I need help.

[Mandy_Best]

Maybe this isn't the place for this but i'm lost.
I am in a terrible situation and have no where to turn.
I can no longer take care of myself and my family cannot help me.
I must move out of my mothers as soon as possible because I believe being here is just making everything worse,
I live in North Louisiana and am unable to find doctors who can help me, much less make it to appointments,
I'm only 23 years old but am considering assisted living,
I would much appreciate any and all opinions for I am at a loss and am becoming hopeless.

[Mandy_Best]

I went to my PCP today, and reported all my symptoms and that I hit my head and all that he did was ordered an X-ray of my neck,
There's no way to tell if there is CSF build up from an X-ray and I can tell from experience the headache is due to pressure. I am so frustrated that my doctor doesn't understand, although I received a steroid shot and it has relieved my headache a little I am still scared something could be wrong and am considering an ER visit for a CT scan or possibly an MRI.

Having dealt with this for so long I can FEEL that something is not right, the symptoms are different than before, even different than before my surgery.

[S_Chaney]

A visit to an ER will sometimes shock close relatives into the reality you have current and severe medical issues.

The numbness and dizziness justifies an ER visit. It's also quite possible these symptoms are not chiari triggered and the impact to your head may require an examination anyways.

[Mandy_Best]

thank you so much.

[selmaS]

  Oh ok....makes sense...that your mom is getting the divorce and you are pitted in the middle and it is adding more stress and affecting how you feel.

You may need to explain to your mom how stress affects you and your condition and hope she will try to hold off sharing her problems so readily with you....

  All you can do is be honest as to how you feel and hope she understands...sometimes people in the midst of a personal upset such as divorce can not see beyond their own troubles to understand how they may be affecting others around them....

With kidd gloves try to explain...I hope it helps.

[Mandy_Best]

It's my boyfriends and my mother.
Thanyou,

[selmaS]

  Hi I am so sorry your personal life is so stressful and stress is not a good thing to deal with when you have this condition.....

I am not sure I understand with whom you are living , it is your mom and your boyfriend> or your boyfriend and his mom?

You are lucky to have a partner that is willing to help you and understands your needs....talk with him about the stress in the location you both are in and how it is affecting your health....he may be able to figure out a compromise.

[Mandy_Best]

I am  currently living with my boyfriend and mother. My boyfriend does everything for me, I am completely dependent upon him. My mother is in the midst of leaving my father and complains about him, and money constantly to me even though I tell her I can't handle it. I am always thrown in the middle of family issues even though I can't do anything to help, or change them and I seem to only make things worse.
  I have been hiding how bad my health issues are getting simply because I want everyone to leave me alone. But I am having severe headaches and muscle weakness, I hit  my head the other day and since then my symptoms are getting worse. My face on the side of my head where I hit it is dumb and my eye doesn't open all of the way, I cannot lay my head down on a  pillow and i'm terribly dizzy.
I am becoming sevely depressed and anxious, I'm scared because I can't leave my boyfriend but yet I NEED to leave this place, I am on disabitly and cannot afford a place with him.
I am scared to even say anything and feel stuck in my situation,
I'm sorry for being so personal, I am lost,

[Nellan12]

Hi and welcome!! We are all here to find some for of help,advice or just to vent!!!
You said you need advice but what is you're dilemma, what is wrong?
It's kind of hard to try to help you but,not knowing what kind of issues you have? Don't know what advice to give...if it's morale support in some sort or medical.