suffering for 2 years, shortness of breath, lesions

[undgnosed86]

Hello, thanks for looking at my question. To start I am a 29 year old male who used to be in great shape and active with no complaints. Over the past 2 years my health has declined and I cannot find an answer after lots of doctor visits and tests.

I started out with viral type symptoms roughly 2 years ago, had rashes on the arms and no appetite, with fatigue. months after the initial symptoms i developed a chest cold with a bad productive cough. I was given antibiotics, to which the dr stated it was bronchitis. no relief what so ever.

6 months from that point the cough was still around which became more of shortness of breath at times, and some days i could or could not produce any phlegm. I also started noticing skin lesions on my forearms that took months to heal. with recurring mouth ulcers.

I then went and had multiple blood tests. CBC all normal, hiv tests negative, chest x ray normal, allergy test ok, echo cardio gram of the heart, asthma test normal, breathing test normal.

To this point almost 2 years with these symptoms and im getting very frustrated as I am trying to get back into shape and any sort of intense workout leaves me very short of breath and constantly hacking up mucus. some days it feels like when I take a breath it just wont stick.

Any guidance and help would be very much appreciated. I am desperate at this point as I have spent way to much money than i can afford from bouncing around from doctor to doctor.

[undgnosed86]

johnny, thanks for replying. does may thurner cause viral like symptoms? cause at one point I was convinced i had hiv. I will look into this with my doctor. do they do the ultra sound of your testicles?

[JohnnyRocket244]

I have been experiencing the same symptoms as you for about the same amount of time. I was recently diagnosed with May-Thurner Syndrome. It's usually associated with leg problems but I can tell you it very well may be related with what you have. Almost no doctor will diagnose this because they don't know all the ways this condition can affect your whole body. Have you been checked for vericocele veins in your testicles as this can be a good indicator you may have MTS. If so, an ultrasound would be a good place to start or a venogram performed by an Interventional Radiologist. Feel free to ask any questions.