Flu symptoms with rash and swollen arm

I have appointments scheduled already but just want to know if this is a typical experience.
Last month my arm swelled up (what seemed like) out of nowhere… went to urgent care who sent me to ER and apparently the concern was a blood clot.
Well, there was no blood clot thankfully, but after a CT with contrast they suspected venous TOS and referred me to a vascular surgeon.
Vascular surgeon doesn’t think it’s that but can’t explain the arm swelling (says that usually only happens with a clot). He say it’s likely neurogenic TOS.
Well I did an upper body workout recently and my arms (biceps) hurt and just feels like it’s constantly cramped. What I realized is about a week before my arm got swollen the last time, it felt similar to this.
My arm looks almost misshapen in some parts now and looks like they’re starting to get swollen again. Is this normal?
The vascular surgeon referred me to a neurologist and said we would meet again after, but neurologist wasn’t able to get me in until June 27th. 😓

Looking for some good news and advice. Some reassurance needed. I joined this group because my dad was diagnosed with Necrotizing myositis a couple of months ago. So a little history my dad is 69 years old and I would say his in pretty good shape for his age. My dad was always physically active and independent even down to helping me care for my toddler and all my other nieces and nephews who are very busy. 2 or 3 years ago my dad’s doctor prescribed him Lipito atorvastatin for high cholesterol. Over the past 2 years my dad has been in and out of the hospital for joint and muscle pain and aches, starting with his left arm that crippled him for over 6 months he went to different specialist but no one could ever understand what actually was going on and causing the pain. They kept writing him off with just arthritis and telling him to just take over the counter arthritis pain medicine. Then my dad got Bell’s palsy last year which before the diagnosis the doctors thought he may have had a stroke because of the left arm pain and discomfort. They performed different tests on him to rule out a stroke and heart attack and everything came back negative. He was cleared and the symptoms were definitely not due to a heart attack or stroke. My dad was prescribed antibiotics for the Bell’s palsy and had a complete recovery. He was back to him self, his left arm was feeling better and everything. He also gained back the weight he had lost prior to the left arm pain. This all happened between the spring of 2022/23. A few months went by and my dad was back to feeling good. November came around and he started feeling pain in his calves both calves, it even affected the way he walked. In one month he had trouble lifting his legs and even needed assistance with standing up after being from seated. He said that the pain was so severe that it felt like he was carrying weights on his legs which caused alot of pain and weakness. A few weeks went by and he got an appointment with a doctor who diagnosed him with peripheral artery disease. But they didn’t seem sure because they referred him to a neurologist and after further evaluation diagnosis they diagnosed him with nerve damage. But things just got worse from there.My dad went from having pain in his calves to having pain in the joints closer to the trunk of his body. He was unable to lift his arms and legs at all. My dad started getting so weak that he couldn’t walk without help he couldn’t climb the stairs he startedd having trouble swallowing and his voice became weaker and weaker. My dad started declining he was having shortness of breath all this cause he stress and depression even though he never complained I just knew that my dad was feeling very depressed about what he was going through. But he never complained and remained faithful to his beliefs. He lost so much weight because he started to lose his appetite. He lost over 40 pounds. This just happened within 1 month. We called around for specialist but the earliest available appointment he could get was in August and this started crippling him all the way back in November 2023. We were concerned and confused because we didn’t have any information or answers for him and what was going on. My cousin works for an hospital and heard about what my dad was going through and she used her resources and was able to get him an appointment with a rheumatologist specialist who was able to get him in much sooner. My dad was able to get seen and hospitalized a week after speaking with the doctor. He’s been being treated for the condition since February after a muscle biopsy confirmed his condition they prescribed prednisone and Antibiotics and calcium supplements etc. He’s been getting in inpatient rehabilitation after starting on IVIG infusions. He’s in good spirits and coming along. He lost so much muscle mass since the diagnosis but he’s slowly improving now getting his appetite back and I hear his voice improving and getting stronger as well. It’s been hard but he’s strong and a fighter. I’m just looking for some advice from someone who’s either experienced or knows someone who has experienced this. How was youtheir recovery and what did you have to do to get better and through it all? Thanks

