Diagnosis Needed, Professional Or Not! Posted: 10-15-07 01:28am
I have several problems. I have listed
them in hopes that someone will have, or
preferably have had, my symptoms and can
tell me what to look for, watch out for,
eat, drink, or ask doctors specific test
to run. I don't know if they're all
related or not. Thank you:
1) Constant muscle "twitching," throughout
my body but primarily in my left calf.
The twitching moves around in my body from
second to second, day to day, etc. More
than occasionally my right thumb will
twitch as if I'm sending an SOS. Not one
doctor (there have been 4-5) expressed any
concern with it being something serious,
such as ALS or MS. (I however, have my
own doubts about their concern) All have
suggested drinking Gatorade, eating
bananas, or taking supplements. THAT DID
NOT WORK! This does not affect my day to
day life, other than when it first started
about 2 years ago (now 32yrs. old), I had
to learn to cope with the frustration and
constant irritation of it all; I do not
exhibit any wild bodily movements, etc.
(yet?) Obviously I have some concerns
about it being something that is serious,
but at an early stage. I will soon be
seeing a neurologist.
2) About 2 months ago I developed
tightness in my upper back, near my right
shoulder blade and spine, and occasionally
my neck. My spine seems slightly sore but
not sure if it's from everyones elbows!
Massage therapists have not yet worked,
nor has my Chiro.
3) I feel my heart skip beats. NO PAIN,
but scary! It feels as though my entire
world freezes for a second. This also
comes and goes. For example, the entire
last week I had it happen constantly (very
frightening to me). Today, however, I
didn't. I went to the ER last week
because it went from a feeling that I
would get maybe once a month or every
couple of weeks, to an all day long, every
10th beat feeling. The doc ran CT, blood
work, heart monitor, EKG, blood pressure,
etc. He said he could find nothing. He
checked my: gallbladder - ok, liver -
exhibited slightly abnormal signs, heart -
ok, spleen - ok.... I'm not sure what he
said about the pancreas. He sent me home
and told me to see a cardio asap. (appt.
on wednesday)
4) I have also recently (last 4 months)
been feeling full most of the time, which
also means that I feel that it's hard to
breath. It's like I can't ever get a full
breath. I am over-weight, and think that
might be part of the cause, but nobody
else in my family who is over-weight has
expressed the same. I feel real full
after eating, and definitely cannot "put
it away" at the buffet like I used to
(certainly some of this is age related).
I have been exercising, walking, etc. but
this does not seem to affect the bloated
feeling. I've taken, pepto, gas-ex, etc.
Nothing really seems to help. I feel as
though I can't really lie on my stomach
for too long, and when I do, I'll have a
stomach ache for a bit. Now, 4 days ago a
bad case of diarrhea has come on and has
not gone away. I took Pepto for 2 days
and thought I was better. Now, I'm on
Imodium AD. I just don't know what to do
other than keep drinking water. Oh, no
vomiting, frequently feel nauseous, and
sometimes feel as though someone hit me in
my upper abdomen.
Quick recap: muscle twitching throughout
body w/no pain, heart skipping beats
frequently w/no pain, upper back tightness
w/ moderate pain, lack of "full breath"
feeling, nausea, bloating, stomach
aches/pains and diarrhea for 4 days.
Please HELP!!!