I feel like I’ve already posted this somewhere, but since nobody’s chiming in... does anyone have any clue why I’m sitting here with a 99°F fever, nausea, and these weirdly uncomfortable cramps in my gut? Plus the headaches... just constant. 😠 I haven't had any diarrhea lately, though that went on for about two months straight, but I still feel totally wiped out and nauseous regardless of what I eat. Honestly, I'm just kind of over it all. 👎
I haven't been feeling right since late May. It started out looking like a nasty stomach bug—headaches, a low-grade fever hovering around 99 degrees... just felt off. For the first two weeks, I couldn't keep anything down. Everything I ate came right back up, and there was this constant, nagging discomfort and dull ache right around my belly button. The thing is, even after about two months when the vomiting finally quit, I still felt terrible. Just... drained. Now, things are mostly better, but I still get bouts of nausea, and honestly, I've lost weight and stayed pretty exhausted, especially with this heatwave hitting the states lately. It’s making me paranoid that whatever this was might come crawling back. I've gone through the wringer with testing, though. Blood work and urine tests were totally fine. Tested negative for Salmonella and Rotavirus. Had a gastroscopy, abdominal ultrasound, a gyno exam, chest X-ray, throat and nasal swabs—all clear. Mononucleosis was a no, thyroid is fine, EKG and cardiology were all good, eye exams, blood pressure, ENT stuff... everything was normal except for some allergic rhinitis. My question is, could these symptoms point toward some kind of bowel disease? Or maybe just a lingering virus or some kind of bacterial thing?😠Also, is it possible to basically manifest physical symptoms just from stress?
I think when they say it feels "really nasty," they mean the local anesthesia just doesn't hit the spot for everyone DURING the tonsillectomy. I've actually heard plenty of stories about that happening!
I’ve heard from quite a few women that getting a curettage is actually way worse than giving birth. Apparently, when they only use local anesthesia instead of going under, the pain is just brutal.
Some pretty nasty stuff happens in our hospitals, mostly coming from the doctors and staff on duty. It’s weird, isn't it? Like, how does it work where a local anesthetic just doesn't touch one person, but works perfectly for someone else? Or maybe it just takes forever to kick in? 🙂 Is it just down to how an individual's body reacts? OR IS IT POSSIBLE SOMEONE JUST DOESN'T GIVE THE RIGHT DOSE DUE TO NEGLIGENCE? 👎
It really just comes down to willpower, I guess. Some days I'll manage just one cigarette, other days I'm burning through a whole pack... but lately? Honestly, the whole thing is just starting to gross me out.
I'm new here, so I'm not entirely sure if this topic has already come up, but what’s been your absolute worst experience when it comes to serious illness, some intense medical procedure, or even just a hospital stay? This could be something you went through personally or just something crazy that happened to someone you know. For me, the most unsettling thing I've ever heard was a story from my aunt about her tonsillectomy. She was only 21 at the time, and instead of being put under general anesthesia, they tried to do it with just local numbing. They gave her four injections on each side, but honestly, it barely did anything,😢 ,it was almost useless! So, basically, the doctor was just cutting into her tonsils while she was wide awake and feeling everything... just brutal.😢 😢 😢 😢 😢 😢 😢 😢
That itching and stinging sensation, along with seeing blood when you go, usually points toward hemorrhoids—could be internal or external, honestly. I heard somewhere that if you start your morning with a couple of glasses of lukewarm water, things tend to move more regularly and won't be quite so hard. Still, everyone says that once you notice any blood, you really shouldn't sit on it; just go see a doctor.