I fell asleep again and in this dream my entire face went numb after freaking out in this dream for awhile and waking myself. Im not sure If i was having a dream of waking up or i actually woke up and was so out of it. But when i "woke" up I could not move my legs I had to move them with my hands to turn to my side.
I few times I do remember actually waking up I did take my BP I only remember taking these a few times cuz the monitor logs the time. just about all of them read 100/50 was the averaged out of about 5 readings
I do not take medication before bed and im not taking BP meds this has been going on all week. This morning was just a bit more intense though.
I seen my doctor and tried describing. She feels we may be "missing" something.
She ordered a CT of my adrenal glands and kidneys, blood work for adrenal glands, and a 24 hour urine sample to check kidneys.
I should have those results by next week. Lymes results within 3 weeks. Ill keep up to date.
Any input greatly appreciated
I followed up with my primary doctor.
I told him about how the Neurontin he put me is not having any effects. So he upp'd the dose to 300mg. Told me to try that for about 3 weeks then follow up. Now I asked him if this would hide the problem since its suppose to trick my mind from the pain, he said no. I was playing dumb to see his answer to that even though I already know it is a cover up drug.
So continuing on, I addressed the fact that we havent done any orthostatics yet and if he would like to do them today. So he was like yes, sure we can do them right now.
He sent his assistant in told him to take my blood pressure and heart rate 5 minutes apart.. standing, sitting, and laying down.
well of course he already had my sitting but he said we will get it again.
First we started off with laying down. about 1 minute of laying down and he took my blood pressure, came out to around 115/67 with HR of 57. Then had me stand up, he only waited about 45 seconds then took it again. Came out to about 159/97 HR of 90. So he was like "wow we will do that again seems a little high". I told him about how i keep my own record and it seems about right mine does the same thing. He went ahead and tried again. this time about 140/83 HR 93 .. Then had me sit down about 135/87 HR around 87. He took it to the doctor.
About 5 minutes later the doc comes in and says " well it looks like your a little dehydrated need to up your fluids some"
I laughed a little in my head said "no doc I have upped my fluids. not only have i upped my water intake because i feel dehydrated all the time always thirsty. I started drinking gatorades with my water because i thought i wasnt retaining water or something but nothing has changed."
Then he asked me "has anyone talked to you about diabetes?"
I said "what? no we already did Glucose checks"
So he went ahead and looked up my blood work we did two of them around december and 2 months apart.
As he read the first one, he goes oh looks like its a little low. Hypoglycemia. You need to carry nuts or something with you to keep your glucose up. Eat complex foods. Then he goes hold on looks like we have another one. Looked at the one after that.. then he goes oh thats weird this one is high. Also known as Hyperglycemia. Then he proceeds to tell me that I dont have Diabetes, but have a "Glucose Intolerance".
Okay so one day your body just decides to have glucose intolerances?
So then I told him about my chiropractor i started seeing because these past two days Ive been getting BETTER sleep than i have in a long time. I told him how the chiro did his own XRAYS of my neck and says my vertebrae is misaligned. I asked my doc about the MRI that was done on my neck less than a month ago, if there was anything they noted.
He told me "no its normal, didnt note anything".
I ended up requesting a copy of my MRI images on a disk. Just received that today in the mail. Under the MRI scan protocol it says DJD (Degenerative Disk Disease).
So i decided today that Im probably going to request a new doctor. I understand hes trying to figure out whats wrong. But for the past 3 years treating individual symptoms hasnt gotten us anywhere. Im 50% worse than how I started.
NOTE: On my first visit to chiropractor the night before my had some ringing to it. So I went ahead and tried warm water and hydrogen peroxide to clean it out. I attempted a Q-tip but on entering the ear canal it hurt alot. The rest of that night my ear plugged up. Well, felt like something was plugged up. Next morning it was the same so I went and got it checked out. They said there is nothing in your right ear. Pretty red, may be infected. This was a different doc and she gave me some ear drops and amoxcillin because i told her i spit up yellow phlegm, its usually white. I never cough it up it comes up on its own.
I started taking the amoxcillin the same day i seen the chiro. Im not sure which of those is helping or maybe both are. But Ive been sleeping better, having dreams now, and have a little more energy in the day. Like i actually got some rest. My stomach has been acting a little funny as well as my chest.
My body has been aching ALOT lately everywhere. I THINK its the chiro but if its not and its amoxcillin killing off bacteria it could have similar effects correct?