Hello to everyone who is reading this. I don't usually post anything online but Today i'm here because I feel lost. I can't see a clear path for me right now
It all started in February 2024, just enjoying life like a normal person would, I caught a cold, I thought it would be normal but surprise, here I am. So the first thing i noticed was that the mucus was very thick and sticky, never had anything like this happen to me before, with general antibiotics and some rest my cold went away, but nevertheless I was left with post nasal drip and a bit of a cough. I also noticed changes in my skin like acne.
I was back to normal except that I continued with post nasal drip and cough, dry cough which was escalating to the point of not letting me sleep in peace. I went to a general practitioner and he gave me amoxicillin and Acetylcysteine. Fortunately this cleared up my cough but I still had a postnasal drip.
My face got puffy, and my fingertips (mostly on my right hand) became swollen, no pain, I also started having other symptoms like numbness in my hands and feet (not all the time but more common when bending over or crouching).
So the summer of 2023 came and I set out to find out what was really going on with my body. I ran some lab tests, which were all normal.
So I decided to go to an ENT, he told me there must be some mucus that was left behind, so saline and fluticasone washes should be enough, which didn't fix anything, so I went to an internist.
He gave me fluticasone, antihistamines and antibiotics for sinusitis (Cefixime) Again, nothing changed. At this point my acne got so bad that I needed accutane to get my skin clear again. After my successful accutane course of five months I went again to the internal doctor and he ordered some labs. In this case the results were monocytes and eosinophils slightly elevated, as well as a nasal swab test, IgG and IgE.
Results for the test showed both IgG and IgE at normal values, but elevated eosinophils in the nose.
The med referred me to an infectologist which ordered other lab tests (Aspergillus,ANCA , p- ANCA, CT Sinus Scan and a nasal culture) This to look for vascular origin.
CT showed inflammation in maxillary ,ethmoidal and frontal sinus, some thickening of mucus . Aspergillus, ANCA and P-ANCA came back as negative.
Nasal culture showed Staph Aureus resistant to Vancomycin. Idk it if it was a coincidence or something but i got a boil in my right cheek at that time, i got an antiseptic and it went away after a couple of days
After a month I went back with the internal medic, he ordered an ANA test which I'm getting done next week.
Here I am, feeling like I have spent too much money over the course of a year without even being able to find out what I really have, without an answer so I can start treatment with symptoms that affect my quality of life as well as my overall self esteem. I avoid looking in the mirror because I look so different from what I once used to look like. I avoid going out to public places other than college, I am pursuing a STEM degree and it’s really too much stress in itself. I feel like a nuisance in my house, I don't even like going to the doctor because I know my dad will think it's all an exaggeration of me and because it's too expensive.
I would just like to have another chance, and I question myself why it happened. What did I do to deserve this? I take care of my health. I go to the gym, I don't smoke, I don't drink and I have big goals I want to achieve. I fear getting diagnosed with EGPA or wegener’s because my family doesn’t have the money at the moment for a treatment that expensive
I ask God everyday to help me get out of this.
If you read this, any kind of recommendation is appreciated.
Recent relevant labs

• Left nose eosinophils : 27% in 0-5 range
• Right nose eosinophils : 32% in 0-5 range
• Nasal culture : Staph Aureus resistant to vancomycin and Clindamycin
• CT scan : Inflammation in maxillary,ethmoidal and frontal sinus, clear and with presence of small mucus thickening

Current physical observations:

• Puffy face and eye bags
• Puffy hand fingertips(more noticeable in right hand)
• Thick sticky mucus
• Stuffy nose
• Numbness when crouching or going to the restroom (peripheral neuropathy)
• Inflammation across the body
• Shortness of breath when running

Have a good day.

Hi guys!
I recently started trintellix, and decided that I should keep a med diary here, so if anyone else is put on this medication, knows what to expect (I know every body is different, but I kinda see a tendency when it comes to side effects of this med). I'm also giving you guys a brief (gonna be quite long tho) overview of my medication history and what led me to trin.
I'm still uncertain if there is a "f*cked up brain" from the start, but anxiety was always present in my life, mainly social anxiety, and there was a lingering feeling that there is something off with me. Anxiety got worse when I hit 22, regular, every night panic attacks started too, and since I was a psychology student, I decided it's time to try meds.
My doc started me on escitalopram and like everything clicked, I felt "cured" almost immediately. No more panic attacks, more open in social settings, no lingering anxiety. I was fine, without ANY side effects. I took it for 3 years, and after my dad passed away I decided it's my time now to be a man, so I left escitalopram (I know, this was one of the biggest mistakes I could ever have made, there is absolutely nothing wrong with being in medication even for a lifetime, the death of my father shook me up big time, ofc I wasn't acting racionally). I lasted a year without medication. Anxiety came back again, health anxiety became crippling, so I went back to esci.
Now comes HELL. On the 3rd day, after a massive puking episode I had A DAY LONG panic attack so strong, every cell in my body was burning. Also I became bed ridden, slept for like 2 days, waking up, having a massive panic attack, taking some benzo to calm me down and went back to sleep. This was so severe I thought I had a very serious illness or poisoning or something. Came blood tests, everything fine. After 10 day of agony and everlasting panic, I stopped escitalopram again. My symptoms became less terrifying, but I found myself in this anhedonic, full of health anxiety, zero appetite state, which lasted for 2 months. I've had various tests done, ultrasounds, blood tests, even a brain scan thinking I have a brain tumor or smth. Constant nausea, constant diarrhea. Feelings of hopelessness. Every day was hell, I'm still amazed I didn't do anything stupid to escape from that state.
Another appointment with my doc, she put me on paxil now. After 2 weeks of nausea and lethargy, I felt somewhat okay for the first time since my dad passed away. I was doing kiiinda okay on it, but after 3 months I felt.. nothing? I ate and drank because I knew I have to do those things, I hugged my fiancee and cats because I knew I loved them, I went through life because I knew I had to. Zero drive, zero feelings, zero sex drive, numb genital area, no passion, everything gray and flat. This was kinda terrifying too to be honest.
Doc changed meds to sertraline, did a cross taper. Felt more like myself in the first 5-6 weeks, but then again, I found myself in this "paxil-state". Also I had stroong diarrhea with sertraline. Reduced dose to 25mg to see if I actually need a lower dose to be able to have feelings. Did a month on 25mg, nothing really improved, but diarrhea became much severe. Changed meds again.
So here I am now, 3 days into trintellix. 5mg for a week, 10 mg after. I'm not quite sure what's going on, since I'm very sick with the flu right now, so these headaches and nauseous feelings might come from the flu rather than the med. I know for sure that I'm not feeling terrible, and that's a good sign for me. I have a feeling that calmer times are ahead of me. Will keep you guys updated.
Day 1 Trin 5 mg - haven't noticed anything med related, sick with the flu. Day 2 Trin 5 mg - haven't noticed anything med related, sick with the flu. Day 3 Trin 5 mg - haven't noticed anything med related, sick with the flu.

