What's wrong with me?!

[Fishtigua]

E38Ross said:

Been prescribed omeprazole.

The GP put me on that 2 weeks ago, it's done sod all. Done my neck and shoulder in (yet again) and have had a fortnight in bed. Still in pain.

[Driller]

goldblum said:

Still sounds something stomach based to me - Peptic Ulcer?

E38Ross said:

Had some toast with jam as well as some granola for breakfast around 10am and managed to eat a decent lunch and kept it down.

Sounds like his stomach is ok to me

[E38Ross]

goldblum said:

Broad spectrum of ailments being tested for!

Do you feel as if the symptoms are gradually easing? Still sounds something stomach based to me - Peptic Ulcer?

i was feeling like the symptoms were easing until Monday when i was sick again, and being sick yesterday meant that was actually more frequent that it had ever been, especially with being sick very early hours this morning too.

peptic ulcer generally gives abdominal pain...of which i'm literally getting none.

it's strange because the symptoms are so intermittent. I've just eaten a decent size dinner and feel fine.

If i was a woman i'd think i was pregnant

it's a weird one isn't it!

[ali_kat]

E38Ross said:

Labyrinthitis - despite I'm getting mildly lightheaded at best, no vertigo as such.

alscar said:

Unless the room is spinning and u are struggling to walk that doesn't sound like Labyrinthitis.

Not necessarily

I have Labyrinthitis - but it comes & goes, it's not there constantly anymore

Sickness, panic attacks, lightheadedness, head spinning, feeling weak & dizzy - all symptoms.

Feels like being drunk & stoned at the same time - not at all nice. Diagnosed at the start of August, started mid July

[Justin Cyder]

Omeprazole would suggest they suspect a stomach problem. I'm on it for acid reflux.

[alscar]

Alikat , point made although I was simplifying - I have also had although I won't depress u with how long I suffered and the resultant damage caused - u have my sympathies though.
Still think op doesn't have it though.

[E38Ross]

Took omeprazole this morning, was feeling queezy at the time and shortly after it decided to come back up again

Couple of hours later took another as I saw the pellets contained within the capsule in what came up.

Haven't felt too bad today but, unlike me, I haven't been to, erm, the toilet today! Uh oh

Let's hope it gets sorted soon.

[E38Ross]

This isn't even funny now it's getting worse I think. Sick at midnight last night (bringing food up) and then again at 7:30 this morning (just a lot of lovely green fluid).

At a loss now.

[goldblum]

'Green fluid' sounds like it may be bile. Back to the docs. Perhaps you could ask for a camera (forgets correct word) to have a look?

[E38Ross]

goldblum said:

'Green fluid' sounds like it may be bile. Back to the docs. Perhaps you could ask for a camera (forgets correct word) to have a look?

Endoscopy

I'll await to get first set of results back Monday or Tuesday then book another I think.

I'm a weird case that's for sure

[ali_kat]

alscar said:

Alikat , point made although I was simplifying - I have also had although I won't depress u with how long I suffered and the resultant damage caused - u have my sympathies though.
Still think op doesn't have it though.

And you mine!! I know too well the feeling of crawling on all 4s or being helped back to your desk by a work colleague who has found you clinging to the wall outside for dear life Perhaps PH sufferers need a support thread?

Further reading says to me it's not what the OP has too.

[E38Ross]

First set of blood tests back - normal which is good news. Looking like H pylori infection is still the most likely scenario but as to why it should effect me as a healthy individual will be investigated.

3 more blood tests Monday and have to take in a sample of you know what as well.... I'll make sure I'm stocked up on rubber gloves

Still on the omeprazole which should begin to kick in in not too long. Fingers crossed.

If I still don't respond and other tests are negative then next step would be Endoscopy.

[motco]

There's a breath test for helicobacter pylori I think... Dunno how reliable it is though.

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

You say you do a lot of exercise - when you do, how do you hydrate yourself, and with what?

Also, you haven't mentioned this - I assume the Doc did a blood sugar level test?


I'm probably barking up the wrong tree - I'm a med student with SOME knowledge, and therefore lethal at the moment

[E38Ross]

I hydrate myself well. If doing longer cycle rides I have hydration tablets Luke SIS go hydro tablets etc but anything less than 30 miles or so just some sugar free squash.

Blood sugars not done, not recently but in the past I've done urine tests at uni (don't worry, all routine and not for any problems I had!) which showed no glucose if it's hyperglycaemia you're concerned about / diabetes.

Don't suppose I could rule out hiatus hernia yet.... Though the odds in an otherwise healthy active person is close to nil, surely.

For the record my bmi is bang on 20

Cheers

Edited by E38Ross on Friday 13th September 21:27

[Pvapour]

brief read, predominantly your being sick at night after having gone to sleep or in the wee hours? basically waking up to be sick? or have you been just as sick during the day?