Anyways, just another update to whats going on. any input is greatly appreciated!
I told him about how the Neurontin he put me is not having any effects. So he upp'd the dose to 300mg. Told me to try that for about 3 weeks then follow up. Now I asked him if this would hide the problem since its suppose to trick my mind from the pain, he said no. I was playing dumb to see his answer to that even though I already know it is a cover up drug.
So continuing on, I addressed the fact that we havent done any orthostatics yet and if he would like to do them today. So he was like yes, sure we can do them right now.
He sent his assistant in told him to take my blood pressure and heart rate 5 minutes apart.. standing, sitting, and laying down.
well of course he already had my sitting but he said we will get it again.
First we started off with laying down. about 1 minute of laying down and he took my blood pressure, came out to around 115/67 with HR of 57. Then had me stand up, he only waited about 45 seconds then took it again. Came out to about 159/97 HR of 90. So he was like "wow we will do that again seems a little high". I told him about how i keep my own record and it seems about right mine does the same thing. He went ahead and tried again. this time about 140/83 HR 93 .. Then had me sit down about 135/87 HR around 87. He took it to the doctor.
About 5 minutes later the doc comes in and says " well it looks like your a little dehydrated need to up your fluids some"
I laughed a little in my head said "no doc I have upped my fluids. not only have i upped my water intake because i feel dehydrated all the time always thirsty. I started drinking gatorades with my water because i thought i wasnt retaining water or something but nothing has changed."
Then he asked me "has anyone talked to you about diabetes?"
I said "what? no we already did Glucose checks"
So he went ahead and looked up my blood work we did two of them around december and 2 months apart.
As he read the first one, he goes oh looks like its a little low. Hypoglycemia. You need to carry nuts or something with you to keep your glucose up. Eat complex foods. Then he goes hold on looks like we have another one. Looked at the one after that.. then he goes oh thats weird this one is high. Also known as Hyperglycemia. Then he proceeds to tell me that I dont have Diabetes, but have a "Glucose Intolerance".
Okay so one day your body just decides to have glucose intolerances?
So then I told him about my chiropractor i started seeing because these past two days Ive been getting BETTER sleep than i have in a long time. I told him how the chiro did his own XRAYS of my neck and says my vertebrae is misaligned. I asked my doc about the MRI that was done on my neck less than a month ago, if there was anything they noted.
He told me "no its normal, didnt note anything".
I ended up requesting a copy of my MRI images on a disk. Just received that today in the mail. Under the MRI scan protocol it says DJD (Degenerative Disk Disease).
So i decided today that Im probably going to request a new doctor. I understand hes trying to figure out whats wrong. But for the past 3 years treating individual symptoms hasnt gotten us anywhere. Im 50% worse than how I started.
NOTE: On my first visit to chiropractor the night before my had some ringing to it. So I went ahead and tried warm water and hydrogen peroxide to clean it out. I attempted a Q-tip but on entering the ear canal it hurt alot. The rest of that night my ear plugged up. Well, felt like something was plugged up. Next morning it was the same so I went and got it checked out. They said there is nothing in your right ear. Pretty red, may be infected. This was a different doc and she gave me some ear drops and amoxcillin because i told her i spit up yellow phlegm, its usually white. I never cough it up it comes up on its own.
I started taking the amoxcillin the same day i seen the chiro. Im not sure which of those is helping or maybe both are. But Ive been sleeping better, having dreams now, and have a little more energy in the day. Like i actually got some rest. My stomach has been acting a little funny as well as my chest.
My body has been aching ALOT lately everywhere. I THINK its the chiro but if its not and its amoxcillin killing off bacteria it could have similar effects correct?
Anyways, just another update to whats going on. any input is greatly appreciated!
UPDATE
havent seen the specialist yet. But I seen a chiropractor that specializes in a technique called Blair technique. Very knowledgeable man. He took his own specialized xrays of my neck wanting to see my neck and my upper cervical. From what the xrays shows my C1 vertebrae is misaligned alot. He said this can cause it to push on your spinal cord right there where it comes out from your skull.
It was a little different from chiropractors i have seen before because with this technique not many can do. The doc places the patient in a specific position laying down, has to get his body in a specific position and has to apply in the right spot. In my case was on the side of my C1. He slowly applies pressure with his fingers slowly adjusting his hand. Pressure slowly increases and BAM! He does some ninja stuff. Like a quick painless force to my neck on that single vertebrae to which it slides back into place. Then he had me go sit in the recliner chair for 40 minutes and take a nap i wasnt allowed to move my neck or head.
