Swollen throat and dizzy

Just found this subreddit and would love some advice. My baby got a cold from daycare and I got it from him. I thought it just the typical cold, some congestion, sore throat. By end of day 1,(Tuesday) I was shivering from a fever and my throat hurt like crazy. Ibuprofen helped the fever and after a couple days my throat got better. However the entire time I had the worst congestion I've ever had. I have to blow my nose every ten minutes, sometimes even less, and it's always lots of thick yellow green mucus. I've been taking mucinex and chugging water. It's now Saturday night, so five days, and the congestion has not gotten any better. I'm surprised at how much mucus comes out each time I blow my nose and it's still the yellow green color. There's even some pressure under my eye even though it doesn't look swollen. Does this mean it could be bacterial? I'm so miserable and baby is still sick, I feel so bad I have no energy to take care of him the way I would if I wasn't sick. My husband has been doing everything.

Sorry for an allergy post. I rarely get seasonal allergies; maybe a few days in the spring I'll have some sneezing but nothing major. This year I have had some MAJOR allergies. I'm waking up with my throat totally swollen, totally congested, sneezing, headache. The symptoms go away with a Zyrtec but I feel lightheaded and fatigued all day.
Is there something particular about this year allergy-wise that would be different from the last 5 years? We planted some new trees/shrubs (elm, Palo Verde, desert senna) but they are super tiny and they certainly aren't the first in our neighborhood. Is it worth seeing an allergist for this?

Currently having a terrible reaction, throat nearly closed up, wheezing, itching, hives, eyes swollen, ears swollen, nose swollen, lips swollen, tongue itchy and I’m super nauseous and my stomach hurts. I ate a kumquat 45 minutes before the onset of symptoms. Is it possible I’m reacting to the kumquat or would this be unrelated??

