Hi everybody,
My name is Jake, I'm from the UK and I was a typical 21 year old student up until a couple of months ago.
It all began back in May when I suffered with a bout of what I thought at the time to be acute sinusitis. I also developed a tingling sensation in my feet that was most noticeable when sitting down, which I thought to be a little strange but just put it down to having a viral infection and got on with my normal every day routine.
However three months later my symptoms have progressed and I am now extremely anxious and fear there may be some underlying condition that is more sinister than a simple viral infection. I've been to visit my doctor on numerous occasions to express my concern about possible vasculitis, but she is quick to dismiss me as my inflammatory marker blood test returned normal. She hasn't tested me for ANCA and doesn't feel it is necessary as my inflammatory markers came back normal (what exactly that included hasn't been specified) and stresses they would not if I had wegs or any other form of vasculitis. I've been given nasal spray called fluticasone and sent on my way.
I feel absolutely helpless at the moment, am I being paranoid? Are my doctors just not taking me seriously enough? I'm posting here in hope some of you may be willing to share your opinions so I can decide what to do next. Here is a list of the symptoms I've been experiencing:
- - Tenderness & slight swelling of cervical lymph node on the left side of neck
- - Heavily inflamed lump in left nostril (visible when looking with a flashlight), rock hard to the touch. Doesn't appear to have responded to steroid nasal spray.
- - Unilateral nasal blockage that seems to alternate nostril on a regular basis
- - Occasional facial pain under the eyes
- - Peripheral neuropathy, mostly tingling sensations in the lower legs/feet & body-wide muscle fasciculations. Occasional numbness and extreme sensitivity in different areas of my body
- - Often hack up thick, almost jelly like mucus, mostly in the mornings. Has had small streaks of blood on a couple of occasions
- - Occasional joint pains, almost feels like a cramping sensation but it's in the knees/elbows
- - Occasional dried up 'blood boogers' from my nose
- - Sore throat that seems to appear and disappear out of the blue on a regular basis
- - Spontaneous pneumothorax (collapsed lung) approx. 1 month after initial symptons begun, not sure if it's related as I have suffered with this once before a couple of years ago and reoccurance rates are high
- - Dry/burning eyes
Thank you all so much for taking the time to read my post, and my heart truly goes out to you all!
Jake x
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