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Q&A: Doctor or Nurse Needed! What are some possible explanations for the multiple symptoms on left side of my body?

Alan — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:41:02 +0000

Question by HRH: Doctor or Nurse Needed! What are some possible explanations for the multiple symptoms on left side of my body?
I’m 25/F Confirmed Diagnosis;I’m 5′6 350,I have; Arthritus (10mg 6x daily methadone),Sleep Apnea,High B.P. (Enalapril 10mg 2X daily),Restless Leg,Asthma,Lymphodema,Hyperhydrosis,Never ending pain in all joints, muscles,jaw. All of following worst on left side; Constant decreased sense of feeling/numbness every where worst from waist to under butt & inner thighs pelvic area,Stabbing/numbness in left back quadrant of head,Phsyically weak MUCH worse on left side.Had blood tests for cancer,liver,thyroid,adrenal,heart (adenesin test),cbc all good results,tests for blurry vision good as well however in dmv test where I had to answer as to which eye the blinking light was blinking in I had problems when it light blinked in left eye when the lights where nearing the middle towards my nose.) The chronic pain I’ve been told is mostly from my arthritus,however what is the relation of all the left side symptoms? Please offer you’r opponion so I can possibly help point my doc in right direction?
Note I had these same problems even when I was half the size I am now.
To the person that blamed me problems on “over eating”…That really hurt my feelings. You read my weight and assume that I am gorging on food when that is not the case. I have been monitoring my weight and been active in the last 2 years I have lost 100 (this year and the year before 75 with a total of 175lb). I think it is unfortunate that you made these asumptions, and to be quite honest really redicolus as I have never before been told this by any health professional (not even when i was at 525+ lb).
Melvana,Ty for you’r nice responce.I had these problems long before methadose.And before I got perscribed it I never heard of it being given for chronic pain either. However my pain mgmt doc uses it alot.

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Answer by Old guy 124
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Q&A: What do these symptoms mean?

Alan — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:42:12 +0000

Question by : What do these symptoms mean?
For the past 3 months I have been off and on sick, usually around the same time of month, but not during my period. The symptoms are nausea, fatigue, diarrhea, low grade fever, chills, headache, bodyaches, joint ache, congestion, chest pain, and sometimes a racing or pounding heart. I do have anxiety, but during these occurrences I don’t feel anxious until the third or fourth day. The first month I was diagnosed with a virus, the second month I had a uti. I haven’t gone to the doctor yet because I can’t afford it due to no insurance and no job. I have looked up the symptoms on webmd but none of the causes explain all my symptoms. I was thinking sleep apnea because it usually occurs in the morning and disipates throughout the day. I am not pregnant. Any ideas?

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…your going to die…im sorry..

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do these symptoms remind u of any illness that i may have? im extreamly worried…?

Alan — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:34:23 +0000

Question by spaceranger2010: do these symptoms remind u of any illness that i may have? im extreamly worried…?
i love to sleep. i always sleep but i used to LOVE it lol. as sad as it may sound. but anyway…for as far back as i remember i would nap during the day. i didn’t HAVE to nap but i would. a 15-30 min nap would do wonders for me. but recently i have been HAVING to sleep and get tired during the day. i have been diagnosed with sleep apnea and use a treatment for that which they have tested on me and they say it works.

lately in the past few months ive just been extreamly exhausted. i need to take naps during the day or else i can’t function. i often get very sleepy while driving or sitting for more than 20 min. when i get home from work and school i have to take a nap which now lasts about 2 hours. its annoying that im always so tired because i have things to do and im just to exhausted to do them! i sleep about 6 hours a night and often when i sleep more the symptoms worsen. what can i do? do u think its diabetes??? im worried!
i was involved in a sleep study where i was able to get benefit from nose strip kind of things. they hooked me up and they work just like the CPAP maching,where they helped my breathing while asleep.

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Answer by Susiecat
A person with sleep apnea is not getting the restorative sleep necessary to function.
Are they treating you with what they call a CPAP machine?
Continuious Postive Air Pressure. Machine.
This machine keep you from stopping breathing for a few minutes{which people with sleep apnea do.
The they gasp for air and this machine keeps this from happening.
There is also a condition called Narclepsy which the person can be wide awake talking or drive and BOOM the just drop off to sleep!
These conditions need to be treated.!

It doesn’t sound like diabetes, you would be extremely thirsty, have to urinate quite often and start to lose weight.
You need to see your doctor again and keep check on your situation.

Or take part in sleep studies in a lab where sleep disorders are diagnosed and treated.

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How can this symptoms be treated? any vitamins? or natural medicine? any treatment?

Alan — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:34:30 +0000

Question by Qwerty 123: How can this symptoms be treated? any vitamins? or natural medicine? any treatment?
When I go to sleep, sometimes I wake up and when I do wake up, I feel that i have no oxygen in my body, little dehydrated, catching for a breathe because I feel discomforted a lttle but. Sometimes I feel that i am little unconsious, not too dizzy though.. trying to get more oxygen by taking a deep breathe due to weird symptom.. I dont think it is sleep apnea because I am physically fit.. weight l40lbs and my height is 5 feet 6. if it is not sleep apnea? what would it be? feeling that I have no oxygen, taking a deep breathe to feel better? in my body? head? It occurs times to times these days? how can it be treated?

