Anyone experiencing unusual health issues?

[Seayalater]

Is anyone experiencing any unusual health issues? My husband has been hospitalized and so far tests can't find anything, now they are thinking it may be organic. I would love to hear is anyone else is or has experienced this so we can find out what is going on.

Thank you for your help.

 

[kkddbb]

No, but I wish him well. Sending you good healthy vibes....

 

[Kurt]

Is anyone experiencing any unusual health issues? My husband has been hospitalized and so far tests can't find anything, now they are thinking it may be organic. I would love to hear is anyone else is or has experienced this so we can find out what is going on.

Thank you for your help.

I assume you are local? Maybe post a few symptoms.

 

[Seayalater]

He's having stroke like symptoms, balance and confusion/memory loss, trouble swallowing/eating/drinking. Vertigo ruled out, CT and MRI rules out stroke.

 

[Carol G]

I haven't experienced those symptoms, but I did wake up this morning with really itchy, burning eyes, itchy skin, anxiety and minor asthma. It was very unusual and a little alarming... Based on past experiences, I think I'm having an allergic reaction to something, but this is a really strange time of year for me to experience allergies. I took a Claritin and am about to take a nap, but I was wondering if anyone else was dealing with this? Have they checked your hubby for histamines in his blood? I don't know if it's possible to cause such a severe reaction, but it may be worth a shot.

Good luck, I hope he feels better soon!

 

[DuneAHH]

He's having stroke like symptoms, balance and confusion/memory loss, trouble swallowing/eating/drinking. Vertigo ruled out, CT and MRI rules out stroke.

Have they checked his inner ear?
My Dad had similar problems to this a few years ago and it was caused by inner ear issues on the left side. The Dr. told him he had "rocks in his head"... some sort of crystallization build up.

 

[Seayalater]

no vertigo, ears good, think it might be something "organic", infectious disease doctor consulted and ordering tests. He started feeling bad in October, just not to this degree. Just trying to find an answer.

 

[Mango]

This year, the tick population was high in the area. I hope they are checking for Lyme Disease. Every symptom you listed can occur with it alone or at the same time. Make sure they use Igenix Lab or Stony Brook in New York. Any other lab, you may as well just burn your money.

Welcome to IGeneX, Inc.

You can also email Turn the Corner Foundation. They can direct you to a a Lyme literate doctor in FL.

Good luck.

 

[Teresa Cline]

I haven't experienced those symptoms, but I did wake up this morning with really itchy, burning eyes, itchy skin, anxiety and minor asthma. It was very unusual and a little alarming... Based on past experiences, I think I'm having an allergic reaction to something, but this is a really strange time of year for me to experience allergies. I took a Claritin and am about to take a nap, but I was wondering if anyone else was dealing with this? Have they checked your hubby for histamines in his blood? I don't know if it's possible to cause such a severe reaction, but it may be worth a shot.

Good luck, I hope he feels better soon!

My allergies are off the chart, they usually only get bad enough in the spring/ summer to have to take antihistamines to keep in check. I hate the foggy head from them too...miserable.

 

[30A Skunkape]

I assume you are local? Maybe post a few symptoms.

He's having stroke like symptoms, balance and confusion/memory loss, trouble swallowing/eating/drinking. Vertigo ruled out, CT and MRI rules out stroke.

I too am curious as to your whereabouts. Sacred Heart here in SOWAL does not have an ID doc in house. I'm not sure about Bay or White Wilson.

Without knowing anything else about this case, it sounds very similar to a case of West Nile encephalopathy I once saw, although I am not sure that the duration of symptoms fits-but who knows. If your husband has a transplant history and/or is immunocompromised there are a host of viruses that might be causative besides WNV. I would also think of normal pressure hydrocephalus as a possibility, too. If it has not been done already, a lumbar puncture is in order. Other things that come to mind without knowing the full history-B12 or folate deficiency (not uncommon in chronic alcoholics or gastric bypass patients), multiple myeloma or some other occult cancer, Lyme (although I disagree that there is only one lab that competently runs the tests needed for confirmation), Ehrlichiosis, other tick borne diseases, heavy metal poisoning, some other neurodegenerative disorder similar to ALS, the often present (but usually discovered only following an unproductive five figure workup!) depression or other psychiatric disorder. You mention the term 'organic', which I take to mean organic brain syndrome which really isn't a specific diagnosis...all of the above can cause organic brain syndrome.

At any rate, keep us posted and best wishes!