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Hi! Thanks for taking the time to read this post. I have posted in the auto immune forum and i thought that maybe someone here may be able to help me too. I am a 34 yr old female. In 2003, I started having bouts of vertigo( true in the fact that the floor would appear to be wavy). Shortly after that, I started getting hives when i get cold. I dealt with these 2 problems for years, they were annoying, but basically it did not stop me from living my normal life. Now, in April of 2009 I was shopping when suddenly my legs went heavy(as if I had sand bags tied around my ankles), and I felt very out of body like. I came home and rested just thinking that I was tired. The next day i had double vision. A week after that I noticed that my right eye was red. After 6 weeks I went to the er and they did an MRi on me. That was negative. They told me that my eye was just a broken I waited for another 2 weeks and started to develop light sensitivity so i went to the eye doctor. Turns out i had Uveitis. I am still sick. Leg weakness, extreme fatigue, vertigo, fast heartbeat, eye problems, and the list goes on. Has anyone else experienced any of these symptoms?
I wanted to cry when I read the part of your post about how your friends are no longer your friends. I hate to say this but they were never your friends to begin with! Friens stick by you when you are sick or healthy. I have been blessed in the fact that my friends are still there. I am not as active with them because I cannot be but they still come by and when I feel good I go to lunch with them. Hang in there sweetie. We will get through this. One day and step at a time!
Big Hugs
Dawn
Big Hugs
Dawn
Hello, I have noticed that ur a medical prof. and am looking 4 answers too. I am so miserable and I feel for everyone who has to deal w/this kind of misery. I hope u get answers soon deebrown30. I know it is hard..Life is hard and we just have to be strong..we have to be there 4 others who are dealing w/same. I just want to find an answer to all of my agony and wanted to ask vedadhar some questions.
I am having swelling and am wondering if it is medicine related. I take Lyrica,in which last Tues. I was taking 150mg. and on my own asked the doc to decrease it to 75mg. feeling that I could just take 4 if I needed the dose I was taking b4,but I had a terrible day after I switched. I had the worst heachache and my body felt as if it was in anquish. I was burning and may I add that I am still burning...it is like little needles are poking me and it will burn in that area. I am taking Foresemide(generic of Lasix) and it helped my swelling in the ankles to some extent, but I have this ball of blue veins that scare me on the top-left side of my left foot. It is there on my right foot but not as prevalent. My legs are swelled..I even have stretch marks that are red that I have never had b4. If u were to look at me u would think I am due and I can't breath at times...usually right after I eat though. My arms are burning too. MY right arm and shoulder ache/hurt so bad..The muscles are so tight/spasm..use TENS unit..it helps some. I had an ACD & F spinal diskectomy back in Feb.'06 and it just seems to keep on going. When am I ever going to have a normal life again. I used to do stagework...no not bad..I used to sing/dance in Nashvile,TN. in a theme park called Opryland USA. I loved it bc I was in tip top shape and had a flat stomach then...:) now it ohhhh...I feel so disgusted when I look at myself, but beauty comes from the inside and I have learned so much @ that since I got this way. Not to say that I was big-headed. I do have friends..well they were my friends when I worked w/them. THey don't know me now. I am only a speck in this big world. I do have a heart the size of Texas and would do anything 4 anyone...if I can.
Thanks for listening and I hope u can get something from all this. I will look 4 ur comment and I pray for all of us here. We have been humbled. We all have a big heart and it shows....Thank u guys 4 being there and I will keep u always in my prayers.
Take Care and always...GOD BLESS
http://skeetelmore65.blogspot.com
I am going to do a new website soon...as soon as I can get myself out that bed more. I want to post pictures of all of us in Nashville. Maybe,that day is coming soon...pray 4 me to...if u would please...I fervantly believe in prayer...IT WORKS...:)
I am going to see an Internist Fri. and I have already had tests for Thyroid,Lyme,and I believe Lupus...and some blood work for T3 T4...free something...sorry. ahh...let's see..also something @ neg. Thyroid. Do u know what I mean? It come back neg. also. I sure hope he can help me. I have never been to one b4, but always been wanting to go since all of this. I feel 4 some reason that this is some kind of Infection since I have these pustules...like tiny boils in all different places..face, arms, and legs. I did do a no-no...I took Levaquin for my infection(the boils on my face smoothed out so nice, but I started having pain like being punched in my thigh w/a fist..HARD)
I am having swelling and am wondering if it is medicine related. I take Lyrica,in which last Tues. I was taking 150mg. and on my own asked the doc to decrease it to 75mg. feeling that I could just take 4 if I needed the dose I was taking b4,but I had a terrible day after I switched. I had the worst heachache and my body felt as if it was in anquish. I was burning and may I add that I am still burning...it is like little needles are poking me and it will burn in that area. I am taking Foresemide(generic of Lasix) and it helped my swelling in the ankles to some extent, but I have this ball of blue veins that scare me on the top-left side of my left foot. It is there on my right foot but not as prevalent. My legs are swelled..I even have stretch marks that are red that I have never had b4. If u were to look at me u would think I am due and I can't breath at times...usually right after I eat though. My arms are burning too. MY right arm and shoulder ache/hurt so bad..The muscles are so tight/spasm..use TENS unit..it helps some. I had an ACD & F spinal diskectomy back in Feb.'06 and it just seems to keep on going. When am I ever going to have a normal life again. I used to do stagework...no not bad..I used to sing/dance in Nashvile,TN. in a theme park called Opryland USA. I loved it bc I was in tip top shape and had a flat stomach then...:) now it ohhhh...I feel so disgusted when I look at myself, but beauty comes from the inside and I have learned so much @ that since I got this way. Not to say that I was big-headed. I do have friends..well they were my friends when I worked w/them. THey don't know me now. I am only a speck in this big world. I do have a heart the size of Texas and would do anything 4 anyone...if I can.