So I'm someone who suffers with high anxiety and recently I've gotten myself into the blood cancer rabbit hole. I have reason to believe I have a blood cancer with my symptoms being:
- Painless swollen neck lymph nodes (Lasted approx 3 months) - Frequent nosebleeds (22 in the past week) - Loss of appetite (eating 2 bowls of cereal every day) - Dizzieness and lightheadedness - horrible shortness of breath (I could be talking and I'm winded) - Swollen tonsils - Fatigue (nearly fall asleep all the time)
I went to the doctor 2 months ago to get a CBC and he said that I'm fine. My numbers look off but he said that I'm fine. I'm completely worried right now and I don't know what to do and if I should trust him or not please help me.

So I'm someone who suffers with high anxiety and recently I've gotten myself into the blood cancer rabbit hole. I have reason to believe I have a blood cancer with my symptoms being:
Painless swollen neck lymph nodes (Lasted approx 3 months)
Frequent nosebleeds (22 in the past week)
Loss of appetite (eating 2 bowls of cereal every day)
Dizzieness and lightheadedness
HORRIBLE shortness of breath (I could be talking and I'm winded)
Swollen tonsils
Fatigue (nearly fall asleep all the time)
I went to the doctor 2 months ago to get a CBC and he said that I'm fine. My numbers look off but he said that I'm fine.
I'm completely worried right now and I don't know what to do and if I should trust him or not please help me.

Hi guys, Male, 30, 5’9, 85 kg
my throat has been hurting for a few days, it followed a fever that subsided, swollen lymph nodes in my neck from the throat on either side were causing headaches as well.
Went to the doctor he said it was a throat infection, after a blood test he said it was a viral infection not bacterial. Gave me some meds and painkillers to help with the pain and symptoms and told me to come back in 4 days if it doesn’t improve.
Only a slight improvement i think most of the pain on the left side is gone including swelling of the lymph node, but I felt like the right side had something hard stuck in my throat, I looked in the mirror and saw something white in my throat, just wondering what this is? What caused it? How do I get rid of it?
Thank you all for any advice or suggestions

Hi all, diagnosed with Hashimoto’s 10 years ago and still don’t have it figured out. Recently going through a flare up I guess where I’m fatigued, low motivation/ slight depression, dry skin, headaches, swollen lymph nodes in my neck (I’ve pretty much constantly had a goiter as well), and oddly enough, I’m craving burgers/red meat constantly? I had all of my vitamins and hormones checked recently (January), and everything was in spec except for my antibodies/inflammation markers and cortisol. Only thing I can attribute this to is I was getting frustrated in my weight not dropping despite consistent exercise and started taking selenium/zinc/iodine and ashwaganda right before all of my symptoms started up. It was only a week or two that I was taking these and have now stopped. For background, I started NDT last year which is working better for me than years on synthroid/levothyroxine, until this flare up. Does anyone have any insight?

Since I’m not able to get any medical attention right away, I thought I would ask about this here.
I have an ulcer on my inner lip (right side). It’s pretty big, but I never really thought much of it. It basically just looks like a canker sore. I’ve had it for about a year now, maybe two years at most. I really only started to notice it more because I got braces in September of 2022. So the hook of one of my brackets would rub against the sore and irritate it and that’s when I noticed it more.
After a week or two, the sore will be fine. Still there, just doesn’t hurt and I’ll forget about it. It’s been hurting this week, and every time it does, it feels impossible to eat because of my braces irritating the sore.
Never thought it could be cancerous until I looked it up. Turns out a mouth ulcer for over a year is a bit concerning LOL.
Just want to mention that I deal with multiple health conditions. I have been officially diagnosed with iron deficient anemia, tachycardia, asthma, and have multiple vitamin deficiencies. I am an 18 year old female and weigh 92 pounds. I am considered to be malnourished. Though this is pretty underweight, it is simply normal for me since I have always been very underweight.
I have been to multiple doctor appointments in the last year because my physical health hasn’t been the best, and my symptoms are assumed to be because of malnutrition and dehydration. I have no idea if this is all because my body is succumbing to the multiple years of physical health neglect, or because I actually do have mouth cancer and it is slowly attacking my body LOL.
As for the actual mouth cancer symptoms, an ulcer is about all I have. I do have a small lymph node in my jaw on the same side that is pretty tender and a bit swollen though. But I just assumed it was because of a cold I had a few weeks ago since that’s when I noticed it. Other than that, it doesn’t hurt to swallow, I don’t have any face or ear pain, no numbness or bleeding, no lumps, no red or white patches or anything. At least not that I know of… kinda scared to check LOL.
Also want to say that I do not have very good dental hygiene, so maybe that is the root of the mouth ulcers. I at least hope so.
I do have some pretty intense health anxiety, so I’m sure thinking about this will keep me up tonight. Just wanted some advice or reassurance, I suppose. I just want this to be some bad hygiene on my end so I can at least reverse the damage I’ve already done before it’s too late to do anything else.

