29th March 2007
[COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"]Hey Everyone!! I am about at my wits end.. Seriously.. I'll give you some background info -
About seven months or so, I had my wisdom teeth out. My recovery from the surgery was pretty unbearable and took a very long time. I ended up developing a great deal of pressure in my head, alot of pain - I was always tired, all I did was sleep and take pain medication.. I was miserable. I had gone back to the surgeon who said that things were okay and it would take a while to heal. I expressed that surely this amount of pain and pressure could not be normal, but again he said that everything was healing and it would just take time. Eventually things got better, and I was able to function a bit more normally, but then I developed a strand of other problems.. Chronic strep throat, chronic ear infections, chronic sinus infections. I started getting light headed very often, once even so bad that I fell off of a curb and had to go to the emergency care center b/c I was sure I had broken my foot (did not break it, but I was in crutches and laid up for about a week). I started developing chronic hot/cold sweats - and the slightest exhurtion caused me to just have major "flashes" - sweating, lethargy, etc. I had been back to the walk in clinic several times - and during this time period had been on many rounds of antibiotics, but every time I'd stop the antibiotics, my symptoms would come back and worse (they never went away with the antibiotics, the symptoms just became less). Well finally, I went back to my dentist when my PCP told me that she couldn't find a reason as to why I was so sick (I was being treated for pre-diabetes, but that was under control, and nothing seemed to make sense) - so I went back to my dentist - who did a bunch of x-rays, and everything appeared normal (no punctures into my sinus cavity from the wisdom teeth surgery). So I was then referred to a sinus specialist - to which I have seen several times. He ordered a CATscan of my sinuses - which did show abnormalities, and he is most likely going to refer me to a sinus surgeon. I was also allergy tested - and everything came back normal. My immunoglobins all came back normal, my chest x-ray normal, my halter monitor and echocardiogram all normal. But my symptoms continue (to a lesser degree -or atleast lesser when I am on antibiotics, but I have also developed a severe sensitivity to light - both indoor and outdoor, my eyesight has gotten really bad, when I try to focus on words with my eyes the words bounce really fast from left to right). For the last 21 days I have been on 2,000mg of Augmentin twice a day, and I've been on Liquibid twice a day as well. And things are "manageable" - but that's about it.. I still feel crappy, maybe not as crappy, but crappy none the less. I have no energy, I am tired - and the symptoms I experience are not only inconvienent and really stressing me out and causing my employers to be angry, but this is really wearing thin on my patience! I am frustrated beyond belief. I am sick and tired of feeling sick and tired - it's been over seven months, and I feel as though I am not much closer to an answer then before. Doctors just refer me to more doctors, who say things are normal, so they send me elsewhere. Surely this cannot be all from sinus problems - I don't buy that.. I am, at my wits end... And I am starting to feel like I'm losing my mind or something..
I go back to my sinus doctor tomorrow - I will be done with my antibiotics tonight, and I am going back for a check up - and for him to give me a referral to a surgeon, which is fine, whatever, but that is only going to solve part of the problem. I don't think that all of this is merely because of my sinus abnormalities.. Surely this amount of time being sick, and feeling *this* bad can't simply be because of that .. I'm so at the point where it's like I just want to stop - quit my job - and check myself into a hospital where they can test me for everything under the sun (ofcourse I'm not going to do that, but sometimes I sure feel like it !!)
I need a freaking break .. I need answers.. Because I'm exhausted.
Anyone?? Advice, feeback, help, anything??
About seven months or so, I had my wisdom teeth out. My recovery from the surgery was pretty unbearable and took a very long time. I ended up developing a great deal of pressure in my head, alot of pain - I was always tired, all I did was sleep and take pain medication.. I was miserable. I had gone back to the surgeon who said that things were okay and it would take a while to heal. I expressed that surely this amount of pain and pressure could not be normal, but again he said that everything was healing and it would just take time. Eventually things got better, and I was able to function a bit more normally, but then I developed a strand of other problems.. Chronic strep throat, chronic ear infections, chronic sinus infections. I started getting light headed very often, once even so bad that I fell off of a curb and had to go to the emergency care center b/c I was sure I had broken my foot (did not break it, but I was in crutches and laid up for about a week). I started developing chronic hot/cold sweats - and the slightest exhurtion caused me to just have major "flashes" - sweating, lethargy, etc. I had been back to the walk in clinic several times - and during this time period had been on many rounds of antibiotics, but every time I'd stop the antibiotics, my symptoms would come back and worse (they never went away with the antibiotics, the symptoms just became less). Well finally, I went back to my dentist when my PCP told me that she couldn't find a reason as to why I was so sick (I was being treated for pre-diabetes, but that was under control, and nothing seemed to make sense) - so I went back to my dentist - who did a bunch of x-rays, and everything appeared normal (no punctures into my sinus cavity from the wisdom teeth surgery). So I was then referred to a sinus specialist - to which I have seen several times. He ordered a CATscan of my sinuses - which did show abnormalities, and he is most likely going to refer me to a sinus surgeon. I was also allergy tested - and everything came back normal. My immunoglobins all came back normal, my chest x-ray normal, my halter monitor and echocardiogram all normal. But my symptoms continue (to a lesser degree -or atleast lesser when I am on antibiotics, but I have also developed a severe sensitivity to light - both indoor and outdoor, my eyesight has gotten really bad, when I try to focus on words with my eyes the words bounce really fast from left to right). For the last 21 days I have been on 2,000mg of Augmentin twice a day, and I've been on Liquibid twice a day as well. And things are "manageable" - but that's about it.. I still feel crappy, maybe not as crappy, but crappy none the less. I have no energy, I am tired - and the symptoms I experience are not only inconvienent and really stressing me out and causing my employers to be angry, but this is really wearing thin on my patience! I am frustrated beyond belief. I am sick and tired of feeling sick and tired - it's been over seven months, and I feel as though I am not much closer to an answer then before. Doctors just refer me to more doctors, who say things are normal, so they send me elsewhere. Surely this cannot be all from sinus problems - I don't buy that.. I am, at my wits end... And I am starting to feel like I'm losing my mind or something..
I go back to my sinus doctor tomorrow - I will be done with my antibiotics tonight, and I am going back for a check up - and for him to give me a referral to a surgeon, which is fine, whatever, but that is only going to solve part of the problem. I don't think that all of this is merely because of my sinus abnormalities.. Surely this amount of time being sick, and feeling *this* bad can't simply be because of that .. I'm so at the point where it's like I just want to stop - quit my job - and check myself into a hospital where they can test me for everything under the sun (ofcourse I'm not going to do that, but sometimes I sure feel like it !!)
I need a freaking break .. I need answers.. Because I'm exhausted.
Anyone?? Advice, feeback, help, anything??