Hey all! So I wanted to give a part two since I'm not high now lol, and also I wanted to clear up some things and add in some other details I left out that I just remembered. If you haven't seen the first part of this post then I suggest going to that, otherwise you'll be very confused. Also, I forgot to add this in my first post but DON'T READ if triggered by certain topics like r*ape, SA, murder, abuse, etc. Another thing is, this post is going to be a lot darker and aside from talking about what happened, I'm also looking for advice on my mental state and how to cope. So please read with caution because I'm going to be talking about what happened with B, but also about my past before him and how what happened is affecting my past trauma.
So, I'm not going to retell the whole story but I am going to be bringing up a lot of parts from it and things I didn't realize until after the incident happened. And some of the things I didn't think of until my friend brought it up. So in my first post, I was talking about how B (26M) was REALLY into Jeffrey Dahmer. Well, in the show we watched with Evan Peters, I noticed a lot of things Jeffrey did as well as already knowing a lot about him before watching it. I noticed that B was doing a lot of things similar to him. Now, I forgot to add in this part last time, but B was really 'straight phobic.' Now I'm a bi transman but I don't hate cis / straight people. In fact, a lot of my friends are cis and in straight relationships. For some reason though, he did, to a weird extent. And even though he was being respectful in the beginning, I'm starting to get a feeling he wasn't actually gay or cared about trans people. Because it seems as though ALL of his former partners were transmen. Which isn't that weird I guess, and he did tell me he tried dating a cis man before but it didn't work. After I met him in person he was telling me that he really liked his trans partners to still have sex vaginally and he liked tits. So, I was kind of confused at that. I think what was really going on was that he isn't gay but wanted to be so he could be like Jeffrey Dahmer. I know it's a bit of a stretch, but you'll see why later. So another thing is, Jeffrey would always ask his potential victims to go back to his place for drinks and to take photos, particularly sexual ones. Jeffrey would then lace the drinks and go on to do weird things to his victims while taking their pictures. And while I was trapped at his place, B kept pushing alcohol on me, A LOT. So much so, that when I kept refusing he started getting angry. However, once I pretended to take a sip it was like his whole attitude changed. He also kept joking it was laced, like EVERYTIME he offered me some. Even though I didn't actually drink any, like I said in the first post, I still got a few drops on my lips and in my mouth. After that I started to get a headache and was a bit dizzy. Also, he had told me before that he liked to take pictures of his partners in sexual poses while they held his guns. Aside from the guns, that's EXACTLY WHAT JEFFREY WOULD DO. For some reason, I didn't piece any of this together until afterwards. I guess I was too shaken up to think clearly. I said this before as well, but when I first entered his house, it was pitch black and he had black out curtains on EVERY WINDOW in his house. His bedroom, living room, kitchen, I mean his whole house made it seem like it was night outside. Another thing that is eerily similar to Jeffrey, is that B told me before I met him in person he always liked dating someone younger. I, at the time, was nineteen and he was twenty five, about to turn twenty six. I honestly don't know what was wrong with me so have not seen the BIG RED FLAGS in the beginning, but he played it off so well I didn't even notice them until after everything happened. And it isn't like me to go for older guys, I usually try to go for someone two years older or younger than me, as I don't like have a huge age gap between me and my partner. Anyway though, Jeffrey always went for younger guys, as well as sometimes KIDS. So, that's another thing similar between them, as well as the fact that B told me he was into little brother play. Where he makes his partners act like a younger brother during sex, etc. He also told me he liked for his partners to SUCK ON BINKIES. BRUHHHH, no thanks bro, I'm good. See, if it was just one of these things that he liked / was into, then I guess it would be normal. Just a guy into a weird ass kink, but all these things combined just did not sit right with me as well as how he was acting. Now, I said in my other post that basically the ENTIRE TIME I was with him, he had a weird ass expression on his face that made me uncomfortable. I wish I could explain better, but it was like constipated / confused look, like Edward from Twilight when he does those weird facial expressions. His brows were always furrowed and he looked like he was uncomfortable / anxious the whole time. He was being super sketchy. His body language was just really off-putting and made me feel weird. And the thing he kept ranting about the most was how Jeffrey Dahmer was misunderstood and just needed someone to be there for him, and then maybe he wouldn't have killed people. The thing that scared me the most was how he said he felt the same way, that he wished he could just have someone not leave him and how he had trust issues after his former partners. Especially the one I mentioned in the last post, about how his ex partner before me snuck out in the middle of the night and got his family to come get him. His family lived across the country, so it had to have been pretty bad for his ex to call his parents and tell them to come get him. Because they drove across multiple different states to come pick him up in the middle of the night so he could sneak away. I have a major feeling that B left out a lot of their fight and why his ex actually left. Not to mention while I was with him, he watched every move I made and wouldn't let me get on my phone without him seeing what I was doing / texting to people. I have a feeling if he thought I was trying to leave him he would've done something bad. Just like Jeffrey. Jeffrey wouldn't always hurt his victims (Not at first anyway) it was always when they said they had to leave that he would get angry and force them to stay. So, idk man, I could've been killed or worse. Also, I know I said I could've been killed or worse, and some of you are probably thinking what's worse than being killed? Well, to me, a lot of things he could've done would have been worse. Especially if he was trying to be like Dahmer, then I could've gotten acid injected into my brain or been r*aped. Which is exactly what I think he was trying to do, with how much alcohol he was trying to push on me. He also kept 'petting' me and touching my thighs while he told me all the ways he'd kill me 'if he was a serial killer.' I genuinely think that something bad would've happened if I didn't have one HELL of an excuse to leave. Because honestly, my mom couldn't have given a better excuse for me to go that also sounded real and not like a lie. Because, like I said before, I had told him before I met him that my mother had health issues and was always in and out of the hospital, so it was perfect that she used that as an excuse. He got really cold and wasn't speaking to me when he heard my phone call and that I had to leave, but I think if I would've tried to leave without that excuse or by giving him an obvious lie, then I might not be here. I'm also super grateful to my best friends who let me come to their place and stay late instead of going home. Me and my best friend, basically my sister, have talked about this a lot since it happened and every time we do, we try to rationalize why someone would act like that, other than being an actual serial killer / r*pist. But we can never think of a reason besides the fact that he simply is what he seems like. A really unhinged person who could've hurt me badly. Also, this was my FIRST TRUE experience in online dating and I honestly think I'm never going to try that again. I've run into so many creeps trying to date online, AND in real life. Most people who aren't trans probably don't realize or know this, but there are a lot of men that want to do really weird and fucked up things to trans people because I guess they think we are some mutant or something, or 'the best of both worlds.' I've run into them a lot, and when I met B, I thought that was over. I thought I had met an actual good person who was educated on trans topics and was respectful of my boundaries and my body. Nope. Now I'm starting to think dating, at least where I live now, is almost impossible and I think I'm going to be alone for awhile. :') Not to mention, I'm now traumatized after what happened with B, and I already had trouble trusting men, and just people in general. Before meeting him I have already been SAed before, multiple times. I guess I'm simply asking for advice on how to move on from something like this. I was trying, and doing kind of ok, moving on from things that had happened before I met B, but now after what happened with him I feel like I'm back sliding and it's making me relive all my past traumas. I basically trust no one, when it comes to sexual things, besides my two best friends I've known since childhood. I tend to over sexualize everything, even things that aren't sexual at all, and get scared around ANYONE, even family members, who I know deep down don't see me like that. I was also abused as a kid and wasn't able to get out of it until I was eighteen, and I've only just turned twenty now, so it wasn't even until two years ago I was still being abused. I feel I've fallen into the dark again and my panic attacks have gotten worse again. I feel depressed and I didn't realize until recently that I'm suicidal again. I didn't realize it until recently, because when I was younger and suicidal, I knew I was. I've tried unaliving myself before so I didn't think about it because I don't feel that way now. It's different this time. Instead of my thoughts directly wanting me to pull out a gun and, ya know, this time it's more subtle and more of a subconscious action. Like closing my eyes for a few seconds while driving. Or intrusive thoughts about ramming head first into the car in the other lane. Or going hiking and thinking of what it would feel like to step off the cliff. I'm honestly just tired. I feel like every person I meet has some kind of ulterior motive, whatever it is. I'm working at a really nice job but it seems like every time I save up money and am doing good for my future, I have to use it on something unexpected that pops into my life. I'm living with my grandparents for now because they said they weren't going to charge me rent, and I'm super grateful for that, but even still I can't keep money and I kind of just don't see my future anymore. Both my parents were drug addicts, my mother to pain pills then xans after that, my father was mainly an alcoholic but also did meth, pills, and other things. It doesn't help because when I was younger, around my early teen years (13-16) I started smoking cigs when I was 12, then I started smoking weed, which I still do, but then it got worse and I've tried xans, snorting pills I didn't even know what they were, drinking, and I've even done shrooms and LSD. I've also had some really bad trips on LSD that made my severe panic disorder worse and after that I now disassociate a lot too and have trouble knowing if I'm in reality while having a panic attack. And after what happened with B, his house and the smell (Cigs and booze) just reminded me what it was like living with my parents in that crack house looking trailer. It's like my brain won't let me let go of the past and move on. It's like I'm constantly stuck there still. And aside from dating, it's also super hard to meet people as friends where I live. I love my two best friends, one of which has been with me since we were basically fetuses and her parents and mine were friends, so her parents were also abusive drug addicts. It's nice to have someone so close and how we can relate to what we went through. We joke that we were traumatized by our parents, but also by each other's parents as well lol. Even though I'm grateful for them, you never know what's going to happen in the future and I don't want to be solely dependent on them and be able to make new friends, but I just can't. I feel so alone, and my friend I grew up with has been moved out a lot longer than me and has had time to heal, and I don't wanna keep dumping my mental problems on her because it's unfair to her. I feel like I'm just bringing her back to our past with me. When I moved out, I completely cut ties with my father, I don't even like calling him that, as he was the first person to SA me and he is, in general, and evil person. I try to think that evil people don't exist, but then I think of him and I realize they do. My mom though, is a good person when she isn't on anything. Recently though, I blocked her and haven't talked to her in over a month because she OD again on xans and amphetamines. I kind of realized recently that she is almost as bad as my father, even though I never wanted to admit that to myself. Because when I was younger, I admitted to her that he had SAed me and she kept pressuring me to tell her what happened, like, IN DETAIL. I told her no because I didn't want to relive it and think about it, even now I have a lot of repressed memories. And because I wouldn't tell her EXACTLY what happened, she doesn't believe. I think she does, deep down, but she doesn't want it to be real. And after her OD last month, she tried telling me she didn't and that it was just her BLOOD PRESSURE. LIKE OH MY GOD BITCH, WHY DO YOU LIE? She must think I'm stupid or something. Before I blocked her, I cussed her out over text and said something like "Who do you think was the first person at the hospital? Not grandma, not your husband, ME. I've always been there for you first. Who do you think told me you had OD? The doctors when I first got there!" And she still denies it, even though when me and my friend got the hospital she was lying there naked (they had to cut her clothes off to save her) with a breathing tube stuck down her throat. I've tried helping her my whole life but apparently she doesn't want help. So now I've gotten tired of her BS and I blocked her and now my grandma is pressuring me to talking to her, luckily though, my grandpa went through something similar as a kid and understands how it is so he isn't guilt tripping me into talking with her. I'm just tired of having to put into traumatic situations. My mental health just keeps getting worse. Somehow, trauma always finds me and nowadays, it seems my only friends are my demons. It used to not be like this, but now even when I'm with my two closest friends, I still feel lonely. Like they are reminding me that when I leave my friends, I'm alone again. Anyway, I know this probably isn't the right subreddit for this, but I kind of just started ranting, sorry for that.
Also, to clear some things up, no I don't use drugs, not anymore. I've never really been an addict at all in my life, somehow. I just did drugs because I wanted to escape when I was younger, and thankfully I never got addicted to any of them. Not like you can get addicted to LSD or shrooms anyway. The only thing I've got addicted to was cigarettes, which rn, is the least of my concerns. And as for weed, I used to be a major stoner but it started making my panic attacks worse so I stopped for a few years, cold turkey, and only recently started smoking it again. So, I'm not worried about weed and if anything, it's been helping now. Especially since I don't smoke it nearly as much as I used to. So, for those worried about me being or getting on drugs, don't worry I'm fine. I have made a clear boundary for myself to never do anything besides smoking my cigs and weed. Cause I've seen how drugs affect my parents and others I've known and I've sworn to myself that I won't become them. It also sucks though because I see psychedelics as something that can help a lot of people with trauma, and the first shrooms trip I ever did changed my life for the better. Now though, after my bad LSD trip, I don't know if I can every do them again. Maybe one day, but not for the foreseeable furture. Again, sorry for going on a rant. I'll probably post this to another subreddit and see if anyone can help. I'm not looking for therapy as I don't have the money or health insurance. Just looking for someone who can relate that has been able to move past similar things and find happiness. If you've read this far, thank you. Like seriously, from the bottom of my heart. It means a lot to me that someone would read about another person's problems and life experience. I hope whoever is reading this is having a great day / night wherever you are, and are living your best life. And for those reading that are going through a similar situation right now and can't get out, I promise you aren't alone. I haven't really gotten better, so I can't say things get better, but I can say it DOES get easier. All I can say is, you aren't alone in it. There are others, like me, who know your pain. Keep living, it'll be worth it. Even though I'm not doing my best and my mental problems are still with me, that doesn't mean it's all been bad. I've made a lot of amazing memories after I moved out. Keep going.