Now afterwards he sent me home. He wants to do 12 week program. starting at 3 times a week.
Now remember the reasons I called an ambulance to my house to my house. The weird chest shock, shortness of breath, leg weakness, nausea shows up all at once. Well on my drive home about half way, while on the freeway. I got this, yes scary huh. I took the next exit and parked layed my seat back and waited for it to go away. It didnt last long. I did get my phone out was very close to calling my chiropractor and asking him what the hell! While doing this my arms had like.. tremors. was weird watching me trying to hold phone cuz hands were shaking uncontrollably.
It all calmed down, got home figured Id go to bed since i had been awake for quite awhile, having sleep insomnia the night before. bending over for a minute and holding it messing around on my desk it started happening again. so im beginning to believe that maybe this actually may be a cause for the chest shocks shortness of breath.. but unsure about the rest of the symptoms.
The chiro told me from the xrays he showed and pointed out.
my neck right now is in what they call Phase 1 Subluxation Degeneration.
So I will continue this treatment of his and will let him know my experience on the drive home.
Will still also try for getting the CD57 test anyways to be sure.
So have any of you had any experience with blair technique or have Subluxation Degeneration?
havent seen the specialist yet. But I seen a chiropractor that specializes in a technique called Blair technique. Very knowledgeable man. He took his own specialized xrays of my neck wanting to see my neck and my upper cervical. From what the xrays shows my C1 vertebrae is misaligned alot. He said this can cause it to push on your spinal cord right there where it comes out from your skull.
It was a little different from chiropractors i have seen before because with this technique not many can do. The doc places the patient in a specific position laying down, has to get his body in a specific position and has to apply in the right spot. In my case was on the side of my C1. He slowly applies pressure with his fingers slowly adjusting his hand. Pressure slowly increases and BAM! He does some ninja stuff. Like a quick painless force to my neck on that single vertebrae to which it slides back into place. Then he had me go sit in the recliner chair for 40 minutes and take a nap i wasnt allowed to move my neck or head.
Now afterwards he sent me home. He wants to do 12 week program. starting at 3 times a week.
Now remember the reasons I called an ambulance to my house to my house. The weird chest shock, shortness of breath, leg weakness, nausea shows up all at once. Well on my drive home about half way, while on the freeway. I got this, yes scary huh. I took the next exit and parked layed my seat back and waited for it to go away. It didnt last long. I did get my phone out was very close to calling my chiropractor and asking him what the hell! While doing this my arms had like.. tremors. was weird watching me trying to hold phone cuz hands were shaking uncontrollably.
It all calmed down, got home figured Id go to bed since i had been awake for quite awhile, having sleep insomnia the night before. bending over for a minute and holding it messing around on my desk it started happening again. so im beginning to believe that maybe this actually may be a cause for the chest shocks shortness of breath.. but unsure about the rest of the symptoms.
The chiro told me from the xrays he showed and pointed out.
my neck right now is in what they call Phase 1 Subluxation Degeneration.
So I will continue this treatment of his and will let him know my experience on the drive home.
Will still also try for getting the CD57 test anyways to be sure.
So have any of you had any experience with blair technique or have Subluxation Degeneration?
I have been taking it every 8 hours. I couldnt seem to get out of bed earlier today. Slept a good 13 hours, i did wake up 1 time between that but just could not get my body out of bed.
Anyways, I seem to be having a few side effects. But you know reading the side effects list, I have alot of these side effects this medication causes. Not sure how this is gonna help me seems more like its going to increase problems.
The last two medications they gave me i seemed to have a high sensitivity to them. 1 i took i woke up and half the day my entire body hurt... like the soreness you get after working out except it was in every part of my body.
well ill continue taking the meds and see where we end up.
Ill let you know what the specialist says when i see him and if he gets me a CD57 test
Anyways, I seem to be having a few side effects. But you know reading the side effects list, I have alot of these side effects this medication causes. Not sure how this is gonna help me seems more like its going to increase problems.
The last two medications they gave me i seemed to have a high sensitivity to them. 1 i took i woke up and half the day my entire body hurt... like the soreness you get after working out except it was in every part of my body.
well ill continue taking the meds and see where we end up.
