migraines, severe headaches and infections Posted: 02-13-08 13:56pm
Hello!
I haven't had a whole lot of success with
the dr.s I've been to so I thought I'd see
if anyone here has any ideas. I don't know
which category I fit in so I posted in a
couple different ones. Any input is
greatly appreciated. The below is the
short version, honest!
When I was very young I had frequent
bladder infections & kidney infections
which damaged my left kidney. Other than
that growing up I was healthy & happy w/
plenty of energy. When I was 17 I started
falling asleep very early every night
(7-8pm) and had constant bladder pain &
pain w/urination. Tests would come back w/
presence of white blood cells & traces of
blood but no infection. Hypersensitive
bladder, said one urologist. Then I
started having pain in my stomach & upper
sides, which dr. thinks could be colon.
They determined I have gastritis, acid
reflux & esophogitis and prob. an IBD. The
bladder & side pain is worst before,
during and after periods plus I have very
long, heavy & painful periods so drs.
suspect endometriosis. Things have
escalated since June 07 when I started
getting migraines & severe headaches 1-4
times/month that would last anywhere
between a day - 2 weeks. The headache
types vary - classic migraines; all-over
splitting that gets worse if I move;
stabbing w/sensation like nerves or blood
vessels in head are on fire; etc. I've
also been catching a lot of viruses (5
times in 5 months) & infections and even
when i'm not "sick" I still have chills,
achiness, nausea, fatigue, weakness &
swollen glands in throat & neck. I also
get that sensation when you eat something
tart or acidic where ur saliva(?) glands
go Zing!! except for me it happens
randomly and lasts for hours/days. In the
past couple months I started having these
sweating spells in the middle of the
night. I'm not hot, I just start pouring
sweat. It's weird because I'm almost
always cold & I rarely sweat. I also get
low-grade fevers when I'm especially not
feeling well and I've developed a
non-itchy rash that started as a small
patch between my breasts & has spread out
& up my neck & shoulders. The rash flares
up - gets redder & spreads - when I'm
feeling especially crummy. I'm thinking
some of the above could be hormone
related, even though I've been on the
"mini pill" for 4 1/2 months, because my
periods have been weirder than normal as
well. They used to be every 4-5 weeks for
7-10 days and very heavy, as I said b4.
But in early Dec. I had a period after
only 3 weeks, then the next one came 5
weeks later, then 2 1/2 wks later I had a
lot of pain but bled only a tiny bit for a
few days, then a week & 1/2 later I again
had more intense pain in the lower region
but I only spotted a couple times.
The doctors I've been to have for the most
part just tried to figure out and fix
isolated symptoms but haven't looked at
why a previously healthy 21-yr old girl
would be having so many health probs. I
think they get a little overwhelmed by how
many symptoms I have. I'm hoping someone
who reads this post might have an idea of
what could be causing all this, or could
recommend a type of doctor/specialist to
see. Dr. House's cell # would be great,
too
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illustriously fickle
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
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Posted: 02-14-08 16:20pm
Do you also experience anxiety or
depression?
Have you ever tried any natural therapies
like acupuncture or learning meditation
techniques? Doctors are still baffled by
what causes migraines and have yet to
understand the complexity of the brain.
Perhaps you might investigate alternative
explanations apart from western allopathic
medicine.
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PeachyLysi
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Jun 2007 Posts: 8
Posted: 02-15-08 14:13pm
illustriously fickle
wrote:
Do you also experience
anxiety or depression?
Have you ever tried any natural therapies
like acupuncture or learning meditation
techniques?
Thanks for your reply. No, I'm not
depressed or anxious or traumatized (the
dr.s always ask me that ). I've been using
stress/emotional management techniques
(similar to meditation) for years. I know
it would be easy to feel hopeless or
resign but I think I do a pretty good job
at staying positive and emotionally
balanced with all that's going on. I did
try acupuncture, reiki, massage, etc but
never experienced any long-term benefits.
Plus it's very expensive.
Thanks again