Thanks for listening and I hope u can get something from all this. I will look 4 ur comment and I pray for all of us here. We have been humbled. We all have a big heart and it shows....Thank u guys 4 being there and I will keep u always in my prayers.
Take Care and always...GOD BLESS
http://skeetelmore65.blogspot.com
I am going to do a new website soon...as soon as I can get myself out that bed more. I want to post pictures of all of us in Nashville. Maybe,that day is coming soon...pray 4 me to...if u would please...I fervantly believe in prayer...IT WORKS...:)
I am going to see an Internist Fri. and I have already had tests for Thyroid,Lyme,and I believe Lupus...and some blood work for T3 T4...free something...sorry. ahh...let's see..also something @ neg. Thyroid. Do u know what I mean? It come back neg. also. I sure hope he can help me. I have never been to one b4, but always been wanting to go since all of this. I feel 4 some reason that this is some kind of Infection since I have these pustules...like tiny boils in all different places..face, arms, and legs. I did do a no-no...I took Levaquin for my infection(the boils on my face smoothed out so nice, but I started having pain like being punched in my thigh w/a fist..HARD)
i think i must have combined ur post with some one elses...so sorry for the confusion...that is another problem of mine...lol
I have had numerous tests ran and nothing seems to come back abnormal. I am truly at a loss....I see a few more specialist soon so hopefully they can help pinpoint this...thank you for sharing with me
The symptoms of reactive arthritis very often include a combination of three seemingly unlinked symptoms—an inflammatory arthritis of large joints, inflammation of the eyes (conjunctivitis and uveitis), and urethritis.Its due to reactive arthritis.The possibilities the doctor suggested must be included with a lot of symptoms and your family doctor will certainly rule them out.
P.S. Im so grateful that you feel very sorry that I was going on through these symptoms too.But I have to let you know that Im a medical professional but not a patient who experienced the same.
P.S. Im so grateful that you feel very sorry that I was going on through these symptoms too.But I have to let you know that Im a medical professional but not a patient who experienced the same.
Hi thanks again for a speedy response. the vertigo and hives started long before I was on any meds....so i am thinking that it is more. I also have sever weakness in my legs and extreme fatigue along with muscle spasms and pain in my legs and lower back. what is reiter syndrome anyway?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hi
Lisnopril can cause rash and vertigo. Again both vertigo and rash are side effects of Ultram too. The side effect can start even after years on medication. Also a combined effect can be a more pronounced one. Blurred vision and uveitis are less common side effects of Ultram. If you also have joint pains and recurrent UTI then along with uveitis, it can be Reiter’s syndrome.
I basically feel it could be the side effects of the drugs you are taking. Please discuss with your specialist. See if a change in prescription helps. The possibility of Reiter’s Syndrome or seronegative reactive arthritis too should be evaluated.
Hope this helps. Do let me know if there is any thing else and keep me posted. Take care!
I have no std's as I am married and have been in a committed relationship for many years. I also was tested for these to rule out. However, I am curious what drugs could cause these symptoms? I have been on bllod pressure meds and a pain medicine (ultram) but i have taken these for about 3 years before I ever started having the serious on going issues? I only take the pain med if i need it and somedays i do not take it at all....my bp med is daily and a very low dose(5mgs) lisinopril. Thank you for your input.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hi
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
Since you have vertigo with uvetitis, autoimmune causes should be looked into. The various causes can be rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoidosis, idiopathic arthritis, Lyme’s disease, MS, side effects of drugs, and STDs like syphilis, herpes, cytomegalovirus and HIV. Discuss these possibilities with your doctor.
Hope this helps. Take care!
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
Since you have vertigo with uvetitis, autoimmune causes should be looked into. The various causes can be rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoidosis, idiopathic arthritis, Lyme’s disease, MS, side effects of drugs, and STDs like syphilis, herpes, cytomegalovirus and HIV. Discuss these possibilities with your doctor.
Hope this helps. Take care!
I have had my thyroid tested but i am seeing an endocrinologist later this month. I meant to also tell you all that I have had extreme vertigo everyday since April of 2009. It was on and off now it is everyday. i find this interesting considering that that was one of my only problems for years. Skeetelmore, I am sorry you are also going thru this. It truly is annoying and scary. I have the strangest symptoms and some come and go and others come and stay. I hope we all find the answers that we are looking for.