Hi guys, new to the subreddit not new to diagnosis, not really sure where to go from here I guess so looking for any advice.
I've had non-specific symptoms for over a decade like fatigue, brain fog, dizziness, chronic bronchitis, behavioral changes, depression, joint and muscle pain, rashes, low blood pressure, fainting spells, and some others. I tolerated this for a while as when my parents took me in they couldn't find anything other than a positive ANA (looked for RA and lupus).
Then around a year after I had my daughter the intense upper back pain started up and the fatigue and brain fog got even worse, so I went in to be seen again. Saw a rheumatologist who diagnosed me with fibromyalgia despite the positive ANA, but the only treatment they'd recommend was more exercise. I tried a few physical therapists, occupational therapists, a lifestyle program, saw neurologists, orthopedic doctors, got second opinions from other rheumatologists, and I've tried gabapentin, Lyrica, and Cymbalta already and none have helped. Only thing that has sort of helped is I'm on medical marijuana but even that isn't cutting it anymore.
Now I've been having issues with my gut with intense pain and digestive issues, and a CT showed colitis, but after a colonoscopy they didn't find any ulcers or anything so they don't think it's GI.
Last doctor I saw was yet another rheumatologist who ran all the labs for lupus which still were negative, and she was insisting that it was probably just fibro and I need to be exercising more. I literally have been unable to work for almost a year now, and am to the point that I've lost my place to live, and can't care for my child, or climb stairs, or even leave bed very much, let alone go out and work out.
I guess I just want to know if this is a shared experience, or like what I need to say, or who I need to talk to to be taken seriously I guess. Or a

INTRODUCTION Hello Reddit, this is something I have suffered from for around 5 years. I went to many doctors, but they didn't seem interested. Maybe I didn't describe my symptoms in good enough detail, or there were other reasons. In any case, I will try to do my best here since I don't know what else to do, it's affecting my life real bad.
ME I am a 19 year old male. 177cm in height, around 70kg. Perfeclty healthy my whole life, minor knee problems when I was in rapid growth in 8th grade. I'm not taking any medications, and never anything specific other than over the counter antibiotics when I had colds. That's it. Tried vitamins, magnesium, b12, iron, but nothing really impacted what was happening.
SYMPTOMS My symptoms go like this: Whenever I feel a strong emotion (90% of the time only good emotions) like euphoria, excitement or some general anxiety my hands go stiff, all 5 of my fingers stiffen up into a fist, or sometimes they form some weird shape, like gripping a computer mouse for example. 4/5 times when this happens my face and neck start feeling numb and kind of lock up as well, cause me to talk a bit funny, having trouble to lift my tongue and make certain sounds.
These symptoms don't occur everytime I feel something, rather they just pop at random times when feeling a strong emotion. Sometimes it could be a day or two that it didn't happen. Sometimes it happens multiple times a day.
I have tried everything to pinpoint when or why it happens. It does not matter if I'm thinking about this exact thing, but it did happen two me once or twice while I was explaining this to someone else.
It mostly happens when im feeling excited about something, rather positively.
A lot when driving. I really love driving and have done it much more than I can stress here, but it usually does happen when I drive. Not always, not at any precise point in the trip. It can be at the beginning, the end, the middle, any point really.
If I hadn't talked or thought about a topic that excites me in a long time and then I did, it would most likely happen. Generally when I talk to people about certain things and get excited, It would happen. It is really shameful and I try to hide it.
EXTREME INCIDENT #1 I had an extreme incident with this problem as well. When I was on my last day of a vacation, this happened the morning of when we were about to leave. Half an hour before it happened, I didn't really feel anything, due to other reasons I was feeling a bit sad, but mostly just stoic and cold. Then all of a sudden it started attacking, but instead of only my arms, It went everywhere. Everything locked up, my legs, shouldes, back,, even my neck, which meant I couldn't really breathe properly, and I was talking in a very funny way, kind of like a speech impediment. Luckily, and I cannot stress enough how lucky I was, there was a hospital with an ER, 50 meters away. My friends kind of nudged me there, I was barely walking, looked like a penguin. Explained to my doctors what was happening and they were really confused. They saw I was in a lot of pain and was talking real funny, so they mixed up some medicine into a syringe and gave it to me, into my butt muscle. I felt A LOT of pain, and was in that same pain for the next 45 minutes till I passed out. The pain was something I never experienced before, the doctors said the medicine would kick in in around 5 minutes but as I said, 45 minutes of me rumbling and screeching in pain, while barely moving, since that would probably cause my shoulders to pop out of place or really any other joint.
EXTREME INCIDENT #2 I train high diving, but a traditional form of it which does not really involve all those flips, but rather going into the water head first. I've been competing in it for only the past 3 years. This condition always affected me but, as there are two rounds per competition, it would go away in the second round as all the tension finally breaks. And it was mild as well.
But one year I got hurt in a competition. Hit my head on a rock at the bottom of the river I was diving in. Turned out I was fine, no change in my life, no change in the condition after that. Next year when I came back to the same place to compete, I felt this sense of impeding doom. So much tension building, I had 2 competitions 2 days before and I was relatively fine and the attacks didn't occur as much or as hard as the would normally. But that thay I got so locked up, so stiff I couldn't open my fists even when forcing the two really hard against one another. My neck also stiffened up and I couldn't talk properly, this all happened like 10 to 15 minutes before the dive. Well, they yelled my name, I got onto the diving position of the bridge, and honestly I never dove worse. Thankfully I didn't get hurt but I hit the water in a very weird way and it was painful. I was just happy I was alive, but one thing that stuck with me is that this time it didn't go away. All the tension broke off, I didn't even make it into the 2nd series so I had nothing to worry about, but the attack still lasted for around 20 to 30 minutes.
From that moment I am scared to continue practicing this sport. :(
DOCTOR'S NOTES After the first incident, I went to the doctors in my own country, with a discharge note from my visit to the ER which basically said I had a stronger reaction to stress, they didn't really know why.
I went to a neurologist, explained my symptoms basically the same as I did here.
He did those standard coordination tests and questions I guess all of them do, passed those perfectly I think. He told me he can only wait for results of my tests to come back, if there's nothing - I'm on my own.
Got an MRI, EEG, EKG, urine and blood tests. Nothing.
Neurologist and radiologist said they haven't seen a healthier brain in a while...
I felt devastated, he's like a top neurologist in my country as well.
I also went to a private clinic, since this was a state owned hospital. Did some tests there, brought the tests from the state hospital for a second opinion. They told me the only possible thing they can think of is like a vitamin or mineral deficiency. Nah, tried all of the things they prescribed with no effect or correlation to my condition.
They all seemed so uninterested, maybe because I'm a teenager, maybe I didn't paint enough of a picture of how much it really effects me and just thought it is regular stress that I'm not coping with very well. Reddit, I would like to tell you after 5 years of experimenting with this, it really isn't only stress. I had many, many, worse, more traumatic, serious events happen to me, reacting perfectly normal as anyone else would, I'd say even more rational and thoughtful as compared to others. While some of these other situations that can't be even considered stressful in my opinion lock me up real bad.
Please help, nobody in my life is interested in this, I'm thinking of quitting high diving because it affects that as well and I don't want to lose my head because of this, since it is an extreme sport.
Thanks to all of you in any case, even if you just read this.

