I am having so many strange symptoms, I need help I am afraid!

[mrsboston3122]

For over a month now I have been having some really strange symptoms, started with some petechia and then things just got crazy, skin problems (rashes I think) and bumps like pimples on my arms (no puss) and on my chest (some have puss and some dont). Started getting brown spots that look kinds like flat moles, they are small and brown all over my body, many over night (new ones). Headaches on the left side of my head and newly pressure in my for head now the headache is pretty much all over. Swelling on the left side of my face and neck for over a month now. Body aches, general feeling of not feeling well and newly being cold when I am always hot and splinter haemorrhage's under some of my nails, also ridges in my nails. Never had these before either and the ridges happened suddenly and they are so rigid on some of my nails that you can run your finger over them and feel the ridges and dark spots in the white of my eyes at the ends of the veins. I have seen my regular doctor, a nuero, a ENT, a dermatologist, my GYN doctor and all without insurance and no one knows what is going on. I have been refereed to a infectious disease doctor now. I went to see the doctor on Friday and seen my doctors PA and she suggested maybe some kind of infection of my heart because of the splinter haemorrhage's and this scares me. They did blood work on Friday including four blood cultures and set me up for Monday to have and echo and chest x-ray. I have also been having stomach pains and irregular bowel problems since taking an antibiotic last month for a toothache. I went to the ER last night because I am scared and still not feeling well. They did a chest x-ray and said it was normal, they did some labs which she said were normal but I noticed some changes from the blood work I had on May 13th in my Lymphocyte.

Last night

WBC 10.6
RBC 4.76
HGB 14.5
HCT 42.3
MCV 89.0
MCH 30.4
MCHC 34.1
RDW 14.7
PLT 348
MPV 7.4
SEG NEUTROPHILS 48.1
LYMPHOCYTE 42.7
MONOCYTE 4.4
EOSINOPHIL 4.1
BASOPHIL 0.7
NEUT ABS 5.1
LYMPH ABS 4.5
MONO ABS 0.5
EOS ABS 0.4
BASO ABS 0.1

The only difference in May 13th and yesterday are on May 13th my LYMPHOCYTE was 35.4 and my LYMPH ABS was 3.8 everything else stayed pretty much the same or a little different but not by much. I am not sure why I am having these tiny blood dots under my skin or the splinter haemorrhage's when my platelets are fine. I am still not feeling well and I can not help but feel that all these symptoms are building up to something. I feel like I am feverish but when I check my temp is normal though last night they said it was 99.4 but when I got home and checked it, it was 97.8 so I dont know. Last time in the ER on 05/13 it was 99.2 but again at home it was normal. Maybe something is wrong with my temp taker but I have 2 and tried both and noticed no difference. I am a 29 year old female if that helps any. I am not looking for a diagnoses and I plan on taking these new results to the doctor tomorrow but in the mean time I am worried and wondered if I should be concerned with the difference in these results? She said they were normal but on the high end of normal. Has anyone had symptoms like these before, I feel like I should be on that show mystery diagnoses. Thanks for reading this very long question and any advice you have will be appreciated.

[turbo880]

hi,did u test for ebv?

[ewford]

The doctors are finding that once in the human body, it can be found in ALL body fluids, meaning it can be passed sexually as well.  This is NOT just a tick borne illness.  Why are they estimating 300,000 new cases a year.  It's not just from ticks.  Do some research and do NOT believe what the CDC is saying.

[mrsboston3122]

The post above is for you.... I think I seen a post made by Ewford though.

[mrsboston3122]

I believe I read a post you made some time ago and was trying to reach you! Thanks for replying! Are symptoms are so similar.. I also have a rapid heart beat (palaptions) and flutters which I know are PVCS and PACS. I got this and high blood pressure when I was 22. I was born and raised in New Jersey and we did go hiking a lot in the woods but could Lyme be not a bother for so long?? I am curious to know if you your doctor has any idea about what you have? I am going to see an infectious disease doctor next week but I am scared I will not make it that long with all that is going on with me~ I am afraid I am going to die~

[ewford]

Lymes or possibly Mycoplasma Fermentans-Incognitus.  You need to contact ILADS (www.ilads.org) and find a doctor near you.  Search www.immed.org and look at infectious diseases about Mycoplasmas.  waste no time, Lymes tests through IGENEX, do a western blot and co-infection panel test.  DO NOT TRUST LABCORP/QUEST, they miss 90% of pos cultures.