hello! i think i may be allergic to alcohol but i never met anyone else who experiences what i do when i drink so i guess I'm just looking for some insight.
some backstory, i was a huge binge drinker from 14-19 like im talking i would puke then just wash my mouth out with more liquor. (not) surprisingly i developed a piss poor relationship with alcohol and struggled for a very long time with my relationship with it. eventually sometime when i was 19 (im 22 now) my body just completely stopped tolerating alcohol. i used to drink like a fish then it was like 1 drink or 5 i would get VIOLENTLY ill. i assumed this was because i was just drinking to often so eventually i just stopped drinking for my mental/physical health. fast forward to now, i RARELY if ever drink but last night i went out with some friends and have 4 shots. that was it before this i hadn't drank in over 6 months. i took nothing else and they were twist off shooters. what im about to tell you is what happens everytime i drink alcohol now. i projectile threw up for over 5+ hours. i could not even hold down water for this time. my face got really flushed and i started shaking (very very visibly) along with profusely sweating. my stomach starts squeeze like it's life depends on it, i was literally throwing up nothing but pure bile in the last few hours. its so bad that my throat gets swollen and scratchy so it's hard to even talk/swallow. My nose also just starts running like crazy and i get incredibly dizzy. im also just completely weak and for lack of better word "sick" for the next 24hrs after this.
my partner called the 24/7 nurse line and they told me it didn't sound like i needed to go in because as long as i was starting to tolerate water (which i was) I would be okay. the nurse line also said it didn't sound like alcohol poisoning (which ive had a few times) but definitely encouraged me to not drink EVER again. which i absolutely agree with, i barely drink now anyways so it wasnt a huge loss tbh im more of a tree guy now anyway ;) ;)
anyways, even though i am 100% not drinking again i am curious if anyone else has had these symptoms with alcohol. it is so strange as i said this developed when i was older but i was drinking WAY too young so im not sure if that plays a factor. thank you all so much for any insights !