Ill let you know what the specialist says when i see him and if he gets me a CD57 test
Neurontin takes some getting used to - so do not expect anything in the beginning and it also requires being taken on time as well as no alcohol etc. Many get side effects. It can be good but takes working with IF it is the medicine for you. I also tried it as well as others in the class.
Let us know how it goes.
Let us know how it goes.
so I followed up with my primary care doctor.
I told him what the Neurologist said as far as what he thinks in possibilities.
Neck injury which MRI was normal. If not that, possible circulation problem which my doctor reviewed stress test didnt do any orthostatics i then asked him if he wanted to do them he said he is going to NOTE it and wants to try this drug called Gabapentin (Neurontin) which is a seizure medicine ...epilepsy. Or can be used for "nerve pain" cause by shingles. I researched this after getting home. I guess he is thinking the rash I describe may be herpes zoster? Except for the fact that the rash doesnt come above the skin, doesnt scab over....
anyways, also told him the neurologist said that if its neither neck injury or circulation.. then he said to look into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Fibromyalgia.
My doc proceeded to do "tender point" test on my body.. following up with saying that I only have half the tender points that a fibromyalgia patient has...
so hes putting me on this medication at 100mg. wants me to follow up with him in 2 or 3 weeks and at that point "see how its going" and see if my tender points have gone away. then wants to up the dosage.
I told him about "oil of oregano" and what it did for my lower abdomen. He didnt know what oil of oregano was. Then I followed up with telling him about a specialist id like to see and a test they do. The CD57 test. He didnt know what that was either.
So I have decided I am going to go see the specialist anyways, even though he thinks i shouldnt waste my money. I think its worth the money because my doc is wasting MY TIME, no one should have to wait this long to get answers and be in constant pain because their doctor wants to try and treat individual symptoms 1 at a time months apart.
My last note: I have taken these meds twice now. The first time way about 8 hours ago and within that first 4 hours it seemed to do nothing except increase my chest pain and my blood pressure went up to 156/94 just sitting in my room. I took 1 mL of oil of oregano and layed down seemed to go away. Its now 2 am, I tried taking another pill about 30 mins ago. I cant sleep yet again tonight tho I feel tired.
KEEP YOU POSTED ON VISIT TO THE SPECIALIST WHEN I GET IT
I told him what the Neurologist said as far as what he thinks in possibilities.
Neck injury which MRI was normal. If not that, possible circulation problem which my doctor reviewed stress test didnt do any orthostatics i then asked him if he wanted to do them he said he is going to NOTE it and wants to try this drug called Gabapentin (Neurontin) which is a seizure medicine ...epilepsy. Or can be used for "nerve pain" cause by shingles. I researched this after getting home. I guess he is thinking the rash I describe may be herpes zoster? Except for the fact that the rash doesnt come above the skin, doesnt scab over....
anyways, also told him the neurologist said that if its neither neck injury or circulation.. then he said to look into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Fibromyalgia.
My doc proceeded to do "tender point" test on my body.. following up with saying that I only have half the tender points that a fibromyalgia patient has...
so hes putting me on this medication at 100mg. wants me to follow up with him in 2 or 3 weeks and at that point "see how its going" and see if my tender points have gone away. then wants to up the dosage.
I told him about "oil of oregano" and what it did for my lower abdomen. He didnt know what oil of oregano was. Then I followed up with telling him about a specialist id like to see and a test they do. The CD57 test. He didnt know what that was either.
So I have decided I am going to go see the specialist anyways, even though he thinks i shouldnt waste my money. I think its worth the money because my doc is wasting MY TIME, no one should have to wait this long to get answers and be in constant pain because their doctor wants to try and treat individual symptoms 1 at a time months apart.
My last note: I have taken these meds twice now. The first time way about 8 hours ago and within that first 4 hours it seemed to do nothing except increase my chest pain and my blood pressure went up to 156/94 just sitting in my room. I took 1 mL of oil of oregano and layed down seemed to go away. Its now 2 am, I tried taking another pill about 30 mins ago. I cant sleep yet again tonight tho I feel tired.
KEEP YOU POSTED ON VISIT TO THE SPECIALIST WHEN I GET IT
*FIX*
24 hour heart monitor normal, "stress" test normal, and the Neurologist said possibly a neck injury,
24 hour heart monitor normal, "stress" test normal, and the Neurologist said possibly a neck injury,
24 hour heart monitor, "stress" test, and the Neurologist said possibly a neck injury, possible it may be a circulation problem and if not either of those then we need to look into things like "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Fibromyalgia". So he ordered an MRI of my neck. Which was also normal.
