Hi everyone:
my name is ali and I just recently found
this forum. I am in desperate need of
answers and am at my wits end. I am going
to first let you all know this is will be
a very long post so please bare with me!
I guess it all started about 6 months ago
after I had my son. The first problem I
had is that I went to go exercise after I
gave birth (about a month later) to take
off some of my pregnancy weight, and the
very first few seconds I started doing
very light aerobics, like walking back and
forth, I heard this huge pop. Next thing
I know is that I fell to the ground in
severe pain. Went to the doctor, due to
not being able to walk on my left leg, had
an mri and I had torn the ligament on the
outside of my knee which had streched and
caused my two bones in my knee to contuse.
Went through physical therapy and
eventually was at least able to walk on
it. Now months later, I am still in pain,
was sent to an orthopedic surgeon and had
another mri done this past friday. Am
awaiting to hear results of this.
Next, a few months ago I was diagnosed
with thrush. My son was born with it and
I developed it from breast feeding, which
continued to grow then in my mouth. I was
put on 2 rounds of diflucan, and have
somewhat felt better since then, but still
continue to have numbness in my mouth and
lips at times. During the same period, I
went to a neuroligist due to tingling in
my hands and arms. At times I felt my
hands would go numb and I would have
severe pain that would last for days. The
neuroligist basically said I was probably
suffering from anxiety after having a baby
and suggested I go on zoloft to help the
anxiouxness. I took his suggestion and
can honestly say that he is completely
wrong. I am still suffering from severe
joint pain, in my hands, wrists, legs,
thighs, especially on my left side of my
buttocks, shoulders and arms. I wish I
could describe the pains at times, but it
feels almost like at any moment if I put
pressure on my wrist area that it would
fracture or brake.
Okay, now onto the recent problems. I
went to the doctors almost a month ago
with concerns of bladder/yeast infection.
I explained when I used the restroom, I
would have foul smelling urine, cloudy
urine, it would hurt when I urinated and I
was extremely tired. They tested my urine
and said that everything looked fine but
put me on amoxicillan anyway. I then
return to the doctors, a week later with
the same problems, they tested me again
and this time sent it in for a culture.
Results came back that I had a kidney
infection and my body was rejecting all
medications besides, levaquin. I took
that for 10 days and in the interm
developed a severe yeast infection. Also,
when they tested my this last time before
they sent it in for a culture, she said my
urine showed pus in it. (which I have no
idea what that means). Okay, so after the
yeast infection occured. I went back in,
I complained of a yeast infection and they
do another urine examine, it comes back
clean but she decided to do a swap
internally. She checks it under the
microscope and says I have a severe yeast
infection, so they put me on some cream
meds. I have now been taking that for the
last 4 days and the infection has not at
all cleared up.
On top of all of this, I have complained
and complaine of extremely painful
backaches. It has gotten sooooooo bad
where I got up the other morning and could
not even walk or put my back up straight.
The pain is exactly where my kidneys are
located. I ended up going to the
emergency room and they basically said
they thought I had a form of arthritis. I
was like, what? In my kidney area?
Anyways, since then I have had pain
throughout. I am waiting for test results
back from my doctors, because she believes
it may be my gallbladder or liver also.
Supposedly, I was checked for problems 3
months ago, due to me complaining of these
same symptoms, and they said my alkaline
phosphate was measuring high. It was 150.
She wanted to do a repeat test in 3
months, so at the last visit, they did it
again and it was still high. So now they
are breaking out my enzymes and I guess it
will give them a better indication if it
is my gallbladder or liver?
So I am here today to see if any of you
have had similiar experiences or could
help me figuare this out. Here is a list
of symptoms I have had in the last few
weeks:
pain in joints
extremely painful backaches that are
located just below my ribs. Right side is
more painful then left, pain raps around
to front and goes up middle of spine area
in back and down towards pelvis.
Noticable pain enhancement after I eat.
Itching on skin, so bad at times I cannot
stop.
Urination problems
headaches
freezing outbreaks, I will start shivering
for no aparent reason out of the blue.
Shaking and trembling in hands
pressure in my lungs in chest, feeling
like someone is taking my breath away.
Recent, swelling in hands and feet, and
abdomen
high blood pressure, 158/107. (my normal
is 120/110)
fatigue, fatigue, fatigue
moody
depressed ( I cry alot due to pain, and
frustration)
bad taste in mouth, almost like a metal
taste, dry mouth
please, I am begging anyone who has had
similar symptoms to post it here on this
forum or email me directly. I cannot deal
with the unknowing anymore, it is so hard
and I have no idea what direction to go
from here. My mom does think, however,
that I should demand to see a urologist or
reumotodoligst (sp?) soon.
Thank you all so very much and I look
forward to hearing from you soon!!!!