I kind of had a better understanding of 911 systems growing up, my father was an AEMT and volunteer FF. However, I’ve only called 911 once in my life, and it was when I watched my best friend get into a head-on right in front of me. Even then I was nervous to call 911. I knew it was an emergency, even though no one was injured severely, it was high MOI and both lanes were blocked. But folks call us for vomiting x2 hours, abdominal pain x3 weeks related to preexisting conditions, and to make up appointments they missed. Is there no shame felt anymore? What happened to the days of home remedies and visiting your PCP when you felt bad?
The amount of flu-like symptoms calls I’ve ran on the past few months appalls me. I’ve only been in EMS 2 years, so I guess I don’t have the full scope on whether or not this has been a normal occurrence. But still, I remember getting sick and vomiting when I was younger. I following an easy-on-the-gut diet and took over the counter meds, following up with my PCP if symptoms didn’t resolve. I never called an ambulance for it. I broke my radius and ulna in sports and my dad took me POV to the ER with nothing but Tylenol on board. What changed?

Hello to everyone who is reading this. I don't usually post anything online but Today i'm here because I feel lost. I can't see a clear path for me right now
It all started in February 2024, just enjoying life like a normal person would, I caught a cold, I thought it would be normal but surprise, here I am. So the first thing i noticed was that the mucus was very thick and sticky, never had anything like this happen to me before, with general antibiotics and some rest my cold went away, but nevertheless I was left with post nasal drip and a bit of a cough. I also noticed changes in my skin like acne.
I was back to normal except that I continued with post nasal drip and cough, dry cough which was escalating to the point of not letting me sleep in peace. I went to a general practitioner and he gave me amoxicillin and Acetylcysteine. Fortunately this cleared up my cough but I still had a postnasal drip.
My face got puffy, and my fingertips (mostly on my right hand) became swollen, no pain, I also started having other symptoms like numbness in my hands and feet (not all the time but more common when bending over or crouching).
So the summer of 2023 came and I set out to find out what was really going on with my body. I ran some lab tests, which were all normal.
So I decided to go to an ENT, he told me there must be some mucus that was left behind, so saline and fluticasone washes should be enough, which didn't fix anything, so I went to an internist.
He gave me fluticasone, antihistamines and antibiotics for sinusitis (Cefixime) Again, nothing changed. At this point my acne got so bad that I needed accutane to get my skin clear again. After my successful accutane course of five months I went again to the internal doctor and he ordered some labs. In this case the results were monocytes and eosinophils slightly elevated, as well as a nasal swab test, IgG and IgE.
Results for the test showed both IgG and IgE at normal values, but elevated eosinophils in the nose.
The med referred me to an infectologist which ordered other lab tests (Aspergillus,ANCA , p- ANCA, CT Sinus Scan and a nasal culture) This to look for vascular origin.
CT showed inflammation in maxillary ,ethmoidal and frontal sinus, some thickening of mucus . Aspergillus, ANCA and P-ANCA came back as negative.
Nasal culture showed Staph Aureus resistant to Vancomycin. Idk it if it was a coincidence or something but i got a boil in my right cheek at that time, i got an antiseptic and it went away after a couple of days
After a month I went back with the internal medic, he ordered an ANA test which I'm getting done next week.
Here I am, feeling like I have spent too much money over the course of a year without even being able to find out what I really have, without an answer so I can start treatment with symptoms that affect my quality of life as well as my overall self esteem. I avoid looking in the mirror because I look so different from what I once used to look like. I avoid going out to public places other than college, I am pursuing a STEM degree and it’s really too much stress in itself. I feel like a nuisance in my house, I don't even like going to the doctor because I know my dad will think it's all an exaggeration of me and because it's too expensive.
I would just like to have another chance, and I question myself why it happened. What did I do to deserve this? I take care of my health. I go to the gym, I don't smoke, I don't drink and I have big goals I want to achieve. I fear getting diagnosed with EGPA or wegener’s because my family doesn’t have the money at the moment for a treatment that expensive
I ask God everyday to help me get out of this.
If you read this, any kind of recommendation is appreciated.
Recent relevant labs

