Let's play...DIAGNOSE! MY! ILLNESS!

Right now I'm wondering why I woke up at 3:30 am this morning with a massively upset stomach and a huge nosebleed. Both of which are now settled and gone.

Sexy W, the REALLY weird thing was that I had a scar on my back and there was a note in lipstick on the bathroom mirror that thanked me for the kidney and added "WELCOME TO THE AIDS, BITCH." But I paid that no mind.

I ended up getting a powdered steroid inhaler which really fucked me up like drinking 5 espressos a day might, but at least I stopped coughing already.

Last time I had bronchitis, I had to go to the emergency room. I seriously thought I was going to die.

Anyways my money is on lupus.

Do you have any fever?

is that why it's called mono?

Do you get a coughing attack if you breathe in deep Nick? Or if you take a big breath of cold air?

Haha Kelsey, I can't decide if asking a group of people to diagnose me would ease my hypochondria or just greatly exacerbate it!

more low belly

ever had an appendectomy

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/viral-gastroenteritis/DS00085

could be a mild case, but since you are going about your daily life instead of resting, you haven't kicked it yet?

maybe colitis?

The constipation itself could cause the pain you mention, but the hot flushes indicate the possibility of infection. The mentions of colitis and appendicitis are both seem reasonable. It could also conceivably be a mild case of diverticulitis.

Iow, there are enough serious possibilities that I'm glad you are going to see a doctor.

the doc just gave me stuff to ease the constipation, and pills for the stomach. if that doesn't fix things by the weekend i'm to go back.

sore throat
runny nose
mild headache
brain not working good

-> I have had this since july. i know what it is: sleep deprivation and sinus. only mild headache is on good days, exploding head on bad days.

honestly, i feel crap. this night we were awoken about five times by our kids. i wanted to throw'em out. (just kidding) at one point i said: "TWO KIDS ARGHHHH!!!!! DONT EVEN FUCKING MENTION A THIRD KID ANYMORE"

tbh i always think of ronan when i feel this crap. he had it as well for some time. and still? anyway i hate suffering from migraines, sleep dep and sinus.

Our Amber had a spate of waking up early.

We eventually found it was a hunger thing.

How late (i.e. before bed) do they get their last meal?

Just a possible suggestion, not a rule. (I know that's obvious, but there are many people who will say "What you must do is" so etc)

They are two and four. Trust me, food ain't the problem. They woke up around ten pm, 11 pm, 2 pm and 4 pm. Elisabeth always had a problem with waking up and doing a bit of a screamfest. These days it's bad, but the first 14 months it was PURE FUCKING HELL (waking up every hour or other hour). Around the age of 3 Ophelia, who was a fantastic sleeper, started waking up intermittently. Last night was hellish, usually it's only two times. But y'know this waking up, even half-awake, fucks you up. Esp if it's for the past two years. I hate complaining because, fuck, they are healthy. But my body and mind are fucked. I never feel completely awake znf can only do so much work. Thank god we run my parents' shop and they understand.

BTW they have a snack about half an hour before going to bed. A good meal about 1,5 hour before? Something like that. They never complain about hunger/food. I also hate my parents in law for giving a portable lamp (?). It shines so bright. Esp when she points it straight in your face when you're sleeping. FIrst time she stood at our bed at 3 am, I wanted to jump out of bed. lol

btw, i was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome. It's been a pretty 'interesting' few months lets just say that. my symptoms (not all the time fank god) are pains in the stomach and a bloaty feeling further down, drinking water helps but also immediately makes me want the loo.

i was slowly getting used to it about a month ago and then all of a sudden suffered enormous anxiety issues, which i saw a therapist about. changed my diet, started regular exercising, generally keeping active a lot more lately.

the i.b.s comes and goes, and I think i'm learning how to deal with the anxiety.

overall, my life seems really fucking different now but also i have to say for the better in most ways.

(and was posting that just to see if any other ilxors have this, and how they're coping)

every now and again, and for only brief moments, i seem to get a big rash and a blister right in the middle of my chest. it tends to go within an hour, have no idea whats causing it.

u need more love in your life

that is actually true

it just appeared again, after eating my dinner. it's almost gone again.

booking doc appointment, sigh.

some weird allergic reaction to something your eating?