[justnotsure123]

Also i am 31 years old male, if that helps. And I rarely ever get sick, not even a cold.. maybe once every 3-5 years.. thats why this is so scary for me.

[justnotsure123]

I am having similar symptoms... I have a rash dead center on my chest, one on above my right nipple that is larger, the doctor said it looks like a fungus rash, and a smaller rash above my right nipple, looks like someone kissed me with lipstick on, and a few smaller ones below both of my nipples and the doc said those look kinda like hives. I also have problems with my skin. i am getting pimples everywhere, some have pus some dont. Im getting them on my knee caps, one on my foot, my legs, chest and really bad ones on my neck. I also have some kind of infection on my toe nails, looks like i jammed my foot on something but i didnt, then it spread to the other foot, mostly on my big toes, but now it is getting to my other toes as well. My finger nails arent as pink as they used to be, some them have a light brown/tan tint on parts of the nail. i have been having problems with my eyes as well. I also am getting brown mole like things on my skin, one larger one on my chest, and alot of them on my arms and a few on my fingers. The symptoms he did not have that i had are as follows... It started out as a rapid heart beat sometimes, progressed to a discharge from my penis and it looked like one of my testicles had fallen down lower in the sack then the other one. I have what the doc thinks is a swollen lymph node on the back of my head just below the skull and the both sides of my neck are sticking out, doc says it muscles... Also my groin musle that runs from the abdomin to the grion/legs that looks like a vein, is also stiff, i have headache off and on(rare) and muscle aches, usually in the legs and sometimes my muscles jump for no reason... My chest and armpits have a burning sinsatation alot and my sweat smells awful even after just getting out of the shower. I got tested for all stds 5 1/2 to 6 months after risk, all negative and evidently conclusive. I also have a couple small red dots on my arms... very small. my weight flucuates daily... one day it will be 162, next day 157 next day 160 etc.. my normal weight is 155. I also have orl thrush... yellow/brown coating on tounge. I was having night sweats 4-5 times a week and tough to sleep, kept waking up often.. and i usually sleep straight through for 8 hours. I was having to pee at night more then normal also. When it first happened, my lower back was killing me one night (kidneys?), then it went away.Then my abdomin was so sore i couldnt sleep on my side.. painful, that has sence went away. the discharge has went away, turned into incontinent(inability to hold urine) usually within 5 minutes of peeing, more would come out, i didnt feel it coming nor could i stop it... small amounts. That has sense went away also. I still have the rash, moles, red dots, fungus on nails, and acne is getting out of control, neck is still stiff and node is still swollen, muscle in abdomin still stiff, makes me feel bloated. I am also farting alot... ALOT... My wife has also shown similar symptoms... brown spots, headaches, had some discharge and blood from vaginal area... but it didnt last long and went away, but brown spots still apprearing and she also had probs with her eyes, and nails. Could this be lyme also? could my wife have gotton from me or vice versa? Possible yeast? I have no idea, i just want it to go away lol everyday its something differrent hurting... ankle, knee, foot, stomach. groin... it moves around... just a general ill feeling. I feel hot, but no fever, especially in the abdomin area. Also i am seeing weird things in my wrist... veins ive never seen before... like the one that crosses over the other 2.. weird.. like my skin is changing. Also have diarrhea from time to time, maybe 2-3 times a week. doc actually gave me a tetanis shot cause i got bit my a dog at work... mistake... the day after i was in so much pain and achy all over... i must have sweat out 3 gallons of water when i was sleeping.. lost 5 pounds that night.. then gained it back the next day.. go figure.  Thanks for listening to my rant and thanks for any info you can give me.also doc put me on amoxicillian... didnt help, ive been taking cranberry pills, garlic pills and olive leaf extract pills and vitamins daily... still no changes.

[ewford]

Lyme disease.  Do NOT get the Labcorp/Quest test.  They were developed for diagnosing, not definatively proving Lymes.  You also do not need a bullseye rash for it to be Lymes.  Contact ILADS to find a LYME doctor near you who can properly diagnose/treat this.  Don't waste time, the longer you wait the harder it is to treat.  You need an IGENEX test to test for Lymes and a co-infection panel.  The tests are expensive, but are the most accurate.  Do NOT accept a diagnosis of being crazy, or "it's in your head" just because your labs show marginal results.  

  Also, research www.*****.org about Mycoplasmal bacteria in Lymes patients.  Also research the Jemsek Specialty Clinic in DC.