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sick for 2 and a half months, Chest tightness, mouth problems (white dots on both sides on back of tongue)
To any doctor that may have an idea or answer :)
I'm 23 years old and have always had good health..
Its been 2 and a half months since i have had this feeling of general Malaise.. It started 10 days after i had protected sex with an older woman, well not really sure i can say that because i performed oral on her but i did use a condom during sex..
so about 9 or 10 days after i started feeling sick, i threw up once that morning but could have been due to me feeling bad and being to hot at the same time and hungry.. this is the only time i've thrown up through the whole 2 and a half months..
symptom 1 Rash- since then i have been getting rashes on both sides of my body, some are streaky and some are blotchy, they do not hurt or itch and are flush with my body. they are kinda bright red and they just come and go.. I dont get them too often just seems like when im tired or start feeling more sick
symptom 2 shooting pains / joint pains- I get random shooting pains every day in my forearms, hands, legs and feet aswell as muscle and joint pains.. most my join pains are in knees and knuckles and my muscle pains are more in my thighs kinda like a pinching / squeezing feeling all around, i also get some lower back pain.
symptom 3 tongue- about 1 and a half months into this i got white dots on both sides at the back of my tongue, seems to subside and the brightness of the white goes away for a while then comes back. I believe my taste buds are inflamed a bit at the back of my tongue aswell. I get sore to the touch pains on the sides of my tongue every once in a while and i rinse with salt water lots to help it.
symptom 4 throat- My throat has never been really that sore at all just irritated, it looks more red with different fleshy colors then i have noticed before in my life. My tonsil has little red specs on it, and around my tonsil on my glands it seems im bleeding.. there are red blood spots it looks like. my tonsil also feels as if theres always something touching it, i think its probably just because my glands are a bit swollen and a thicker then normal and it has a mucus coating.
symptom 5 stomach problems- About 1 month into this infection my stomach got distended after eating, it was so bad and the pain aswell that i went to the hospital. I had thought my apendix was bursting turns out that was not the case. Now about 1 week ago i ate half a sub and about 5-10 mins after i felt 1000000 times hungrier then i did before i ate. my stomach bloated again and it was the worst pain ive ever felt, it was like a severe dying hunger pain. This led me into researching Candida Albicans (yeast infection) because i read posts with other people who had lots of similar symptoms including the hunger pains after eating, i could have possibly acquired this from the older woman. I have not tried a yeast diet or anything but i have been eating bio active yogurt and that seemed to help my mouth temporarily
symptom 6 itchy skin- my skin is sometimes itchy all over
symptom 7 redness on either side of nose- my face seems a little more red then usual around my nose
symptom 8 very small red dots on body- Lately i have noticed very tiny (tip of a pin size) red dots on my chest
symptom 9 red bumps on legs- ive been noticing clusters of red bumps on my thighs, they kinda look like zits or mosquito bites but i dont think thats what they are because they sometimes flare up and get brighter then go away
symptom 10 slight burning sensation on testicles- sometimes my testicles seem like there burning until i cup them and lift them off my hair, not sure if its just there irritated a little by my hair of if its something more serious.
symptom 11 chest tightness- ever since day 1 of this ive had on and off chest tightness. it was so bad in the first 3 weeks of it that i tried everything from muscle relaxants to just plain old advil
symptom 12 burning feeling in lungs- It sometimes burns / stings to take in deep breaths, kinda like theres something wrong with my respiratory system.
Medical History- earlier on in this infection i had a fever that never went above 100*f.. Ive had std tests done and they all came back good aswell as Ive had streptococcus tests and mono / mono spot tests and Hiv tests and they all came back ok.. I think i should go in for another Hiv test at 3 months but to me all this does not sound like that could be it because Ive read lots that symptoms dont stay this long nor would my thrush in my mouth if thats what it is would be showing only a few months into infection.. Ive read that people get a common flu like virus that goes away in about a week and then they dont experience anything for years down the road, this doesnt seem like thats whats happening to me as ive been sick for a long time now, its going on 3 months that ive been feeling crappy everyday and its only getting harder. about a year ago i was infected with H1N1 virus when i went on a business trip to the other side of Canada but i have felt absolutely fine since i got over it until this. throughout all this i have not had a cough or anything its just i know that my body doesnt feel like its in good health and every day is harder. Im really sorry for the long post and i realize that ive been having a lot of symptoms but i am very worried about what may be wrong with me and im to the point where i need to do something about it.
Thank you so much for your time and help in advance
Jazz
I'm 23 years old and have always had good health..
