Medical & Health issues

[nudge]

2 minutes ago, Stan said:

Thanks. That pretty much helped when it happened. Went to bed early, lay down in the dark and both nights since it happened the sleep has been fine. 

It was a bit worrying - especially the amount of pain that was felt. 

For me the pain wasn't so bad, it was bearable but feeling dizzy + fatigued + slightly blurry vision is what scared me most, due to it's similarity to having a stroke  I literally did fast multiplication tables with random numbers in my head in regular intervals to ensure my brain cells weren't dying  

[Stan]

33 minutes ago, nudge said:

For me the pain wasn't so bad, it was bearable but feeling dizzy + fatigued + slightly blurry vision is what scared me most, due to it's similarity to having a stroke  I literally did fast multiplication tables with random numbers in my head in regular intervals to ensure my brain cells weren't dying  

I did similar! I was driving home yesterday and was making sure i could remember specific dates and birthdays and memories 

 

[Waylander]

1 hour ago, Stan said:

Already do. That protects from glare as opposed to anything else.

I'm working from home and have done for the past 5/6 years. 

Thanks - as far as I'm aware (and other people on here may differ) I wasn't dropped as a child or sustained a bad childhood head injury. I don't know what 'going alternative' means. 

I have to be careful with Smart phones and Smart meters and other tech that puts outs electric fields.

I was talking to a systems chap at work about wi-fi sensitivity and he said his boy was getting bad headaches.

I asked where his son was sleeping and then the penny dropped, 'Shit between two routers!'

We are told this sensitivity does not scientifically exist yet I know a few that have it in my circle that have similar issues. I also bought testing devices at first. 

Keep a diary where you were and also if bought a consumer durable.

My ex thought she was dying a few years ago and after a Q & A realised she had bought mobile wifi head stuff so she could jog and chat at the time. After getting rid of that she was fine again and off the meds and ran a half-marathon a month later.

[Dr. Gonzo]

On 16/12/2021 at 06:17, Stan said:

Had a splitting headache on Tuesday after work. Never felt a pain like it so spoke to someone who suffers from migraines and it sounded exactly the same. Can't be 100% sure it was a migraine, but this was more than just a headache. Vision affected ever so slightly, painkillers didn't work too much. Just felt restless and tired and fatigued. The pain is as if someone is cracking your skull open but at the same time, your brain is about to shoot through any gap that appears. Not pleasant in the slightest. 

I've put it down to just being in front of a screen for 2 days at work and not taking enough breaks (not totally in my control). Other general stresses around but mainly work and the new role I'm in. 

Sounds like a migraine, I get at least 2 a month. They are awful. They can get so bad you basically lose sight in an eye and nothing really fixes it other than sleep tbh.

[nudge]

6 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Sounds like a migraine, I get at least 2 a month. They are awful. They can get so bad you basically lose sight in an eye and nothing really fixes it other than sleep tbh.

That sounds awful  I don't think I could cope with having at least two migraine attacks every month. Did you seek medical help for it, at least to find out what triggers it?

[Stan]

14 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Sounds like a migraine, I get at least 2 a month. They are awful. They can get so bad you basically lose sight in an eye and nothing really fixes it other than sleep tbh.

2!? I'm dreading the next one so can't begin to even imagine how you cope with 2/month! 

What causes them for you?

[Dr. Gonzo]

13 minutes ago, nudge said:

That sounds awful  I don't think I could cope with having at least two migraine attacks every month. Did you seek medical help for it, at least to find out what triggers it?

 

5 minutes ago, Stan said:

2!? I'm dreading the next one so can't begin to even imagine how you cope with 2/month! 

What causes them for you?

They run in the family - my dad's always gotten them his whole life, I started getting them in my teenage years. I also get stomach migraines from time to time. I tend to get them whenever there's a big change in the weather but also I think stress/lack of sleep can sometimes cause them. If I'm drinking a lot of water and getting good sleep, I tend to have months where I'm not suffering from them very much (if at all). But getting good/regular sleep has been something I've struggled with a lot in my life tbh. I think certain foods can also trigger them sometimes.