I have gotten by far 3 grand mal seizure that started first a year ago then September and then October and only one Nocturnal. Today in the morning it felt like I was having a “esophagus cramp” like the feeling that from my heart up vibrates like if you have a plastic bottle filled with liquid and hit it at a corner were the bottle start to vibrate which is exactly how my body feels like, I can’t really talk and I have to flop my arms and hands like a idiot struggling to make me awake and sometimes have to do weird noises were it almost also feel like that my body is trying to avoid any oxygen to make me pass out and flop like a fish. And I would rate this like 8,5/10 since it is really scary were I have to constantly punch away my epileptic demon inside my brain because I know then that could be at anytime were the whole floppy fish show begins (TC Grand Mal Seizure)
I know that this happens every time before all of my grand mal TC were I do bunch of floppy moves and bunch of metallic scream. But I wonder what seizure could it possibly be? Because I sometimes have the same thing but only in like 10 second or less were it isn’t really that extreme were I can talk and get air but the only thing that’s happens is the vibration feeling and the esophagus thing but minor like a scale 4-6/10 were I have to move my arms/hands and sometimes have to hum a little bit while the other it feels like I have to fight for my life or else it is game over.
So I would appreciate if you have a similar feeling and what seizure it is so summary I’ll write my symptoms on the “light” which a get quite often (almost every day) if it even is a seizure overall. And then the life or death one.
Light one: A little bit dizzy/a weak vibrating feeling from my upper torso up til the head. Can hear what people say but don’t understand what they mean. During while they talk I also do hear the same person while they’re talking say a bunch of random words (which they don’t say in the non epileptic world I am in). Can’t literally not read at all for about a minuet or so like I literally CANNOT read a single word I see.
This happens for like 10sec or even some times a millisecond when it almost feels like a hiccup of all that above but I “recover” easily and fast like 3-5sec
The extreme one:
I get the same dizziness that quickly change into the vibration I get (like the same vibrating feeling when you hit that specific spot of your knee were it vibrates and hurt like hell but without the pain). Then the esophagus comes in but it gets stronger and it feels like my throat are closing together. (During that time I can quickly do something to alert my surrounding that the bomb can explode at anytime) I cannot speak at that time so I have to sign by either making noise like: “ehm” etc or use my hands. When the surrounding is close to me as possible I have to make the weird noises(sometimes) and try to focus on my breath and try to be as alert as possible and stay awake. At that time is the post struggling part since I ca loose the fight at any point
This takes about 30-1 minute I think since I’m not aware about time nor words at all. Were I try to block out all noises I can hear to concentrate to breath and try to stay awake
So basically the light one feels like a downfall from a roller coaster while the “big” one feels like you’re jumping from a cliff as high as mt Everest and hope that you chose the right para shoot and not the unusable one.
Would be glad to hear if you have any thoughts on what type of seizure I experience/have. I think maybe focal but I’m not quite sure since I haven’t heard from anyone here on how they are experiencing their seizure and how they know it is “that” type of seizure they have. It would really calm me down if somebody do know most likely on what type of seizure I experience/have experienced.
And could you guys give some tips on what to do during those day to make my brain rest (since sleeping can be hard sometimes). It could be something that you do to relax that also can help me. I hade these huge ones two times today, during the morning and one a few minutes before bed. Give some tips. Stay safe and take care everybody<3