NOTE: on my stress test. Im not sure exactly what he looks for, maybe just my heart rhythm while heart is under stress like running. He said it was normal but it wasnt that normal for me. On arrival, heart rate 78 blood pressure 115/65. Good right?
About 5-10 minutes later the doc comes in to start the test I stand up and get on treadmill, Look over at the machine and my heart rate was already at 103. Wasnt nervous or anything. So test begins every 2 minutes the treadmill raises and speeds up.
My target heartrate for this was 165
So it starts, within first 2 minutes my hearrate is 120
next 2 minutes breaks 140
next 2 minutes almost at 165 .. Doing a medium fast walk
I break 165
but the doc wants to continue another 2 minutes and before it stopped it was at 189. At a fast paced walk inclined.
The doc was like "you didnt even run". but after he said it was normal. Thats not normal for me especially being athletic for past 5 years.
Tomorrow Im gonna try and see my primary doc to see what he says about it. So far I have NO answers for anything. Now that he has done the tests he wanted to do, Im going to have him do some orthostatics on me also order a CD57 test. The hospital already has done a Lymes test. But someone that i know that has it had it at the same hospital and theirs came back negative as well.
I have no doctor yet to even agree with what I think it is. Just because Im on the west coast, "no its not likely at all that you have that" or "your symptoms dont match"... Some of these docs dont even look at my medical history.
This is what I think, If I have Lymes.
Lymes suppresses your immune system from even knowing it has an infection. So with these new symptoms the ones that seem to be "cardiac" or circulation related. If Lymes is suppressing my immune system then I could possibly have 2 or maybe more infections. One I was looking at was yeast infection. that would easily note inguinal/testical pain, low abdomen, low back, nausea.
To even note that. The friend of mine that actually has Lymes recommended I try taking some "Oil of Oregano". He gave me a very strong solution of it along with capsules to fill with the liquid. Ive taken them for 3 days now. The first day was bad, thought I was gonna throw up that night. Im on day 3 with no low abdomen pain. That was the first to go with taking this. Since it has no side effects and seems to be helping I will continue.
I plan on seeing a specialist for Lymes, whether my primary care wants me to or not.
Ill let you know how that goes.
NOTE: on my stress test. Im not sure exactly what he looks for, maybe just my heart rhythm while heart is under stress like running. He said it was normal but it wasnt that normal for me. On arrival, heart rate 78 blood pressure 115/65. Good right?
About 5-10 minutes later the doc comes in to start the test I stand up and get on treadmill, Look over at the machine and my heart rate was already at 103. Wasnt nervous or anything. So test begins every 2 minutes the treadmill raises and speeds up.
My target heartrate for this was 165
So it starts, within first 2 minutes my hearrate is 120
next 2 minutes breaks 140
next 2 minutes almost at 165 .. Doing a medium fast walk
I break 165
but the doc wants to continue another 2 minutes and before it stopped it was at 189. At a fast paced walk inclined.
The doc was like "you didnt even run". but after he said it was normal. Thats not normal for me especially being athletic for past 5 years.
Tomorrow Im gonna try and see my primary doc to see what he says about it. So far I have NO answers for anything. Now that he has done the tests he wanted to do, Im going to have him do some orthostatics on me also order a CD57 test. The hospital already has done a Lymes test. But someone that i know that has it had it at the same hospital and theirs came back negative as well.
I have no doctor yet to even agree with what I think it is. Just because Im on the west coast, "no its not likely at all that you have that" or "your symptoms dont match"... Some of these docs dont even look at my medical history.
This is what I think, If I have Lymes.
Lymes suppresses your immune system from even knowing it has an infection. So with these new symptoms the ones that seem to be "cardiac" or circulation related. If Lymes is suppressing my immune system then I could possibly have 2 or maybe more infections. One I was looking at was yeast infection. that would easily note inguinal/testical pain, low abdomen, low back, nausea.
To even note that. The friend of mine that actually has Lymes recommended I try taking some "Oil of Oregano". He gave me a very strong solution of it along with capsules to fill with the liquid. Ive taken them for 3 days now. The first day was bad, thought I was gonna throw up that night. Im on day 3 with no low abdomen pain. That was the first to go with taking this. Since it has no side effects and seems to be helping I will continue.
I plan on seeing a specialist for Lymes, whether my primary care wants me to or not.
Ill let you know how that goes.
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