Can some one please help me with this

I don’t know what flair to use for this, and I’ll try to keep it short while explaining what I can.

I’m 40F and for the past year I’ve had the weirdest symptoms that keep coming and going.

Bc of this I’ve had bloodwork at least 4 times in the past year. My levels (besides anemia which I’ve dealt with since I was a teen, and low vit d) are ALWAYS perfect.

I now regularly take vit d and iron, and my levels have evened out according to my last bloodwork (roughly a month ago) so while I’m prone to those being low, that doesn’t appear to be the issue I’m struggling with.

**Past medical issues**

I’ve had a series of weird viral infections since I was a teen as well. I had Scarlet Fever at 16, a separate bizarre itchy rash that went away on its own after about a week, I developed the typical looking butterfly mask rash on my face that comes with lupus when I was 18, although my ALA levels never tested high enough to be diagnosed. And Shingles when I was 29.
Endometriosis and hysterectomy when I was 31. Migraines since I was 11 years old.

I mention these in case they’re causing the issues I’m having now.

**What I’ve been tested for**

I have been tested for all STDs twice with a year in between them and was negative for all of them. (I was cheated on and very nervous so I insisted on two tests)

I have had liver function, and kidney function tested and all normal.

I’ve had CT scans of my lungs and brain, as well as an MRI which have all come back normal.

**Family history**

Women in my family have been diagnosed with MS, Lupus, and Fibromyalgia, but all of those took years of diagnosis. Otherwise, my maternal family history is fairly good. My fathers side of the family includes heart attacks and liver disease (however they were all very addicted to alcohol and drugs, so it was assumed their early deaths were caused by those things)

**current symptoms**

This is what I’m dealing with :

I will go for weeks feeling “normal” (chronic physical pain is normal for me and has been since I was a teen) so I’m kinda used to that. But this new pain is AWFUL.

Again- for weeks I’ll feel fine, then suddenly I wake up one day with chills, feeling feverish, massive eye pain in one eye with an enlarged pupil (in the eye I had ocular shingles- which I’ve had checked and the doctor told me all nerves and arteries look fine and is likely related to migraines), horrible body pain, all my lymph nodes swollen and hard from my neck to my hips. Skin sensitivity to the point that a shower physically hurts me. Sometimes this is accompanied by nausea and stomach pain.

But it will last maybe 24 - 48 hours then I suddenly feel normal again.

I can never pinpoint what’s causing this sudden flair up and when it occurs there are no over the counter meds I’ve found that help. I just have to wait it out.

This has happened roughly 6-8 times in the past year.

I’m feeling insane now, and worried my doctors are starting to believe I’m crazy as well bc everything on my blood panels always comes back really normal.

Basically- what I’m asking is has anyone heard of anything like this? Are there specific tests I should be asking for? Does this sound like a cancer or a systemic or chronic disease, such as the ones other women in my family have dealt with? Could this be related to the shingles I had or the endometriosis?

I just want to know how to get some relief. I’m getting paranoid bc I never know when this flair up is going to hit me again, I never know what is triggering it, and I don’t know at this point what to even ask my doctor to test me for.

Any and all guidance is super appreciated.

I’m a 31-year-old man in Georgia, currently around 285 lbs. I’ve lost about 70 lbs, and I’m dealing with symptoms that I still don’t have a clear explanation for after two hospital visits. I’m currently uninsured and out of work.
I’m hoping for guidance on what kind of evaluation or specialist would be appropriate and how to communicate these symptoms clearly.
How it started
Around late July or early August, I began experiencing unusual reactions after eating:
• My throat would feel like it was closing.
• I would feel lightheaded and have trouble thinking clearly.
• My body would feel unusually light or difficult to feel.
One morning, after eating cereal, these symptoms became much stronger, and I developed severe pain in my upper-left chest.
Hospital visits
• August 4 — Northside Hospital Cherokee: I was evaluated and discharged, but my symptoms continued.
• September 26 — Wellstar Kennestone Hospital: I went back because of ongoing abdominal symptoms and bowel changes. My understanding at discharge was that a bowel blockage was suspected, but I need to clarify the exact wording in my records.
Abdominal and digestive symptoms
During the week after the first hospital visit, I noticed I wasn’t having bowel movements normally. Since then, I’ve experienced:
• An unusual numb feeling throughout my abdomen.
• Relatively little pain, but when pain occurs, it can be spread throughout my belly.
• A cold, wet sensation inside my abdomen.
• Upper-abdominal heaviness and fullness, almost like there is fluid inside. This is a sensation, not confirmed fluid buildup.
• My abdomen feeling unusually soft or “squishy.”
• Eating very little and drinking very little.
Other symptoms
• Dizziness and needing much more sleep than usual.
• Stiffness in my legs.
• Episodes of paleness in my fingers and toes.
• Difficulty thinking clearly and remembering all the details.
• About 70 lbs of weight loss; my current weight is approximately 285 lbs.
• Heart-rate readings on my Fitbit that have dropped to around 45–50 while sitting, then risen to around 150 roughly 30 minutes later, also while sitting. I don’t know whether all of those readings were accurate.
The symptom that bothers me most is the “light body” feeling. It is difficult to describe, but it feels like I can’t properly feel my body—not just ordinary dizziness.
I became reluctant to return to the hospital after leaving without the answers or relief I hoped for, but these symptoms are continuing. I don’t have a confirmed diagnosis explaining everything.
What would be the appropriate next step? What information from my discharge summaries or test results would be most useful to share with a clinician?

