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so for a long time now bout a yr ive had several symptoms, headaches, my lympnodes in my neck and a few days ago i noticed in my armpits on both sides seem to have many painfull lumps,ive been having chest pain mild but its hard to describe,i usuly say my heart hurts,its all burning,stabbing,dull,ach,ect... also my whole body is in pain i feel like i worked out at the gy for a long time, its very sore tired is best i can say bout that,my muscles feel tender and tired, ive been getting these headaches, usuly in the front on the left side, im tired all the time but have a very hard time sleeping i take sleep aids, i get heart burn and acid on and off, i always feel bloated, and i feel nauses alot usuly in the morning, im itchy all over i get night sweats,weight loss but also weight gain it changes, i useed to get normal pieords my whole life up untill about a yr ago now i only get a few in a year. my vison gets blurry i get this wierd pain more discomfort in my hips like my legs are going to give out,i hate it i also get numbing and tingling all over mainly my arms and hands it lasts a long time nothing makes it better, ive been lots of pain in my lower back and sides i have lots of memorie loss it sux,i get swollen bad in my legs feet hands, i was told 7 yrs ago i had hpv and my ob told me she had to do a leep cz i had cancer cells and after that was done she told me to come back every 3 months, and i never went back and its been 7 yrs also ive always had great vision but latly its gotten worse it changes but my vision looking far is now blury im prob forgetting stuff but this is whats going on i also have hep c nobody has been able to get blood except a month ago they got almost half of a small tube my cbc looked ok my liver levels were up oh and i was told im anemic oh and 1 more thing thats really important any time i walk have sex or anything that gets me breathing different makes it almost impossible for me to breath its something just stared a few months ago ive never had aything this bad before its not even close to normal it dosent take much for it to happen but when it does i really have a very hard time trying to get air in, im going crazy i know something serious is wrong i have no insurance right now so cant go to dr can u plz help me i have this overwhelming feeling i have some type of cancer or something just as bad.
so for a long time now bout a yr ive had several symptoms, headaches, my lympnodes in my neck and a few days ago i noticed in my armpits on both sides seem to have many painfull lumps,ive been having chest pain mild but its hard to describe,i usuly say my heart hurts,its all burning,stabbing,dull,ach,ect... also my whole body is in pain i feel like i worked out at the gy for a long time, its very sore tired is best i can say bout that,my muscles feel tender and tired, ive been getting these headaches, usuly in the front on the left side, im tired all the time but have a very hard time sleeping i take sleep aids, i get heart burn and acid on and off, i always feel bloated, and i feel nauses alot usuly in the morning, im itchy all over i get night sweats,weight loss but also weight gain it changes, i useed to get normal pieords my whole life up untill about a yr ago now i only get a few in a year. my vison gets blurry i get this wierd pain more discomfort in my hips like my legs are going to give out,i hate it i also get numbing and tingling all over mainly my arms and hands it lasts a long time nothing makes it better, ive been lots of pain in my lower back and sides i have lots of memorie loss it sux,i get swollen bad in my legs feet hands, i was told 7 yrs ago i had hpv and my ob told me she had to do a leep cz i had cancer cells and after that was done she told me to come back every 3 months, and i never went back and its been 7 yrs also ive always had great vision but latly its gotten worse it changes but my vision looking far is now blury im prob forgetting stuff but this is whats going on i also have hep c nobody has been able to get blood except a month ago they got almost half of a small tube my cbc looked ok my liver levels were up oh and i was told im anemic oh and 1 more thing thats really important any time i walk have sex or anything that gets me breathing different makes it almost impossible for me to breath its something just stared a few months ago ive never had aything this bad before its not even close to normal it dosent take much for it to happen but when it does i really have a very hard time trying to get air in, im going crazy i know something serious is wrong i have no insurance right now so cant go to dr can u plz help me i have this overwhelming feeling i have some type of cancer or something just as bad.
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Hello,
I read through these symptoms and there are a few things to consider:
Given the generalized symptoms, tender lymph nodes, insomnia, headaches, fatigue - there is the possibility that you have fibromyalgia, and there is medication for that now. But fibromyalgia is a diagnosis of exclusion so it is important to investigate some of these symptoms first.
1. Make sure to have those lymph nodes checked by a doctor, in person.
2. Make sure to have a headache evaluation - also by a doctor (not a PA or NP).
I would also recommend a CBC with Differential to see if there is an underlying infection going on or other problems that can be accessed by a blood count. It would also provide information on the status of your anemia. The fatigue may be related to the anemia. A TSH blood test to a look for thyroid problem is indicated too, because of the fatigue.
I think it is time to go back and have another Pap smear since it has been years since your colposcopy. You can discuss your oligomenorhea (decreased number of periods) when you go in to see the OB.
I hope this information helps. Please let me know if I can provide further information.
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Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I read through these symptoms and there are a few things to consider:
Given the generalized symptoms, tender lymph nodes, insomnia, headaches, fatigue - there is the possibility that you have fibromyalgia, and there is medication for that now. But fibromyalgia is a diagnosis of exclusion so it is important to investigate some of these symptoms first.
1. Make sure to have those lymph nodes checked by a doctor, in person.
2. Make sure to have a headache evaluation - also by a doctor (not a PA or NP).
I would also recommend a CBC with Differential to see if there is an underlying infection going on or other problems that can be accessed by a blood count. It would also provide information on the status of your anemia. The fatigue may be related to the anemia. A TSH blood test to a look for thyroid problem is indicated too, because of the fatigue.
I think it is time to go back and have another Pap smear since it has been years since your colposcopy. You can discuss your oligomenorhea (decreased number of periods) when you go in to see the OB.
I hope this information helps. Please let me know if I can provide further information.
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