Usually my seasonal allergies to pollen, ragweed, mold etc. manifest in the usual sneezy, runny nose, itchy throat and eyes, etc.
One day I woke up and felt like I couldn’t get a full breath in. I happened to check the pollen count and it was extremely elevated, and it’s been extremely elevated ever since that day. It’s been going on for a little over a week.
I’m not congested or sneezy in my nose whatsoever, my eyes aren’t itchy. I just feel like im not inhaling all the way. It’s been making me dizzy and lightheaded. I’m also experiencing extreme fatigue to the point it interferes with my daily functioning, and headaches almost every single day. The headaches border on migraines, and it’s a full head headache if that makes sense. It hurts my entire head, it’s not concentrated to just one part of my head. I’m also experiencing almost daily nausea. I’ve been taking Zofran and Ibuprofen daily.
Could this be allergies? Or should I get this checked out?

Hello All!
I am new here, and would like some insight from people, who deal with achalasia already, and could give some guidence.
I am 35 years old female, non drinking, non smoking. For about a year I am dealing with seems like some mistery illness, and I cannot figure out the cause. I thought I have asthma, sinusitis, allergies, LPR and you name it.
My most deliberating symptoms are: -mucus in throat shortly after eating, some days more, some days less, it cause coughing and throat clearing -fullness in my chest after meals, feeling like I can't take deep breaths in, chest feels tight in sternum area and feels like lungs have no space to expand, it passes maybe about half an hour after eating, warm tea helps and rest helps to calm it down -with excessive throat clearing and cough, comes feeling like I always have upper respiratory infection, lots of rawness in throat, sensitivity to smells, and strong tastes. Feeling asthmatic. Many times I will keep coughing, feeling like something is there, but it is not providing any relief -difficulty swallowing, sometimes feeling like somethings tickles my throat or food is stuck -regurgitation of foods, many times undigested, feeling of food sitting in my chest -thick mucus in my throat, food getting stuck sometimes as I swallow, and I cannot tolerate any sticky, slimy foods, like yogurts, peanut butter, breads, chocolate etc -tounge feels swollen, raw, coated and I do have sour taste in mouth
I had done so far: -lung function test, and chest xray that was normal, waiting for chest ct -ent scope, saw lots of mucus and dr thought it's mix reflux and allergies, waiting for sinus ct scan -autoimmune panel, came back slightly positive and waiting for reumatologist
Waiting for GI visit in October this year and PH probe November this year. I am currently on Acid Watcher diet and not taking anything for reflux, trying to deal with it with dietary and lifestyle adjustment. I am really hoping to get barium swallow soon, and gastroscopy done in the future.
Could my symptoms be related to achalasia?
Thanks for any tips!

48F, 4’11”, 130 pounds Non-smoker, occasionally drink beer (maybe 3 pints per week at the most?)
Hashimoto’s (1x daily: Armour thyroid 60mg & Unithroid 50mcg) Psoriatic Arthritis (2x daily: Otezla 30mg)* Hemochromatosis (iron panel levels currently normal, last checked 07May2024) Endometriosis (laparoscopy decades ago, currently asymptomatic) Exercise-induced asthma (albuterol inhaler as needed) Vitamin D (1x weekly: 50000IU)
*Medrol injection 09May2024 *Diclofenac, started 09May2024 (2x daily: 75mg)
I am currently in a PsA flare and have been for a few months. My doc first put me on a short course of prednisone. While that got rid of most of my pain, my left middle finger continued to be painful and swollen. A short time after the course of prednisone was finished, I was dealing with a lot of stressful events and my PsA flare got worse (fingers in both hands (especially left middle finger), toes in both feet, right knee, right hip, plantar fasciitis). My doc then prescribed a single Medrol injection (in my arm) and oral diclofenac. I guess I should mention that this is my first time ever taking diclofenac.
I got the Medrol shot on 09May2024 and started the diclofenac the same day. I have been taking the diclofenac without issue until last night. A few hours after dinner, my throat started to feel funny and then I got a sensation similar to my exercise-induced asthma. I did have farro for the first time in my life with dinner, so I assumed it could be that even though I’ve never had any reactions to wheat before. Well today, a few hours after taking my dose of medications (Otezla & diclofenac), I experienced the same sensation (I did not consume farro today).
I did some googling (not the best, I know) and learned that NSAIDs are contraindicated in people with asthma; however, I have never had an issue taking NSAIDs (Ibuprofen, Naproxen). As a little experiment, I decided to take two puffs of my inhaler and within 15 minutes, the sensation went away.
Could this indicate some sort of reaction to the diclofenac even though I’ve been taking it for a week without issue? Could it be something else? I’ve never experienced asthma outside of exercising. I’m a little hesitant to take it tonight for fear that any reaction could get worse. Should I just not take it tonight? Could I just take ibuprofen instead? I’m reaching out here now since I won’t be able to reach my doctor until Monday.