Its been 2 and a half months since i have had this feeling of general Malaise.. It started 10 days after i had protected sex with an older woman, well not really sure i can say that because i performed oral on her but i did use a condom during sex..
so about 9 or 10 days after i started feeling sick, i threw up once that morning but could have been due to me feeling bad and being to hot at the same time and hungry.. this is the only time i've thrown up through the whole 2 and a half months..
symptom 1 Rash- since then i have been getting rashes on both sides of my body, some are streaky and some are blotchy, they do not hurt or itch and are flush with my body. they are kinda bright red and they just come and go.. I dont get them too often just seems like when im tired or start feeling more sick
symptom 2 shooting pains / joint pains- I get random shooting pains every day in my forearms, hands, legs and feet aswell as muscle and joint pains.. most my join pains are in knees and knuckles and my muscle pains are more in my thighs kinda like a pinching / squeezing feeling all around, i also get some lower back pain.
symptom 3 tongue- about 1 and a half months into this i got white dots on both sides at the back of my tongue, seems to subside and the brightness of the white goes away for a while then comes back. I believe my taste buds are inflamed a bit at the back of my tongue aswell. I get sore to the touch pains on the sides of my tongue every once in a while and i rinse with salt water lots to help it.
symptom 4 throat- My throat has never been really that sore at all just irritated, it looks more red with different fleshy colors then i have noticed before in my life. My tonsil has little red specs on it, and around my tonsil on my glands it seems im bleeding.. there are red blood spots it looks like. my tonsil also feels as if theres always something touching it, i think its probably just because my glands are a bit swollen and a thicker then normal and it has a mucus coating.
symptom 5 stomach problems- About 1 month into this infection my stomach got distended after eating, it was so bad and the pain aswell that i went to the hospital. I had thought my apendix was bursting turns out that was not the case. Now about 1 week ago i ate half a sub and about 5-10 mins after i felt 1000000 times hungrier then i did before i ate. my stomach bloated again and it was the worst pain ive ever felt, it was like a severe dying hunger pain. This led me into researching Candida Albicans (yeast infection) because i read posts with other people who had lots of similar symptoms including the hunger pains after eating, i could have possibly acquired this from the older woman. I have not tried a yeast diet or anything but i have been eating bio active yogurt and that seemed to help my mouth temporarily
symptom 6 itchy skin- my skin is sometimes itchy all over
symptom 7 redness on either side of nose- my face seems a little more red then usual around my nose
symptom 8 very small red dots on body- Lately i have noticed very tiny (tip of a pin size) red dots on my chest
symptom 9 red bumps on legs- ive been noticing clusters of red bumps on my thighs, they kinda look like zits or mosquito bites but i dont think thats what they are because they sometimes flare up and get brighter then go away
symptom 10 slight burning sensation on testicles- sometimes my testicles seem like there burning until i cup them and lift them off my hair, not sure if its just there irritated a little by my hair of if its something more serious.
symptom 11 chest tightness- ever since day 1 of this ive had on and off chest tightness. it was so bad in the first 3 weeks of it that i tried everything from muscle relaxants to just plain old advil
symptom 12 burning feeling in lungs- It sometimes burns / stings to take in deep breaths, kinda like theres something wrong with my respiratory system.
Medical History- earlier on in this infection i had a fever that never went above 100*f.. Ive had std tests done and they all came back good aswell as Ive had streptococcus tests and mono / mono spot tests and Hiv tests and they all came back ok.. I think i should go in for another Hiv test at 3 months but to me all this does not sound like that could be it because Ive read lots that symptoms dont stay this long nor would my thrush in my mouth if thats what it is would be showing only a few months into infection.. Ive read that people get a common flu like virus that goes away in about a week and then they dont experience anything for years down the road, this doesnt seem like thats whats happening to me as ive been sick for a long time now, its going on 3 months that ive been feeling crappy everyday and its only getting harder. about a year ago i was infected with H1N1 virus when i went on a business trip to the other side of Canada but i have felt absolutely fine since i got over it until this. throughout all this i have not had a cough or anything its just i know that my body doesnt feel like its in good health and every day is harder. Im really sorry for the long post and i realize that ive been having a lot of symptoms but i am very worried about what may be wrong with me and im to the point where i need to do something about it.
Thank you so much for your time and help in advance
Jazz
Thanks for your post makes me feel a little better :) The main thing that is bothering me is a squeezing feeling in my stomach when im laying down relaxing. aswell as the white dots on the back of my tongue and the sides and underneath part of my tongue sometimes stings.. My mouth is pretty dry too and my throat looks infected for sure to me :(
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