Some months I get a shitload of migraines, some I barely get any. I've seen doctors for it and I have a medicine prescribed to me I can take for them. It really only works if I can catch that a migraine is coming on pretty early though - but it's definitely saved me numerous times in my life.

[CaaC (John)+]

On 16/12/2021 at 14:17, Stan said:

Had a splitting headache on Tuesday after work. Never felt a pain like it so spoke to someone who suffers from migraines and it sounded exactly the same. Can't be 100% sure it was a migraine, but this was more than just a headache. Vision affected ever so slightly, painkillers didn't work too much. Just felt restless and tired and fatigued. The pain is as if someone is cracking your skull open but at the same time, your brain is about to shoot through any gap that appears. Not pleasant in the slightest. 

I've put it down to just being in front of a screen for 2 days at work and not taking enough breaks (not totally in my control). Other general stresses around but mainly work and the new role I'm in. 

That sounds like a migraine buddy, I suffered from that in Australia with the heat, anything over 30c and it would trigger it off, first I would go all light headed as if I was floating on air, anybody speaking to me or voices sounded like as if it was an echo, then I would feel a small thudding noise coming on which would get louder and then I would have a splitting headache, which I had to go into a dark room and lay flat on the bed feeling sick as a dog.

I ended going to the hospital having tests by leads attached to my head leading onto a machine, they found out that the heat over 30c would make a brain cell in my head switch off and thus the migraine, I was advised to move to a country with a milder climate thus I moved back to the UK and now I am fine as long as the temperature does not go over 30c otherwise I will suffer an acute migraine attack.

If I feel one now coming on then I will open a lounge window, close the curtains and even use a fan if I have one to keep my temperature down and the room temperature down.

Edited April 26, 2022 by CaaC (John)
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[Waylander]

47 minutes ago, CaaC (John) said:

That sounds like a migraine buddy, I suffered from that in Australia with the heat, anything over 30c and it would trigger it off, first I would go all light heated as if I was floating on air, anybody speaking to me or voices sounded like as if it was an echo, then I would feel a small thudding noise coming on which would get louder and then I would have a splitting headache, which I had to go into a dark room and lay flat on the bed feeling sick as a dog.

I ended going to the hospital having tests by leads attached to my head leading onto a machine, they found out that the heat over 30c would make a brain cell in my head switch off and thus the migraine, I was advised to move to a country with a milder climate thus I moved back to the UK and now I am fine as long as the temperature does not go over 30c otherwise I will suffer an acute migraine attack.

If I feel one now coming on then I will open a lounge window, close the curtains and even use a fan if I have one to keep my temperature down and the room temperature down.

I can get headaches from too high a temperature as the blood pressure increases.

Work stress can trigger headaches yet I think that is also blood pressure related.

Lastly lack of sugar or meat or dairy as I have IBS, If I don't get enough it can get bad headaches.

[Azeem]

Get well soon Stan

On topic, I haven't really thought about this but I get from people quite a bit that sometimes I walk like I'm limping. I can't sit crossed legged more than a minute or so and once out of nowhere my knee swelled real bad. 

I haven't had any serious injury so it can be some underlying issue for long which I have ignored that can worse with age I fear. I'm confused type of doctor to see !

[Waylander]

In the 80s as a teen on holiday we found by chance our uncle and aunt were staying in a neighbouring town and so they joined us for a few days.

My uncle was a salesman and a funny guy though he had quite a large abdomen and decides to join us in the pool, calling out 'look at me us boys' as he decides to dive into the pool with what looks like a duck dive.

We watched as hit the water and then his legs stopped, he had dived in the shallow end. When he surfaces he has blood on his head. 

As a result of this he sees the camp doctor who tells him you have really high blood pressure and so you can only do one of alcohol, sunbathing or swimming in a day.

He later got meds though not sure if it worked. 

 

[nudge]

5 hours ago, Khan of TF365 said:

Get well soon Stan

On topic, I haven't really thought about this but I get from people quite a bit that sometimes I walk like I'm limping. I can't sit crossed legged more than a minute or so and once out of nowhere my knee swelled real bad. 