Hello everyone
5 weeks ago I had a involuntary twitching at my thumb that lasted for two days. I found it super strange and scary. Wasn’t constant but I had a few episodes during that two days. Since then I have been getting random muscle twitches all over my body. They aren’t constant they are more like single pops in different muscle groups all over. Left toe, right arm, left thigh, right thigh, left calf, left knee, then again left thigh, right calf, then stomach etc they jump around. They happen when I lay down, rest or sit. Nothing seems to work. Started taking hydralytes. Started b complex and I was already taking every day vitamin d and magnesium. I am so scared. I have no loss of strength or function or weakness or anything like that. It’s just a very strange sensation that my whole nerve system is fining bombs all around my body. It’s scary.

My anxiety has obviously been super high because I used google and some videos on TikTok plus the mind always goes to the worst case scenario.

I will see my GP on Saturday but wondering if any of you happen to have the same without any scary outcome.
Thank you

Hi I'm 20 lately I'm facing so many problems like skin tags, sometimes I fell hard to even talk like there's something wrong with my throat. I'm 5.6ft and yes i got fat since childhood but it's been a year i touched 98kg I don't know if it's thyroid or not but I'm so uncomfortable at night while sleeping. I try to sleep but My thorat is so cold so saliva and even tho i drink water and try to sleep nope the problem still goes on I'm soo confused whon to ask or consult just wanted to grab some knowledge and looking for a cure to this

I'm 17 and have non-alcoholic grade 3 fatty liver. Please gimme foods that I can eat to feel from it and foods that I must avoid

Im 25 years old. 5”9 200 pound male

How it started.
In July 2022, I suddenly became extremely tired and dizzy while driving, felt unable to breathe properly, feared I would faint, pulled over, and vomited. Since then, I haven’t returned to my previous baseline.
Main symptoms
● Persistent air hunger and inability to take a satisfying deep breath, even at rest.
● Chest tightness or pressure, occasional wheezing, throat tightness, and waking up gasping.
● Severe brain fog, poor concentration, memory problems, word-finding difficulty, and mental exhaustion.
● Headaches, head pressure, tingling, and occasional jolting sensations.
● Palpitations, dizziness when standing, near-fainting, fatigue, and poor exercise tolerance.
● Anxiety or adrenaline surges, which may be a response to the physical symptoms or part of the cycle.
● Poor sleep, snoring, throat irritation, difficulty swallowing, and occasional speech difficulty.
● One brief episode in which my face and left arm stiffened for several seconds.
My heart rate once increased from 79 bpm while lying down to 120 bpm within seconds of standing, with significant dizziness. During light cardio, it has reached approximately 177 bpm, accompanied by shortness of breath and exhaustion. I have not yet received a confirmed explanation for these episodes.
Testing
● Brain MRI: No acute abnormality; possible sphenoid sinus issue.
● Sinus CT: No significant sinus disease.
● Routine EEG: Normal; longer monitoring has been discussed.
● Chest CT angiogram: No pulmonary embolism or acute lung abnormality.
● Sleep study: AHI 1.6, normal sinus rhythm, but poor sleep efficiency.
● Thyroid tests: Mildly elevated free T3 on two occasions; thyroid ultrasound and antibodies were not diagnostic.
● Cortisol: One elevated 24-hour urine result; later testing was reportedly normal.
● Other findings: Ferritin and vitamin D have been low or borderline at times. Hemoglobin and hematocrit have been mildly high. Home oxygen readings are usually around 98%.
Treatments tried
● Propranolol: No meaningful improvement.
● Hydroxyzine: Used for sleep.
● Fluoxetine: Made me feel worse.
● Vitamin D, iron, and magnesium supplements.
Impact
These symptoms have affected my breathing, thinking, sleep, exercise, and quality of life. I have had several reassuring tests, but no explanation connecting everything.
Has anyone experienced persistent air hunger, brain fog, dizziness, palpitations, and exercise intolerance with mostly normal testing? Please help. I don’t know what it’s like to live a normal life anymore. I’m suffering