Does it itch? My bf used to get this in the evening after dinner. He was convinced it was a rx'n to preservatives or allergens in foods, but it never struck during the day...?? Has almost completely gone now which suggests a psychosomatic/anxiety problem, among other possibilities.

Haha xp

this sounds like hives - or uh one hive, which i guess is possible. they're usually caused by an allergic reaction but (having suffered from them) they can be caused by pretty much everything (inc stress), and in many cases the cause is never discovered. they mostly seem to go away by themselves, but often they don't. antihistamines can keep them under control (as well as a variety of home remedies that you can google for), though sometimes they don't. it's not a very helpful condition to treat really.

He was convinced it was a rx'n to preservatives or allergens in foods, but it never struck during the day...??

apparently hives only coming out at night is really common - the body naturally produces some sort of antihistamine chemical during the day, and the levels of this fall at night.

i had my first attack a couple of years ago - cause never determined. scared me a bit as i had no idea wtf it was, doctor gave me cetirizine tablets, they didn't really help but the hives went away of their own accord.

have been suffering second attack on and off for a few weeks now and it's much much worse, still can't determine cause, have actually just been to doctor to pick up a different type of medicine given that the last lot had no real effect.

thanks for the info

i did have, twice this year, a larger outbreak of them - mainly the chest but some on the thighs and sides of face. now i only ever get just one, or sometimes two. Mainly now just appearing on middle of chest.

i have had anxiety/stress this year as well. I'm hoping thats the cause, and not some food alergy (can't match up any particular foods or different foods when i get them)

i probly wouldn't be too worried if it was just red blotch, it's the fact that they turn into a blister like raised lump that i don't like

does it itch? if yes, then it's definitely hives. (and afaik it's basically harmless unless it's accompanied by breathing difficulties.)

every time i get an outbreak it's in a different place and different quantity. it might not even be stress or allergy - when i googled around i found that a huge proportion of hives have unknown causes. i'd start off with basic over-the-counter cetirizine antihistamines to see if that helps; there are a number of other things that the internet says can help (inc rooibos tea, which i now just drink cuz it's nice) if you google, too.

shiver attack won't stop shivering drowned in gold :(

is this panic? is it my body saying no to me?

i already have flu/cold btw

fever?

no headache, slightly raised temp

shiver attack abating now. was horrendous. isitnormal.com suspects panic attack or dehydration

but i don't panic :(

get yerself some fluids and lots of them and that's an order

done. dark days

chin up, tiger

i've got that too... thought it was the early stages of flu but it's strung me along all week. dull headache, muscle fatigue, and yeah periodic spells of the uncontrollable fevershivs

idk, if it is flu it's probably the least debilitating i've ever had so musnt grumble i guess

it's the new contagion, the populace was getting complacent

gotta get our respective strengths up before coming to physical blows on SA Road in just under 2 months obv

You've got rigors.

If they come back you should go to ER/A&E and get a chest X-ray and blood cultures done, could be pneumonia or early sepsis even without much of a fever yet.

(I'm a doctor btw)

oh shit, I did have pains in my lungs the other day when breathing

WHY DID I READ THAT

you have SARS

Recent foreign travel.

in which I spent a lot of time in the sea

let's face it, I'm fucked

had these shakes before, v scary.

at the moment i am waiting to see an ent about my sinuses, i basically feel like total shit every day. it's incredibly annoying trying to have a life.

xpost it was nice knowing you.

thanks Plasmon btw, probably don't come off very grateful there do I

i doubt you have SARS

more worried about pneumonia/meningitis tbh

SARS was rubbish anyway iirc

hmm. luckily enough i still have some flucloxacillin lying around from an infected bite the other week, we'll see about this bacterial infection

dr plasmon is an excellent dr name btw

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place your bets now

If you don't have a headache and you're still alive it's not bacterial meningitis. You don't have SARS either, or malaria.

If you have some pleuritic chest pain you very well could have pneumonia.

In any case, blood cultures are indicated for rigors. Most docs would give you a script for an antibiotic with that story.

Is it possible to have all four of the Cluster B personality disorders at the same time, if literally all of the diagnostic criteria (per the DSM IV-TR) apply? Asking for a friend.