I haven't had any serious injury so it can be some underlying issue for long which I have ignored that can worse with age I fear. I'm confused type of doctor to see !

Arthritis or some other rheumatic disorder, potentially? Seeing an orthopedic specialist or a rheumatologist could be an option.

[Guest]

 I have had really bad anxiety the last few days. My heart is constantly beating fast I can feel it. I think its because I'm working alone at work and then I go home and I'm alone. Had to call in sick today. Trying to get hold of the doctor 

 

[CaaC (John)+]

My bloody left toe swelled up like a beauty and I thought I had broken it, how? fucked if I knew, I showed the wife as it was sore as fuck and I could hardly walk, she had a look and said that could be gout!!

Typical he man me said "No way women!!!!..." so I headed off to the hospital to get it checked out, showed the nurse and told him I think I have broken my toe, he looked and said I don't think it's broken, that looks like gout my friend, had it x-rayed and sure enough, it was not broken but it was gout.

Wife 1-0 Me...gulp, texed her and got the reply I expected " I BLOODY TOLD YOU IT WAS!!!..", double gulp by me 

Now I really have to watch my weight and be careful what I eat but the swelling has gone down now, the nurse issued me with a Care Ibuprofen cream to put on it but speaking around to people for tips who have or had gout and two I got worked out a million.

One was bathe your foot in a bowl of hot water with salt for around 30 minutes and another tip our son gave me was to put Vicks Vapor Rub on it, I have been doing that now for 2 weeks and the swelling has gone, thank fuck.

Can't really say it's my weight as I have kept check of that and I am now under 12 stone, too much beer can cause it too but I know it's not that as I only really drink wine and seldom drink beer.

I don't know if anybody in here has experienced it but ll I can say it's worse than a bloody toothache. 

Edited March 23, 2022 by CaaC (John)

[Waylander]

A chap I used to work with got it about 10 years ago in his early 40s.

He ate loads of chewy sweets and huge roasted meat sandwiches from the canteen.

He went to the doctors and gave him advice and can't remember if he took meds yet recall he always went on about prurines.

 

[Coma+]

On 16/03/2022 at 05:31, Gunnersauraus said:

 I have had really bad anxiety the last few days. My heart is constantly beating fast I can feel it. I think its because I'm working alone at work and then I go home and I'm alone. Had to call in sick today. Trying to get hold of the doctor 

 

I went through a period of a couple years with really bad anxiety and depression, although I didn't realize it at the time.  Heart palpitations, chest pain, stomach pain, and fatigue were the physical symptoms.  I had all kinds of tests run thinking that I had a physical problem but it turns out that the depression manifested itself as a physical condition.  

I've had a few panic attacks over the years as well.  Feels like you're having a heart attack.  I could feel it coming on as my heart would start racing for no reason and the more I focused on the what was happening the worse it got.  The only way I could get through it was to distract my mind.  I would turn music or television on and just take deep breaths to slow my pulse down. 

I assume that you're on medication, but if not I'd see a doctor.  It took them awhile to figure out something that worked for me but eventually I got back to feeling normal again.  If you want to talk it out with someone let me know. 

[Guest]

@Coma  @Tommy    did you ever find you were getting really anxious about doing something that takes literally a couple of minutes like take the bins out?, It's silly really how you can spend ages worrying about something that takes such a short time. When I'm  not feeling anxious I cant understand why I do it but when I'm anxous I will do it again I'm sure. Anxiety is strange 

Edited March 24, 2022 by Guest

[CaaC (John)+]

23 hours ago, Coma said:

I've had a few panic attacks over the years as well

I think I mentioned this before on here but I remember having a panic attack years ago when we lived in a flat 3 floors up, it was an early winters morning and I went out to get some a newspaper, the stair lights were off and it was pitch black but I made my way down the stairs ok.

It was a bad time for me as I had just been made redundant from my job (again, for the third time) and I was very low in spirits and really down in the dumps, as I made my way back up the stairs which were still pitch black I started to sweat and was short of breath, by the time I got to our front door my hands were shaking and I could not get the key in the door.