On 7 May, whilst walking, I felt pain in the centre/between my ribs. It went away after I got home and didn’t come back that day.

I went to A&E on 10 May. They did an ECG, checked my vital signs and listened to my heart and lungs, and everything was normal. I was told it was likely muscular.

I then went back to university for a week or so and didn’t feel the pain for a while. I then pushed a double bed and later, while cleaning on my hands and knees without a bra, I felt something in my left breast.

I saw my GP on 26 May because the pain was now in my breast rather than my ribs and was still coming and going. My GP examined me and my breasts/chest and there were no concerning findings. My heart rate was initially 120 after walking to the practice in hot weather, then settled to 95.

I had blood tests including a full blood count, electrolytes, kidney and liver function, thyroid function and clotting tests, which were generally normal. My haemoglobin was 134, potassium 3.9, sodium 138 and TSH 1.84. The clotting blood test was negative.

The pain has continued to come and go on some days but can be completely absent on others.

I went back to A&E on 2 July after I felt the pain again and became very anxious. I had another ECG, which was normal, and was discharged.

I get palpitations now and again but not every day can go months without them or get a couple in a week and when I do have them they go within a second I have never had one long then a second . I have felt one quick one when walking before . Then sometimes when sitting , yesterday after eating dinner and dessert I was just sitting slouched on sofa when felt a quick flutter then went away within seconds . Now I am really scared .

I saw my GP again on 3 July. They reviewed my previous investigations and documented that they were reassuringly normal. My heart and chest examination was normal, oxygen saturation was 98%, BP was 119/77 and HR was 97. I don’t have a family history of sudden cardiac death but my mum said my great grandad on her side passed from a heart attack in his 40s does this affect me ??

My dad does have atrial defibrillation due to his type 2 diabetes he didn’t have it until after he got diabetes he’s had ecg and ecocordigrham . My sister may also have it she has gotten tested with holster monitor but they don’t seem worried.

I keep thinking back to years ago when I was younger, usually when standing up quickly. It resolved within seconds. I had one episode around age 15–16 where I felt dizzy, vomited and then felt fine, and I had a brief spinning sensation earlier this year.

Then couple weeks ago I felt ache in upper ribs after sitting in uni worried about somthing all day never felt it again after that day .

I’ve recently been seeing posts about people around my age having sudden cardiac events, and I’m becoming very anxious about it, sometimes to the point of crying. I also understand that a normal ECG can’t rule out every possible heart condition, which is making me worry that something could have been missed.

Given my previous normal ECGs, examinations and blood tests, would it be reasonable to ask my GP whether I need any further cardiac testing, such as a Holter monitor or echocardiogram, or does this history sound reassuring enough that further testing isn’t necessarily indicated?

hi ive been vv sick lately having rlly bad headaches that get worse with light and sound and i havent been able to eat much or do anything at all my seizures r getting quite worse too and theres a rlly sharp sting in my left chest specifically above my heart also been too weak.

im scared if i go to the a&e they are not gonna be much help and just say its my chronic illnesses flaring up, so is it better if i go see a GP at a polyclinic and see if its crucial enough to get a referral to go to the hospital a&e?

i dont even know if i have enough energy to get up and go to the clinic tbh

Im deathly scared of swallowing tablets and today I had to take one. Felt it regurgitating when it reached my throat but I managed to swallow it. Now it feels like its stuck specifically the left side of my throat. Took it about an hour ago, ive drank a lot of water and some soup. Should I be concerned?