• Left nose eosinophils : 27% in 0-5 range
• Right nose eosinophils : 32% in 0-5 range
• Nasal culture : Staph Aureus resistant to vancomycin and Clindamycin
• CT scan : Inflammation in maxillary,ethmoidal and frontal sinus, clear and with presence of small mucus thickening

Current physical observations:

• Puffy face and eye bags
• Puffy hand fingertips(more noticeable in right hand)
• Thick sticky mucus
• Stuffy nose
• Numbness when crouching or going to the restroom (peripheral neuropathy)
• Inflammation across the body
• Shortness of breath when running

Have a good day.

20M 147lbs 5’7 Heart rate today - about 75bpm Blood pressure today - 120/70 Somewhat balanced diet
no prior health conditions or extremities
Quit cannabis on march 29
elevated heart rate and blood pressure ever since but is getting better (rather slowly)
Doctor prescribed Quetiapine Furamate 50mg x2 daily for my anxiety but quit taking it after 2 days for side effects (this was 2.5 weeks ago)
Doctor prescribed Propranolol 20mg x2 daily for elevated heart rate and blood pressure Have since used it for 3 weeks
Fast forward to 2 days ago i woke up to my left arm numb and red in certain spots, witj my blanket pattern pressed onto my skin, concluded that i slept on it. Im pretty sure ive slept on my arms before but has never been this severe. so I assume it’s because of the propranolol.
Yesterday just cold feet after work.
Today i woke up to see some of my feet veins were slightly purple and red skin in certain areas. And my right pinky toe was numb. Went away with some walking.
Tonight i took half my dose instead and still feel my feet are cold and get red skin in certain spots when i sit for too long.
This is the first time i’m experiencing this “lack of circulation”
Could this be a side effect of propranolol? (although i haven’t read anything about numbness only cold feet/hands) I have read that Propranolol can cause raynauds like symptoms.
Could this be an issue with my heart?
Other symptoms Random chest pain that goes away quickly (likely due to anxiety)
Stomach/rib pain that comes and goes but worsens at night (likely due to anxiety)
Possible Acid reflux issues like heart burn (likely due to anxiety)
Earlier i had a sting pain in my left side of chest when i inhaled too deeply and when i bent down, they have since gone away. (not sure what caused this, probably heart burn?)
Are these signs that i should lowestop taking Propranolol? Are these signs of a heart condition i developed while on Propranolol?
Anything helps and thanks in advance.
Edit: extra info, info correction

I have Chiari and have been symptomatic for about 6 years but it was in incidentally found when they thought my symptoms were from a brain tumor. The doctor didn’t even mention the Chiari I being found on the MRI just that I didn’t have a tumor. I looked up the symptoms and felt so seen I marked it all off and went on my way. Here we are now 2 years post finding and I became insanely symptomatic two weeks after snowboarding and falling a lot (not sure if it caused it but I know that’s the last thing I did that jolted me) and we thought I was having a heart attack but nope— Jan 16 my nightmares came alive while I was wide awake doing colle work. Heart palpitations, chest pain, weakness, blackout. 3 months almost 4 later symptoms are worse and worse. I’m experiencing intense muscle pain, perceived weakness left arm & leg especially, difficulty swallowing, was throwing up everything feeling like ow as choking but esomeprazole is helping that even though I still feel like I choke on my spit and can’t breathe, shortness of breath, and muscle spasms/twitches all over. These concern me, emgs are clean. A neurosurgeon decided it wasn’t my Chiari bc it is too small (6 mm) and it couldn’t have caused all this- then two specialists one being a neuro said it was not my POTS but the Chiari, then UTSW spine specialist decided it was not my Chiari but is sending me to surgeon for another opinion. So all this to say, I got diagnosed with POTS as well on April 4… the weakness and spasms aren’t super common with pots nor the muscle pain or the chronic pain in the back of my neck and how I can feel when the circulation to it starts and stops depending how I lay on my neck. I have had throwing up migraines since I was 5. All this to say, I want to know if my Chiari could be causing pots and if y’all experience the muscle issues, pain, spasms and all these excruciating symptoms. It feels like someone is playing guitar with my muscles as strings especially in my hands and arms to my shoulders and my neck. Any feedback is so appreciated.

