Female, Age 24, 5’3, 84lb, non smoker, not currently on meds.
I’ve been seen so many doctors and specialists over the years it’s not even funny. It feels like i’m going nuts and they don’t believe there’s anything wrong with me, yet another one of my finger tips started going numb today so I thought screw it time to crowd source and see if anyone has some ideas!
Current symptoms include:
-Tremors and body shakes, hands are the worse cant flex my right hand without inducing a violent tremor
-Severe muscle guarding in neck
-Chronic fatigue and brain fog
-Joint pain constantly
-Extremely difficult to wake up in the mornings(takes my bf like 15+ minutes to shake me awake and i sleep through at least 4 alarms on weekdays)
-rapid heart rate
-Migraines, sometimes with facial numbness
-Numbness/tingling in fingers and toes
-Coordination issues/clumsiness, legit have not been able to walk in a straight line in years
-Poor depth perception to the point where i run into things and knock cups or other items when reaching for them often
-Pads of feet have little to no feeling
-Hair loss, major lost about a third of my hair in the last year
-Chronic neck tightness/muscle guarding
-Weight stays around 82-86lbs despite trying to gain
-Loose stools and mucus in stool
-Frequent urination (often hourly)
-Urinary urgency and occasional leakage if I hold it too long
-Leg swelling/indentations from clothing or socks, lasting hours
-Bleeding gums/poor gum health
-Enlarged groin lymph nodes that have been present for months and fluctuate in size but never fully disappear
-Irregular menstrual bleeding since my January hospitalization
Medical history
Hospitalized in January for severe menstrual bleeding and almost needed a transfusion
Hospitalized last year for randomly passing out in my kitchen
Went into AFIB randomly when I was 21 and was hospitalized
Pelvic Congestion Syndrome
Nutcracker Syndrome
ADHD
Tachycardia/arrhythmia
Hypoglycemia
History of kidney stones(passed 2x)
Went gluten-free in May and had an improvement in energy, brain fog, sleep, neurological, and GI symptoms for the first couple months, but many symptoms have gradually returned despite staying gluten-free.
I’m adopted so I don’t know my family medical history
Most recent set of labs from new pcp:
TSH 1.090 uIU/mL
T4, Free(Direct) 1.56 no/dl
WBC 9.6 10*3/uL
RBC 5.26 10*6/uL
Hemoglobin 14.3 g/dL
Hematocrit 44.3%
MCV 84 fL
MCH 27.2 pg
MCHC 32.3 g/dL
RDW 12.9%
Platelets 373 10*3/uL
Neutrophils Absolute 6.4 10*3/uL
Lymphs Absolute 2.3 10*3/uL
Monocytes Absolute 0.7 10*3/uL
EOS Absolute 0.2 10*3/uL
BASO Absolute 0.1 10*3/uL
Immature Granulocytes Absolute 0 10*3/uL
Glucose 87 mg/dL
BUN 11 mg/dL
Creatinine 0.73 mg/dL
eGFR 118 mL/min/1.73m2
BUN/Creatinine Ratio 15
Sodium 139 mmol/L
Potassium 4.6 mmol/L
Chloride 100 mmol/L
Carbon Dioxide Total 21 mmol/L
Calcium 10.1 mg/dL
Protein Total 7.9 g/dL
Albumin 4.8 g/dL
Globulin Total 3.1 g/dL
Bilirubin Total 0.9 mg/dL
Alkaline Phosphatase 49 IU/L
AST(SGOT) 21 IU/L
ALT(SGPT) 14 IU/L
TIBC 398 guys/dL
UIBC 334 ug/dL
Iron 64 ug/dL
Iron saturation 16%
B12 798 pg/mL
Folate(Folic Acid) Serum >20 ng/mL
Hemoglobin A1c 5.0%
Vitamin D 25-Hydroxy 34.5 ng/mL
C-Reactive Protein, Cardiac 5.94 mg/L
Anti-CCP AB, IgG/IgA 5 units
ESR 12 mm/hr
Ferritin 56 ng/mL
ANA by IFA Rfx Titer/Pattern negative

from may this year:
iron saturation 9%
iron total 19
hemoglobin and hematocrit low end and history of blood work showing significant lows going back 4 years, as low as 10.4, averaging 12.5 or under
vitamin d 29
mcv 83.5
iron total 32
prealbumin 19
EMA-iga negative
intrinsic factor blocking negative

imaging:
no bowel thickening severe inflammation or narrowing on recent CT in January
enlarged appendix from CT this month

let me know if you’d like to know about other tests! i can look to see if i had them done.

thank you all in advance!

