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One Big Mess
by kakeskt, Jun 12, 2008 03:16PM
I am not sure where to start with my list of problems. Last August I bit my toungue, got an infection, went on antibiotics, got bells palsy, went on steroids which agrivated a genetic disposition to heart palpatations (my grandfather, mother and brother have this problem but no one knows what it is), and found out I have an underactive thyroid...all within one month. They put me on synthroid for the thyroid, but after 6 wks I went off of it because it wasn't helping me in any of my symptoms and in fact I gained 15 lbs and started to become depressed.
Skip to February of this year. I started getting a nagging cough. Then 2 weeks after that I get a head cold. After a month of the cold (6 wks of the cough) I go to the doctor who gives me Antibiotics. She also gave me Topamax for migraines that I had been having more frequently. The cold/cough never went away so I went back and she gave me another 10 days worth of antibiotics. That has been finished for a week now and on Monday I started feeling dizzy and lightheaded and it has not stopped since (its now Thursday). I have also started to become stuffed up again.
Other problems I have been having: Pain from my lower back, through my left buttock, down my leg. It is painful and weak, made worse when sitting for periods of time, but standing and walking around doesn't really help it. Slight pain/weakness in left arm-though I was in a slight fender bender and this may have been caused by the seat belt. Migraine pain is always in left side. Sharp pain in right side kidney area front and back-started today.
I don't know if all of this can be tied to something in particular, or a couple different things, but I am getting very frustrated with everything. I'm tired all the time and quite frankly can not take any more time off of work to keep going to a doctor that is not helpful and just keeps putting me on antibiotics that don't help or tells me to take over the counter medication that doesn't do a thing. Can anyone give suggestions on what the heck is wrong with me?
Skip to February of this year. I started getting a nagging cough. Then 2 weeks after that I get a head cold. After a month of the cold (6 wks of the cough) I go to the doctor who gives me Antibiotics. She also gave me Topamax for migraines that I had been having more frequently. The cold/cough never went away so I went back and she gave me another 10 days worth of antibiotics. That has been finished for a week now and on Monday I started feeling dizzy and lightheaded and it has not stopped since (its now Thursday). I have also started to become stuffed up again.
Other problems I have been having: Pain from my lower back, through my left buttock, down my leg. It is painful and weak, made worse when sitting for periods of time, but standing and walking around doesn't really help it. Slight pain/weakness in left arm-though I was in a slight fender bender and this may have been caused by the seat belt. Migraine pain is always in left side. Sharp pain in right side kidney area front and back-started today.
I don't know if all of this can be tied to something in particular, or a couple different things, but I am getting very frustrated with everything. I'm tired all the time and quite frankly can not take any more time off of work to keep going to a doctor that is not helpful and just keeps putting me on antibiotics that don't help or tells me to take over the counter medication that doesn't do a thing. Can anyone give suggestions on what the heck is wrong with me?
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