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6 SPECIALISTS & NO DIAGNOSIS
by TampaTeddy, Apr 18, 2008 03:45PM
Ct scans and x-rays are clear and my blood work could not look any better, yet 6 specialists are unable to figure it out. I am a healthy and athletic 45-year-old male. About 6 moths ago out of the blue for no apparent reason, I developed difficulty breathing and felt horrible for about 3 days.
My throat had that lump feeling in it, and swallowing was slightly difficult. I went to my doctor who performed a checkup & x-rays but could not find a problem. He sent me to a lung specialist that sent me to a heart specialist that sent me to an ENT. More x-rays, ct scans & blood work but everything was fine. I go to an internal specialist that says I'm beyond human but gives me Xanax in case its stress.
After the initial 3 days of hell the symptoms subsided but now come and go without the severity of the initial attack. I am going crazy. This is not only stressful when it happens, its making things worse because I'm afraid that I might have something very serious that they are not seeing. There is most definitely a problem and I'm hoping someone knows what it is.
The main symptoms that strike every few days are a slight shortness of breath, along with a tightness and lump in the throat feeling. The lump in the throat also occurs very often when I am working out, and this brings on slight difficulty breathing. I also have recently started to experience hoarseness in my voice after a workout. Many times I can tell when a bad day is coming because my lips will chap before hand and I will sometimes get a dry peeling skin around my nose. I also have started to experience a horribly bad breath on occasion and will also have a terrible body odor but only when I sweat heavily working out. The smell goes away after I cool off.
There are some other symptoms as well but the above are the main one's. This has now gone on for nearly 6 months and I can't afford any more specialists. If anyone knows what this might be I would very much appreciate your help. Please don't guess at it. I've already had enough people guessing at it. I need to know what this is or at least find a doctor that can determine what this is. Thanks for any help you can give, it is very much appreciated.
My throat had that lump feeling in it, and swallowing was slightly difficult. I went to my doctor who performed a checkup & x-rays but could not find a problem. He sent me to a lung specialist that sent me to a heart specialist that sent me to an ENT. More x-rays, ct scans & blood work but everything was fine. I go to an internal specialist that says I'm beyond human but gives me Xanax in case its stress.
After the initial 3 days of hell the symptoms subsided but now come and go without the severity of the initial attack. I am going crazy. This is not only stressful when it happens, its making things worse because I'm afraid that I might have something very serious that they are not seeing. There is most definitely a problem and I'm hoping someone knows what it is.
The main symptoms that strike every few days are a slight shortness of breath, along with a tightness and lump in the throat feeling. The lump in the throat also occurs very often when I am working out, and this brings on slight difficulty breathing. I also have recently started to experience hoarseness in my voice after a workout. Many times I can tell when a bad day is coming because my lips will chap before hand and I will sometimes get a dry peeling skin around my nose. I also have started to experience a horribly bad breath on occasion and will also have a terrible body odor but only when I sweat heavily working out. The smell goes away after I cool off.
There are some other symptoms as well but the above are the main one's. This has now gone on for nearly 6 months and I can't afford any more specialists. If anyone knows what this might be I would very much appreciate your help. Please don't guess at it. I've already had enough people guessing at it. I need to know what this is or at least find a doctor that can determine what this is. Thanks for any help you can give, it is very much appreciated.
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