Anyone with covid got swollen throat lymph nodes? I got an throat xray - doctor said its swollen but he cant tell why. In Austria long covid is not like an normal diagnosis- ppl say it does not exist. So anyone here may have it- and tell me i am not alone :(

So..last week wendsday I started with a sore throat.. Thursday I woke up all messed up and I went to the ER.. cough sore throat bad bad dizziness 2 days later I severely congested bad eye pain and a weird feeling like pressure in my ears moving my eyes around made me feel dizzy that has slightly gotten better then I experienced bad headaches around day 3ish, those haven’t eased up I thought they did but yesterday and the day before night I had this horrible headache on top of head plus eye pain to the point where I think I have a nerve problem in my eye due to the pain and bc in my eye socke I feel something like a vein feeling thing buldging out Yu can’t see if but you can feel pain there and stuff I rubbed my eye so hard prior to that idk if I irritated it or something anyways.. anyone’s eyes hurt I’m on day 8 they hurt when I wake up but then the eye pain stops for only the eye socket and eyebrows to hurt fyi I did have bad sinuses bc my allergy’s and respiratory infection ganged up on me my ears where clogged for like.. 1 week and yeah

So, 2 weeks ago I was super sick. Thought it was the flu, tested for covid and was positive. Started w the chills, fever, then had stuffy nose & sore throat. I was also superrr dizzy and my left ear felt plugged & full of pressure, so i went to urgent care where they said I had an ear infection. Been taking antibiotics for that.
I was FINALLY feeling better until yesterday I woke up with the EXACT same symptoms that I had 2 weeks ago - insane chills, headache, sore throat (feels like im swallowing knives) and heart palpiltations. I decided to test again to see if it was Covid, and it was negative?
Is this common? Or normal? I just want this to go away😫😫 any advice or any relating stories will Help ease my mind. I’m Anxious!

Anyone here with diagnosed gerd - and swollen throat lymphnodes? I got an throat xray and doctor said my lymphnodes in my throat are swollen. It could be from the acid, bc all my bloodworks are fine. My other doctor said i should go to ultrasound for the other lymphnodes. Any ppl here with same issues?

I was out at dinner just having a burger and fries. Though I’d never been to this restaurant before, I’ve had plenty of burgers and fries. All of a sudden, I started feeling lightheaded and sweaty and sent my husband to get the check so we could leave. In the time it took him to run to the bar, my heart rate went from 60bm (my resting is 55) to 166bpm. I lost all vision, had severe chest pains, and sweat literal buckets. It was pooling around me. My throat started stinging like I swallowed bees. I was so embarrassed because it was a busy place, so my husband got me to an alley where I collapsed. We called 911 and they suspected a heart attack and I was rushed to the hospital.
At the hospital, I was stable with a consistent heart rate of 130-140bpm. The throat stinging has gone away, but the chest pains and dizziness were severe. All imaging and lab work ruled out a heart attack, so they assumed allergic reaction and administered a GI cocktail, Benadryl, and Valium. That dropped my heart rate to 70-80bpm within half an hour. They did not administer epinephrine. I was discharged after my heart rate was consistently in the 70s and will be following up with my primary and likely a cardiologist or allergist. I got the ingredient list from the restaurant and there was a type of pepper I don't recall every having before, though it is closely related to peppers I have all the time and wasn't very spicy. I live in Texas, so I've probably had it before in a dish.
I am a very healthy 22yo female, other than ankylosing spondylitis. I have been stressed with closing on our house next week, but have never had a panic attack and was in a great mood and not anxious at all. What do you think happened to me? As I said, I am not looking for a diagnosis and will certainly be seeing a doctor soon. I’m just looking for similar experiences.

I hope it's okay to post this in here, I've been really worried the past week. Sunday (Mother’s Day) I noticed my throat was really swollen, and I was able to get in with my primary next day, who scheduled me for an ultrasound the same day. They didn't go over my ultrasound results with me at all, they just said it was non cancerous and gave me a referral to an Endo. (I can't get in until July) Since my ultrasound, I have noticed the swelling/ lump has gotten bigger. Some other things I have going on are night sweats, weight gain, I have trouble catching my breath, and headaches. I haven't changed my diet at all, I have UC, so I've been on the same diet for years. Has anyone had anything similar happen to them?? I know the thyroid can be tricky to figure out.

