The concern is for my mom, actually. She has undiagnosed symptoms after 2 months of testing. It\'s frustrating to not know what is causing her pain. She has chest pain that seems to be linked to a hoarseness in her voice.
She has had many tests, all of which have come up with \"normal\" or \"good\" results. Tests include CT scan, chest x-ray, EKG, stress test, endoscopy, colonoscopy, larenoscopy, lots of bloodwork, etc. The only thing that has been discovered through these tests is a small hiatal hernia and benign polyps in the colon that have been removed.
Additional information: my mom was in Uganda for over a week last August. We suspect she may have come in contact with a fungus, bacteria or something that may be showing up now, but all bloodwork is \"normal,\" according to the dr\'s here. She has also taken USANA nutritional products for 9 years now (which are high quality supplements, manufactered with GMP's to USP guidelines for pharmaceuticals).
Do you have any suggestions for further testing? Currently, her dr. gave her a prescription that would be used to treat pleurisy. (if it were pleurisy, wouldn't they have seen that in her chest x-rays?) If she doesn\'t notice improvement within a week, he will refer her to a pulminologist. Thank you for any advice you can give.
Warmly, Wendy Curtin