P.S. I am some what over weight....I am 170 pounds and 5'6". I went from August- October without a period and my appetite seems fine now. When I first became sick I was not hungry at all and i lost 17 pounds in one week.
P.S. I am some what over weight....I am 170 pounds and 5'6". I went from August- October without a period and my appetite seems fine now. When I first became sick I was not hungry at all and i lost 17 pounds in one week.
Dear deebrown30,
The symptoms that u have listed really seem to be just like mine. I have been miserable for a while with these symptoms. I feel unbalanced,blurry vision at times,very weak muscles,muscle spasms,leg pain(esp. under the knees hurt,muscles disapearing like rings around my legs),my eyes I tend to close one sometimes and don't even realize it. My mom said I was talking to her one day and one of my eyes were closed and I was unaware of it.It really spooked me. I have burning skin sensations and I itch profusely. I noticed today that if I push in on my stomach area it is very sore to the touch, but my skin is that way all over. I have burning like a match sometimes and have felt like water dripping off of me or feel as if an ice cube has been placed on an area...very strange symptoms. I also have light sensitivity,chest pains and fast heartbeat(at times) and I thought I would tell you that(my list could go on too...scary huh?). I feel a doc will think I am crazy, but all is true. I had a ruptured petrusion that was found in '05 and surgery was done in Feb.'06(ACD & F spinal diskectomy C5-C6)and have suffered ever since. At first, I just felt a burning in my right arm muscle, but after having 3 ESI's(Epidural Steroid Injections) IN WHICH...the last one hit something in my back causing numbness...immediate!! The doc was even scared bc he told me to sit up real fast and asked if I had heavy breathing or was my ears ringing, in which were not, but he kept me for an hour to watch me. I have felt since then stabbing,axelike feelings in my back. I am so scared to what has happened to me. I really think I have a spinal cord injury. I was told by one of my docs that my Brachial nerve has been pinched during the surgery that I had on my discs in my neck. He said that it was pressed by the screw that was placed in an opening in the wrong area of my neck. I did go back to my doc(NS) who done the surgery and he won't do anything @ it. I am still looking to find that doc who will help me have some of my life back. I know I have nerve damage, but there has to be a way to repair what was done wrong. If there is anyone who can give me any info on this it would be greatly appreciated. So, Please help me for I didn't even get into the whole part of pain that I experience. I have two boys that need their mom...so there has to be someone..Oh,I have had my thyroid checked and do have a large sort of bulge under my chin.
Take care and I hope u find the answers that ur looking 4.
GOD BLESS and I will say a prayer 4u and hope u will say one 4 me too..Thank You..Karen
http://skeetelmore65.blogspot.com
The symptoms that u have listed really seem to be just like mine. I have been miserable for a while with these symptoms. I feel unbalanced,blurry vision at times,very weak muscles,muscle spasms,leg pain(esp. under the knees hurt,muscles disapearing like rings around my legs),my eyes I tend to close one sometimes and don't even realize it. My mom said I was talking to her one day and one of my eyes were closed and I was unaware of it.It really spooked me. I have burning skin sensations and I itch profusely. I noticed today that if I push in on my stomach area it is very sore to the touch, but my skin is that way all over. I have burning like a match sometimes and have felt like water dripping off of me or feel as if an ice cube has been placed on an area...very strange symptoms. I also have light sensitivity,chest pains and fast heartbeat(at times) and I thought I would tell you that(my list could go on too...scary huh?). I feel a doc will think I am crazy, but all is true. I had a ruptured petrusion that was found in '05 and surgery was done in Feb.'06(ACD & F spinal diskectomy C5-C6)and have suffered ever since. At first, I just felt a burning in my right arm muscle, but after having 3 ESI's(Epidural Steroid Injections) IN WHICH...the last one hit something in my back causing numbness...immediate!! The doc was even scared bc he told me to sit up real fast and asked if I had heavy breathing or was my ears ringing, in which were not, but he kept me for an hour to watch me. I have felt since then stabbing,axelike feelings in my back. I am so scared to what has happened to me. I really think I have a spinal cord injury. I was told by one of my docs that my Brachial nerve has been pinched during the surgery that I had on my discs in my neck. He said that it was pressed by the screw that was placed in an opening in the wrong area of my neck. I did go back to my doc(NS) who done the surgery and he won't do anything @ it. I am still looking to find that doc who will help me have some of my life back. I know I have nerve damage, but there has to be a way to repair what was done wrong. If there is anyone who can give me any info on this it would be greatly appreciated. So, Please help me for I didn't even get into the whole part of pain that I experience. I have two boys that need their mom...so there has to be someone..Oh,I have had my thyroid checked and do have a large sort of bulge under my chin.
Take care and I hope u find the answers that ur looking 4.
GOD BLESS and I will say a prayer 4u and hope u will say one 4 me too..Thank You..Karen
http://skeetelmore65.blogspot.com
The symptoms you stated suggests me to a different diagnosis.It seems to me that you may have a problem with your thyroid gland may be hyperthyroidism.Its better you take up the Thyroid Function Test which will rule out this.More information should be provided such as your weight,appetite,periods.Get me updated with more information soon after you take up a general examination and required lab tests.
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