What I Have Been Experiencing:
• A dark mark on my left big toe’s toenail.
• A lump on the right side of my face in and/or around my jaw.
• Blurry vision sometimes.
• Bone and/or joint pain sometimes.
• Coughing sometimes.
• Darkish veins on my left index finger and middle finger.
• Dizziness sometimes.
• Dry skin sometimes.
• Fatigue sometimes.
• Head tension sometimes, especially on the right side.
• Irritation on my right arm that bleeds sometimes and comes sometimes.
• Lumps on the left side of my ear and neck that are seemingly swollen lymph nodes.
• My eyes stinging sometimes.
• My nose bleeding sometimes.
• Numbness sometimes.
• Pain on the right side of my head sometimes.
• Poor balance sometimes.
• Seeing stars sometimes.
• Tonsil stones that I spit up sometimes.
• Watery eyes sometimes.
I’m 17 years old.
I’m a male.
I’m vegan.
I live in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
Around 4-5 years ago, I accidentally cut the back of my head on a metal trash dumpster from being punched while boxing (both me and the guy boxed consensually). The back of my head bled from this, and at the doctor's, I got it stapled, plus had some Vaseline-like substance put on it. Ever since then, it feels like my body has been deteriorating, as I’ve never felt this bad before.
I have been neglected by my family, including medically, but I have gotten some medical care. When I got it, not much had been found wrong.
In late December of 2023, a medical staff member told me that I was underweight.
On May 17, 2024, a doctor at an ER said a lump on my throat seemed to be a calcification that I should get a follow-up on.
I have been evaluated by psychiatrists, and they haven’t told me anything’s wrong with me. One even basically said I seem logical and mentally normal.
I don’t think I’m crazy, or hallucinating.
Please help.

I (25f) get a really swollen throat every time I get sick. It makes it hard to breathe, drink, eat, etc. I’ve been passed around to ENT’s, and docs that specialize in auto-immune disorders, which denied me due to my blood work. I’d also say I get sick often, as I do work in healthcare and also have a child in school. However, I’ve always gotten sick and gotten infections pretty frequently. I get ulcers in my throat that look like strep, but almost always test negative. I’ve had doctors say it looks as though my tonsil on my right side of my throat wasn’t removed properly as well. I have also been diagnosed EoE, which is ultimately the answer they always give me. They’ve given me nose sprays to try to help with the swelling, along with inhalers to try as well. Nothing has helped with it. It causes me extreme pain in my neck to the point where it hurts to move my head. Any insight on this that may help?

What I Have Been Experiencing:
• A dark mark on my left big toe’s toenail.
• A lump on the right side of my face in and/or around my jaw.
• Blurry vision sometimes.
• Bone and/or joint pain sometimes.
• Coughing sometimes.
• Darkish veins on my left index finger and middle finger.
• Dizziness sometimes.
• Dry skin sometimes.
• Fatigue sometimes.
• Head tension sometimes, especially on the right side.
• Irritation on my right arm that bleeds sometimes and comes sometimes.
• Lumps on the left side of my ear and neck that are seemingly swollen lymph nodes.
• My eyes stinging sometimes.
• My nose bleeding sometimes.
• Numbness sometimes.
• Pain on the right side of my head sometimes.
• Poor balance sometimes.
• Seeing stars sometimes.
• Tonsil stones that I spit up sometimes.
• Watery eyes sometimes.
I’m 17 years old.
I’m a male.
I’m vegan.
I live in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
Around 4-5 years ago, I accidentally cut the back of my head on a metal trash dumpster from being punched while boxing (both me and the guy boxed consensually). The back of my head bled from this, and at the doctor's, I got it stapled, plus had some Vaseline-like substance put on it. Ever since then, it feels like my body has been deteriorating, as I’ve never felt this bad before.
I have been neglected by my family, including medically, but I have gotten some medical care. When I got it, not much had been found wrong.
In late December of 2023, a medical staff member told me that I was underweight.
On May 17, 2024, a doctor at an ER said a lump on my throat seemed to be a calcification that I should get a follow-up on.
I have been evaluated by psychiatrists, and they haven’t told me anything’s wrong with me. One even basically said I seem logical and mentally normal.
I don’t think I’m crazy, or hallucinating.
Please help.