I am 29 male. Last year I had a health check and everythinf was normal except i was underweight and my left eye is weaker which is completely a separate issue and I always knew I had a lazy eye . Ive always struggled with weight and im tall and tend to be On the scrawny skide naturally. 6 months ago about I struggled with blood in stool and pale stools occasionally but that only lasted for a week or two then it was back to brown and normal stools .I did occasionally experience very slight back and abdominal pain. My stools have been normal since. My urine has always been clear. I am part East Asian so mY skin has a natural slight yellow olivish tone while mY arms and face are quite brown . However when I returned to South Africa my martial arts instructor told me that im more paler than usual and more yellowish. We brushed it off as winter paleness as Japan where I live has an icy wInter and it does change color.
When I came back to Japan a month ago for tHe first week I was normal. Then one of mY jackass colleagues decided to come to work with chronic flu and we all were down for a few days with flu. Since I had the chronic flu two weeks ago my skin suddenly turned a deeper yellow and I looks a little like jaundice yellow kinda esprcially under certain lights. My urine has been foamy My skin also started to smell strange. Not pungent or stinky but a weird slight smell that i cant describe. My urine became foamy. My skin also became paler than usual . I have a slight sweet taste in my mouth too. I have a verY slight pain in my back on the bottom left which gets worse if im hungry or thirsty. I also get a vague pain in my abdominal in the bottom rght and left but not sharp . The whites of mY eyes are not yellow but mY skin looks kinda jaundice and its itchy. My stools are normal color and mY urine although slightly foamy is completely clear or light yellow if i dont drink water . My flu Is better but the yellow skin , itchiness and fatigue is still there.
I did an online symptom check on Ubie and it said that my most likely diseases are pancreactic cancer and bileduct cancer which has made me extremely scared . I feel alot of anxiety and I cant thInk of anything else. My hospital check is on Wednesday but its all in Japanese in which im not fluent. And I just need to talk to sOme english speaking doctors to gjve me some consultation here.
What are mY symptoms sounding like?Has the flu caused some other illness ?
Edit ：If it makes a difference. My diet changes whether Im in South Africa or Japan. And I dont drink everyday. 2 drinks a week max and its usually not heavy things just beer.

Tried posting in lupus thread but it got deleted. So for my warriors that suffer from fibro and lupus I need some advice. I've debated on posting this bc I def have fibro but was tested for autoimmune in 2022 as a part of a “confirming its def fibro” mission cuz the pain and symptoms were increasing. My autoimmune bloodwork only showed one elevated level about at the time. My rheumatologist said there was nothing more she could do but refer me to pain management so l haven’t seen her since then. But I had this experience recently so l guess I'm seeking advice or thoughts about getting retested. So about a week ago I went out in the sun, the sunscreen that I always wear & wasn't out long plus it was a Texas April sun that had clouds rolling in and out. Pretty soon I felt my face burning, itching, with little painful bumps forming. I thought it was a sunburn at first but it is weird bc I am Hispanic and stayed out in the sun for too many hours last summer w minimal burn or issues (ik so bad of me tho. Poor skin). I treated the rash as a sunburn w aloe but that burned so bad. Since then it hasn't gone away. Some days it's better & tolerable but it absolutely hates any skincare products so l've stopped doing my normal routine. It feels hot & whenever I do any activity that causes my body to rise in heat (could be as simple as trying to put away laundry) it gets really red and angry ig. I've never experienced this before. I'm wondering is this similar to the rashes yall experience? Regardless, I wanna get it checked by someone cuz it hurts really bad but I'm not sure if I should make my appointment w Primary care, dermatology or rheumatology. Is trying to advocate for a new panel even worth it? (P.S. sorry about the pic, my skin is a mess bc of all this and so are my eyelash extensions lollil). Thank you for taking the time to read this! Pics: https://imgur.com/a/WG0LKBu

Hello! I’m 5 weeks pregnant. I had some sudden diarrhea, bloating, and nausea tonight along with the shakes but no fever. For some reason I’m scared this could mean ectopic since I’ve read diarrhea can be a symptom - I don’t have any bleeding or abdominal pain. But a bit of aches and pains in my arms/legs.
Since getting my positive test around 10 DPO until about a week ago I had on and off cramping on mostly my right side, occasionally left, and sometimes period-like cramps in the middle, but haven’t had those for about 5-7 days.
Should I be concerned? Could it just be a stomach bug?