I started to bang and the door and yelled to the wife, when she opened the door I just staggered in and could not breathe properly and collapsed on the sofa, Liz thought I was having a heart attack and started crying, I managed to get my breath back and calmed her down.

She called a Dr out and he did his bit examination wise then told me I had a panic attack and then he told me that it looked like I had asthma and to go and see my local Dr, which I did and I ended up with 2 pumps for asthma and a pump for COPD which I still use nowadays.

The good thing about all that is I am still here 20 odd years later.

 

[Tommy]

2 hours ago, Gunnersauraus said:

@Coma  @Tommy    did you ever find you were getting really anxious about doing something that takes literally a couple of minutes like take the bins out?, It's silly really how you can spend ages worrying about something that takes such a short time. When I'm  not feeling anxious I cant understand why I do it but when I'm anxous I will do it again I'm sure. Anxiety is strange 

My anxiety was more socially related due to severe bullying I experienced as a teenager and young adult. Haven't had a panic attack in years now though. 

Sounds to me like you overthink things quite a bit. What is there to be scared about when taking the bins out? 

[Bluebird Hewitt]

Ended up in hospital last week, which was fun.

I had a sebaceous cyst/limpoma/abscess (I lost track of what it was as it seemed to change all the time) in my back for a few years and put myself on the waiting list last year (great timing, considering we're in a pandemic and all). All was fine until a couple of weeks ago when the surrounding area started to turn red and hot, while I started to cough, lose my appetite a bit and generally feel a bit crap.

Went to the GP on the 7th and I was given antibiotics by the nurse, which did fuck all. A week later on the 14th, I saw a doctor and he wanted me to have it removed immediately due to the potential of the infection turning septic. As a result, I had a lovely trip to A&E, followed by blood tests, general anaesthetic to get it removed and about 10 or so 100ml antibiotic IV drips in the time I was there. I also hate needles and the like, which made it even more fun. I got discharged on the 18th and now feel much better, though have a nice wound on my back (picture available if anyone wants to see it).

[Tommy]

8 minutes ago, Bluebird Hewitt said:

Ended up in hospital last week, which was fun.

I had a sebaceous cyst/limpoma/abscess (I lost track of what it was as it seemed to change all the time) in my back for a few years and put myself on the waiting list last year (great timing, considering we're in a pandemic and all). All was fine until a couple of weeks ago when the surrounding area started to turn red and hot, while I started to cough, lose my appetite a bit and generally feel a bit crap.

Went to the GP on the 7th and I was given antibiotics by the nurse, which did fuck all. A week later on the 14th, I saw a doctor and he wanted me to have it removed immediately due to the potential of the infection turning septic. As a result, I had a lovely trip to A&E, followed by blood tests, general anaesthetic to get it removed and about 10 or so 100ml antibiotic IV drips in the time I was there. I also hate needles and the like, which made it even more fun. I got discharged on the 18th and now feel much better, though have a nice wound on my back (picture available if anyone wants to see it).

Ouch, sounds shit. Glad to hear you feel better. 

 

[CaaC (John)+]

1 hour ago, Bluebird Hewitt said:

I got discharged on the 18th and now feel much better, though have a nice wound on my back (picture available if anyone wants to see it).

@MUFC? 

[Bluebird Hewitt]

1 hour ago, Tommy said:

Ouch, sounds shit. Glad to hear you feel better. 

 

Cheers. Wasn't what I was expecting but feel much better now. Having daily dressings and packing at present for the wound.

49 minutes ago, CaaC (John) said:

@MUFC? 

Fuck sake, I should have seen that a mile away. 

[Bluewolf]

2 hours ago, Bluebird Hewitt said:

(picture available if anyone wants to see it).

I know someone who will probably ask... 

Glad you are on the mend mate... 

[Bluebird Hewitt]

12 minutes ago, Bluewolf said:

I know someone who will probably ask... 

Glad you are on the mend mate... 

Cheers.