What I Have Been Experiencing:
• A dark mark on my left big toe’s toenail.
• A lump on the right side of my face in and/or around my jaw.
• Blurry vision sometimes.
• Bone and/or joint pain sometimes.
• Coughing sometimes.
• Darkish veins on my left index finger and middle finger.
• Dizziness sometimes.
• Dry skin sometimes.
• Fatigue sometimes.
• Head tension sometimes, especially on the right side.
• Irritation on my right arm that bleeds sometimes and comes sometimes.
• Lumps on the left side of my ear and neck that are seemingly swollen lymph nodes.
• My eyes stinging sometimes.
• My nose bleeding sometimes.
• Numbness sometimes.
• Pain on the right side of my head sometimes.
• Poor balance sometimes.
• Seeing stars sometimes.
• Tonsil stones that I spit up sometimes.
• Watery eyes sometimes.
I’m 17 years old.
I’m a male.
I’m vegan.
I live in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
Around 4-5 years ago, I accidentally cut the back of my head on a metal trash dumpster from being punched while boxing (both me and the guy boxed consensually). The back of my head bled from this, and at the doctor's, I got it stapled, plus had some Vaseline-like substance put on it. Ever since then, it feels like my body has been deteriorating, as I’ve never felt this bad before.
I have been neglected by my family, including medically, but I have gotten some medical care. When I got it, not much had been found wrong.
In late December of 2023, a medical staff member told me that I was underweight.
On May 17, 2024, a doctor at an ER said a lump on my throat seemed to be a calcification that I should get a follow-up on.
I have been evaluated by psychiatrists, and they haven’t told me anything’s wrong with me. One even basically said I seem logical and mentally normal.
I don’t think I’m crazy, or hallucinating.
Please help.

What I Have Been Experiencing:
• A dark mark on my left big toe’s toenail.
• A lump on the right side of my face in and/or around my jaw.
• Blurry vision sometimes.
• Bone and/or joint pain sometimes.
• Coughing sometimes.
• Darkish veins on my left index finger and middle finger.
• Dizziness sometimes.
• Dry skin sometimes.
• Fatigue sometimes.
• Head tension sometimes, especially on the right side.
• Irritation on my right arm that bleeds sometimes and comes sometimes.
• Lumps on the left side of my ear and neck that are seemingly swollen lymph nodes.
• My eyes stinging sometimes.
• My nose bleeding sometimes.
• Numbness sometimes.
• Pain on the right side of my head sometimes.
• Poor balance sometimes.
• Seeing stars sometimes.
• Tonsil stones that I spit up sometimes.
• Watery eyes sometimes.
I’m 17 years old.
I’m a male.
I’m vegan.
I live in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
Around 4-5 years ago, I accidentally cut the back of my head on a metal trash dumpster from being punched while boxing (both me and the guy boxed consensually). The back of my head bled from this, and at the doctor's, I got it stapled, plus had some Vaseline-like substance put on it. Ever since then, it feels like my body has been deteriorating, as I’ve never felt this bad before.
I have been neglected by my family, including medically, but I have gotten some medical care. When I got it, not much had been found wrong.
In late December of 2023, a medical staff member told me that I was underweight.
On May 17, 2024, a doctor at an ER said a lump on my throat seemed to be a calcification that I should get a follow-up on.
I have been evaluated by psychiatrists, and they haven’t told me anything’s wrong with me. One even basically said I seem logical and mentally normal.
I don’t think I’m crazy, or hallucinating.
Please help.

What I Have Been Experiencing:
• A dark mark on my left big toe’s toenail.
• A lump on the right side of my face in and/or around my jaw.
• Blurry vision sometimes.
• Bone and/or joint pain sometimes.
• Coughing sometimes.
• Darkish veins on my left index finger and middle finger.
• Dizziness sometimes.
• Dry skin sometimes.
• Fatigue sometimes.
• Head tension sometimes, especially on the right side.
• Irritation on my right arm that bleeds sometimes and comes sometimes.
• Lumps on the left side of my ear and neck that are seemingly swollen lymph nodes.
• My eyes stinging sometimes.
• My nose bleeding sometimes.
• Numbness sometimes.
• Pain on the right side of my head sometimes.
• Poor balance sometimes.
• Seeing stars sometimes.
• Tonsil stones that I spit up sometimes.
• Watery eyes sometimes.
I’m 17 years old.
I’m a male.
I’m vegan.
I live in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
Around 4-5 years ago, I accidentally cut the back of my head on a metal trash dumpster from being punched while boxing (both me and the guy boxed consensually). The back of my head bled from this, and at the doctor's, I got it stapled, plus had some Vaseline-like substance put on it. Ever since then, it feels like my body has been deteriorating, as I’ve never felt this bad before.
I have been neglected by my family, including medically, but I have gotten some medical care. When I got it, not much had been found wrong.
In late December of 2023, a medical staff member told me that I was underweight.
On May 17, 2024, a doctor at an ER said a lump on my throat seemed to be a calcification that I should get a follow-up on.
I have been evaluated by psychiatrists, and they haven’t told me anything’s wrong with me. One even basically said I seem logical and mentally normal.
I don’t think I’m crazy, or hallucinating.
Please help.

This week I have been feeling numbness in my hands and legs(like poor blood circulation), migraine, fatigue ,a bit dizziness and my eyes are kinda hurt(more like swollen)
I suspected that it might be anemia or low blood pressure etc. Then I checked my blood pressure, very normal. I keep on eating food which contains high levels of iron, but those feelings are still here. I am too scared to do blood tests cuz what if there’s really something wrong with my body and I’m not able to take the exam next month, it will ruin my life.
These days my anxiety has worsen and I am very exhausted from my work. Few days ago, when I was at school, I had severe migraine and I was extremely tired that I had to leave early. I am so scared that these symptoms are gonna get worse which I couldn’t take part in the exam next month.