Does this sound autoimmune in origin? Neurological?
Can someone advise me whether these types of symptoms tend to be autoimmune?
TL;DR: - joint pain (fingers, hip/groin, feet, knees, elbows) - nerve and or muscular pain (sudden ache in long bones or leg, more so right side. feels similar to pain I get in knee - crampy/seizing pain in hands (palms, fingers) and feet (pain is similar to when you have a muscle cramp/charlies horse but it never reaches a peak - just a constant crampy/tight/pulsing pain - pain worse at rest - morning, night - stress amplifies pain - on/off dermatitis-like rashes in the past - staph furuncles reoccurring - eye infections (stye) - extreme fatigue - ibs symptoms
~~~~~~~~ Hi, I’d really appreciate any advice please! I can’t see my GP for 6 weeks and my symptoms are getting hard to manage.
I’m dealing with chronic joint (I think!) pain that comes and goes alongside maybe nerve or muscular pain. I get throbs/deep aches in my finger knuckles/joints, my groin, elbow, knee and feet.
I also get a deep, usually quick painful throb down what feels like the lower bones in my leg. It feels similar to the quick throb I might get in my knee for example. This pain can also occur on top of my foot and alongside my hand, going towards the thumb joint.
When I have a viral illness, I get lightening-bolt type shock/nerve pain in my arms and legs.
In the last 6 months, I’ve also had a reoccurring dermatitis-appearing rash come and go, staph infections in the form of furuncles, dry eyes and repeated eye infections (styes.) I also have IBS symptoms, IBD was ruled out two years ago.
Am I right in thinking this seems auto immune in origin? I’m also ridiculously fatigued and want to sleep 24/7. My CRP was not elevated <5.
Im 30, a woman, on medications for my gut (cymbalta and a tricyclic antidepressant). IBS issues. I’m worried this could be more severe like cancer, but I’m hoping my symptoms would be atypical in presentation. Protein electrophoresis was ok.

Female 24 yo 170cm, 55 kg Serbia Lyrica 50mg Medical problem: swollen and burning knees, Reynauds in lower legs , testing for autoimmune for 10 months I have had PFPS and chondromalacia gr 1 from overuse on both knees for 10 months now. For 6-7 months i got burning and hot feeling in my knees so i coudnt sit with my legs bend because of burning or staying in one spot. Just walking to the bathrom. and lying with my legs on pillow... I used ice, pain killers.... Tried exercise with Sports Doctors, that made me worse. I got better and worse day, but i couldnt walk outside house, and i had to put ice on my knees every hour and almost sleep with it because my knees would be so hot, burning and swelling. Cold weather was good for me then, because it freeze my inflammation but that wasnt solution. Went to neurologist- everything good. They gave me lyrica, it helps a little with pain but if i overdo it ( lets say, walk 250 steps instead of 200 i will flare for days) Than in March i tried PT again but after that i got sick, i developed Reynauds somehow, cold feet with color changing and blood poiling, once my hands were swollen. Then i went to immunologist. She tested me for everything, but she said that it doesnt look like its immuno related. She is the best in country for diagnosis so i am waiting for results but she think it will be alright. Now i am better. Better means, sometimes in rest i feel okay, i can go to bathroom or around house for few minutes without flare and there is flare that will last about few days. Problem is that my legs are so skinny, just jelly muscle that cant fire because every exercise give me flare for some reason. Above kneesi feel like my skin or muscle is so thick... Even when i feel better, the swelling is there like jelly, Also, i cant put ice anymore because it will frozen my leg, feet and it will become purple and painful, buring. I cant sit down or stand up without my arms or use toilet. My brother has to carry me up and down stairs. I have bruised, damaged skin on my knees, that comes and goes. Maybe from ice? I am really stressed about it. I cried and cried for months. Having panic attack, because idk what is going on, or how to help myself. My hands are also in pain from overusing them. Prior this, i was very very active person, i could walk all day, i could climb stairs 15x a day. English is not my first language, sorry for any mistakes.
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Hi everyone, I’ve been working at a daycare for a month and a half now. My manager and coworkers are generally nice, and of course i love working with the kids. The issue is, the entire time I’ve worked here so far, i’ve been exhausted and sick. I’m 22, and I also am immunocompromised, I have crohn’s disease. I communicated this to my manager through text when i had to call out due to being sick in my first week, and she really didn’t seem to care all that much. In fact she didn’t reply to my message at all…But I get sick very easily and get it a lot worse than your average person. The daycare environment isn’t what i expected it to be. I’ve only worked independently with families before (nannying, in home care). A few days ago, I woke up with a terrible fever and symptoms. It was so awful i couldn’t get out of bed, my mom took me to urgent care and i got tested and I have strep throat with the flu. I informed my manager i won’t be able to come monday and possibly tuesday. She said i can still come tuesday as long as im on meds,with no regard to how i might feel. I get that she’s focused on running the daycare, and people call out almost everyday (which makes me feel guilty and like i need to go, even when sick) but ultimately i feel that health is more important. I can’t even enjoy the days I have off without being sick or dead tired. I just feel like it’s not worth it, but i feel bad leaving after only a little over a month. Plus, if i did quit, it would be immediate, i would prefer to not put in 2 weeks because i dont want to be exposed to that environment any more than i have to. My boyfriend says I should quit and is worried about my health, but i’ve never worked in an environment like this before and i’m very nervous about my boss’ reaction. I guess i’m looking for any advice or input that would help in this situation. Thank you

(i never had proper sex ed which is why i'm paraniod asf) I've (18f) been having casual sex with a guy(18m) for a few weeks, we're friends but it's complicated. he promised me he was clean and that he'd never lie about that. He finished in my mouth on 2 different occasions (last was 4/25) and after the last time, i got sick with a feveachy- basic flu symptoms. but today i just noticed these little, hard bumps on the back of my tongue. i can dm pictures of my tongue if needed but i really need to know if it's any type of STD. I'm freaking out bc idk what to do.