38 years old
240 pounds
Had full bloodwork done in April and nothing stood out as abnormal.
I took two rounds of antibiotics in August for a sinus infection and started developing gut issues.
My dr upped my dosage of lexapro from 30mg to 40mg due to panic attacks and eve since I wake up bloated and go to sleep bloated, I can barely eat, and the bloating keeps me in an anxious state all day.
I also take buspar 15mg 3 times per day and pantoprazole for IBS. Tried simethicone and digestive enzymes with no relief.

Hey,

I'm 36M and yesterday I suddenly passed out during local anesthesia injections for my second hair transplant, before the procedure even started.

The anesthetic was Dentocaine with epinephrine, which my surgeon said is similar to what dentists use.

I was sitting at a 45° angle. After just 5–6 injections (~1 mL, perhaps 1% of the planned total), I lost consciousness without any warning, I didnt feel I'm about to pass out. I felt absolutely no pain and had just told the doctor the injections were very gentle.

According to my surgeon, I was unconscious for about 3-5 seconds (for me it felt much longer). I woke up briefly confused, with cold sweats and mild chest discomfort. My BP was 150/85 before the injections, 125/75 afterward, and 5 minutes later i felt cold sweats again and they measured 104/60 while still feeling. Full recovery took approximately 30 minutes.

Relevant background:

• First hair transplant a year and a half ago with zero issues, including anesthesia.
• Just completed an 18-hour trip from the US to EU.
• Slept only 6 hours in the previous 48 hours, with severe jet lag and exhaustion.
• Was anxious before the procedure, but not sure if more than the first one.
• Hereditary hypertension since childhood, treated with amlodipine/valsartan 5/80 mg daily.
• No smoking, alcohol maybe a glass once a week, healthy in good shape (maybe physically even more optimal than the first transplant).

My surgeon is convinced this was a vasovagal reaction, caused by a sudden BP drop due to the combination of epinephrine, exhaustion, stress, and my possibly BP medication (the amlodipine).

He suggested retrying after 1–2 days of rest with the same anesthetic and even recommended temporarily stopping my BP medication. I've decided to postpone for several weeks instead go home to fully recover and come back in a couple of weeks.

My questions:

1. Does my surgeon's explanation make physiological sense?
2. Could returning well-rested, hydrated, and less stressed significantly change my body's response to the same anesthetic?
3. Has anyone experienced something similar and later tolerated the same anesthetic without issues?
4. could it really be one time thing? I never experienced something like that in my life.

I am not asking for medical advice, nut I'd especially appreciate input from other people, I'll see my primary doctor next week.

Thanks!

At around 12am yesterday night, I(18F) began experiencing upper chest pain after a cough. I've been coughing quite a bit for only a day, but I think it was after one specific cough that I suddenly felt a dull, aching pain in my upper chest. I took some painkillers and hoped that I would sleep it off, but the pain has continued onto today. My upper chest feels fine until I move my upper body, take a deep breath, cough, yawn, or clear my throat. I'm usually a bit reluctant to get checked at the hospital or GP because I always feel like I'm overreacting, so I wanted to know if the symptoms I'm experiencing are more than likely something minor that will disappear after a few days, or if I should get it checked out just in case.

27F Height: 5'6 Weight: 68 Race: White Country: South Africa.

I am currently feeling extremely dizzy. I cant lie down or the dizzyness gets worse. I am on chronic medication for my asthma, My normal dr has me on Vannair. I dont drink or smoke. I am clean as a whistle but this dizzyness has started yesterday evening. It feels like the room is spinning whenever I am lying down. I first thought I didnt have enough salt so I had a little bit of salt last night along with some water. But it didnt help much. It is starting to be summer here. But my nose has been feeling pressure for the last week or so. I am only gonna be able to get to the dr or ER this afternoon. I am wondering IF I need to go.

Can't kick a stomach bug that's absolutely tearing me to bits .

Idk if there’s an explanation for this feeling, or it’s worth seeking help, due to my circumstances I did not have access to food for a while til I seeked help, I had felt a uncomfortable starving sensation for a while, until i managed to eat and after eating a few chips I felt very full. I couldn’t eat more or the rest of the food. Usually when I eat when starving I feel relived but this time I felt full?? and now I just feel very sick and I am cramping badly now, does anybody know?

I asked this because my psychiatrist keeps asking for it and says it is to check my liver and blood but why would they need to check that? I’m 48 years old f who takes 10 mg lexapro every day