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Answer by OOlala!
Well, actually it could be sleep apnea. Just because you are in shape, doesn’t mean you don’t have it. It is more common in overweight people but not always. Do you know if you snore?

You should check on it because it could possibly be something related to your heart. Please don’t freak out but it’s not exactly the norm to be waking up with trouble breathing.
Most likely it’s sleep apnea but don’t freak out. HOwever you need to take of this because in recent studies, sleep apnea has been related to heart disease.

Just go see a physician/PA/NP ok? Please don’t worry too much.

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Q&A: What is deviated septum, and what are symptoms? How to treat it?

Alan — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:34:35 +0000

Question by ron197192064: What is deviated septum, and what are symptoms? How to treat it?
is this what causes snoring or sleep apnea? is surgery only option and what does the surgery actually do, remove something?

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Answer by bookreader ohio
it is a condition where the septum blocks one side of the nose. surgery is probably the answer. you can try the nasal strips and see a difference in your breathing which should help snoring. good luck.

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Are there other medical conditions that create similar symptoms to those of depression and anxiety?

Alan — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:39:59 +0000

Question by Miss J: Are there other medical conditions that create similar symptoms to those of depression and anxiety?
I am doing a little research. I have found a considerable amount of overlap in symptoms that are typically diagnosed as depression, anxiety and bi-polar disorder. I have looked into Epstein-Bar Virus, PTSD, Anemia, ADHD, Thyroid, and Sleep Apnea. It is amazing how much the symptoms overlap. I’d like to know if there are other conditions that cause or mimic symptoms of depression and/or anxiety. I would be interested in doing further research.

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Answer by sunnny
of course, psych illnesses should be the last to be considered after all other med tests done.
chronic diseases, cancers, diabetes, obesity, but the docs can misdiagnose for years. I know, took them 4 years, 3 picc lines for pseudomonas and a DNA test to prove I have Cystic Fibrosis.
I fired the last idiot who pulled the “depression” needs cymbalta crap, got an MRI brain, shows meningioma. before the new medication, had stuttering, wt loss, forgetfulness, fatigue, muscle weakness, pains in joints/muscles, nausea, low K+, that is not depression, esp the onset and presentation and I knew it wasn’t CF. depression can be misdiagnosed by apathetic docs, pt has vague sx, abd pain, or other sx, labs don’t really show anything, but a disease in process, MS, lupus, ovarian cancers, neurological sx, plus all the wrong meds are Rx’d and the pt suffers until their illness is so bad it ’s too late. supposedly 2% of the pop has depression, but the way they’d have you think, everyone is depressed clinically. see www.effexor.com phases of depression,

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What is sleep apnea and what are the symptoms?

Alan — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:42:28 +0000

Question by Austen: What is sleep apnea and what are the symptoms?

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Answer by chiggawaa
isn’t that when you stop breathing in your sleep?

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what can you do to improve sleep apnea symptoms?

Alan — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 06:51:50 +0000

Question by Rick The man: what can you do to improve sleep apnea symptoms?
just a quick fix, not cpap or surgery, just a one night thing.
i am not fat

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Answer by J B
There is no fix for sleep apnea. You can try the Breathe Right strips, you can stay on your side all night and hope you don’t snore. Sleep apnea can be serious when left untreated – it puts you at higher risk for a heart attack and, other than C-PAP, surgery, weight loss can get rid of this. Once the fat is absent in the neck/throat area, sleep apnea often decreases or goes away but this cannot be achieved in one night.

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what is sleeping apnea and what are the symptoms?

Alan — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 06:35:12 +0000

Question by vijay kumar s: what is sleeping apnea and what are the symptoms?

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Answer by oliver_a2002
Sleep Apnea is periodic involuntary interruptions in your breathing while sleeping.

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Do I have symptoms of a sleep disorder?

Alan — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:35:56 +0000

Question by : Do I have symptoms of a sleep disorder?
I am 12 years old and have never been able to get to sleep before 11 o’ clock ever since I was about eight or nine. In fact, right now I go to bed at about 12 every night, if my dog ever stops barking. I find that I can only go to sleep REALLY late with no television (or any white noise and light) on, or earliER with the TV. I am not the kind of person who can go to bed and fall asleep five minutes later, if I am lucky, it will take me an hour to fall asleep using either method and I will get about 5-6 hours of sleep (I wake up at 6:30.) Please help me and tell me what is wrong and if there is anything I can do to fix it, my pediatrician told me to go to sleep earlier AND without the television on but that just makes it worse and I find that whenever I try and do that, even when I do it for a couple nights in a row to try and get used to it, I will end up getting no sleep at all!

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Answer by Ari
saty up 3 days in a row. then you will be so tired that you’ll sleep for over 12 hours.

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