[E38Ross]

Pvapour said:

brief read, predominantly your being sick at night after having gone to sleep or in the wee hours? basically waking up to be sick? or have you been just as sick during the day?

Daytime absolutely fine usually, sick almost exclusively in the mornings except occasionally early hours of the night. I had a very long day at work last night so was in bed by 10, awoke at midnight and was sick, back to bed, up at 7 and sick again. Not been sick since but suspect I will tomorrow morning again.

Cheers again.

[E38Ross]

Pvapour said:

brief read, predominantly your being sick at night after having gone to sleep or in the wee hours? basically waking up to be sick? or have you been just as sick during the day?

Daytime absolutely fine usually, sick almost exclusively in the mornings except occasionally early hours of the night. I had a very long day at work last night so was in bed by 10, awoke at midnight and was sick, back to bed, up at 7 and sick again. Not been sick since but suspect I will tomorrow morning again.

Cheers again.

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

E38Ross said:

I hydrate myself well. If doing longer cycle rides I have hydration tablets Luke SIS go hydro tablets etc but anything less than 30 miles or so just some sugar free squash.

Blood sugars not done, not recently but in the past I've done urine tests at uni (don't worry, all routine and not for any problems I had!) which showed no glucose if it's hyperglycaemia you're concerned about / diabetes.

Don't suppose I could rule out hiatus hernia yet.... Though the odds in an otherwise healthy active person is close to nil, surely.

Yeah, was thinking about two things - hypoglycemia / diabetes as you say, and / or diluted electrolytes, from exercising and overhydration using plain water (hyponatremia).

Urine tests as you say will show up some forms of diabetes, but possibly not all, depending upon the severity and frequency of fluctuation. I am surprised actually that the Doc didn't do a finger prick test and check your levels. Usually with most symptoms that involve any kind of fatigue, this is tested early on. You would already know if you had Type 1 diabetes as this is a genetic trait; however type 2 can appear in anyone, anytime...ok I admit it's very unusual in fit people with low BMI, but it's not unheard of.

Hyponatremia is again pretty rare - at least debilitating and life-threataning examples anyway. But mild electrolyte imbalance can cause symptoms, especially following exercise.

Hiatus hernia I reckon I can rule out - my Mother and I both have one! It's a dysfunction of the stomach's sphincter - the sealing ring around the top of the stomach where it meets the esophagus. In some cases it can cause symptoms like chest and stomach pain - and occasionally shortness of breath. But generally the symptoms are acid reflux (basically indegestion) where stomach acid escapes from the stomach and gives you mega heartburn. As far as I know, a hiatus hernia wouldn't present the symptoms that you describe, and certainly not cause weakness and fatigue (well, unless the pain from it was keeping you awake all night!)

But as I said, I am not a Doctor, so I am probably pissing in the wind

I hope you get it sorted soon - please let us know once you have a firm diagnosis?!


ETA: Just re-read your last post - and a hiatus hernia can happen to anyone...fitness doesn't enter into it. It can be a genetically inherited trait (like mine) or be caused by a strain (hence the word hernia).

Edited by Ray Luxury-Yacht on Friday 13th September 21:59

[Pvapour]

E38Ross said:

Pvapour said:

brief read, predominantly your being sick at night after having gone to sleep or in the wee hours? basically waking up to be sick? or have you been just as sick during the day?

Daytime absolutely fine usually, sick almost exclusively in the mornings except occasionally early hours of the night. I had a very long day at work last night so was in bed by 10, awoke at midnight and was sick, back to bed, up at 7 and sick again. Not been sick since but suspect I will tomorrow morning again.

Cheers again.

I'm no medical expert but would think this is linked in some way, what happens when you go to bed?

Your body is horizontal which is a big change to the rest of your day (unless you're a porn star, or a ramp-less car mechanic) this on its own without the sleep side of things has an effect on the entire body, blood flow, inner ear balance etc

sleep itself then brings about other change; hormones are probably one of the biggest, cortisol drops and growth hormone increases, the latter part of sleep ie 2-3 hours before you wake (when you're honking) cortisol kicks back in to make you feel alert when you awake, there are changes to other hormones as well, maybe the resident medical experts can fill in the gaps..

pregnant women suffer similar (are you pregnant ) joking aside, this is thought to be (not known) linked to hormones, hCG & estrogen.

might be worth getting things checked out, think I read they were checking your Thyroid, are they checking the Pituitary as well? the latter controls the thyroids output of a couple of hormones.

sometimes a home pregnancy test can reveal stuff on men, maybe worth a go even if your blood tests were ok it costs nothing and makes you feel like you're doing something.

all the above could well be completely unrelated but worth looking into nonetheless.