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Hi there.
I've been lurking on this forum for quite a while now—both for health advice and just general info—so I finally decided to post. I have a few health issues that I feel awkward bringing up with my doctor; she’s always so high-strung, and I constantly feel like she thinks I'm exaggerating. I'm not sure how much of this is connected, but I'll try to list everything chronologically without being too much of a burden... Here's the situation... I'm 20. During puberty, my knees started hurting whenever I moved. I was diagnosed with some condition—I don't know the exact name since I don't have my medical records handy—but basically, the cartilage in my knee was extremely thin, causing the bones to grind together. My doctor just told me to take it easy on my joints and said it was a typical developmental issue... Not long after that (around 8th grade), I started getting these headaches that I still deal with today. Every once in a while, maybe once every nine days, I get these sharp, stabbing pains. It feels like someone is driving an ice pick into my temples. It lasts about twenty seconds... almost like Superman hitting 😬 ... I went to see my doctor about them, but she just brushed it off as stress from school, telling me to watch less TV, read less, and get more fresh air. But here is what really worries me. About four years ago, I started getting cramps in my palms and feet. It feels like walking on knives or having something stabbed into my hand. Eventually, the cramping spread to my fingers, and now I drop things constantly because my fingers seize up and hurt... On top of that, my legs—specifically my calves and thighs—hurt intensely for no reason, even when I haven't been active. Sometimes my legs just won't obey me, leaving me momentarily unsteady... though I haven't been drinking 😬 ... As for family history, my grandmother has rheumatoid arthritis, but no one else has any major hereditary conditions...
I'm lost. I feel like my doctor will just stare at me blankly if I lay all of this out... please, if anyone has insight, let me know.
Oh, I forgot to mention... I've dealt with about ten fractures in my life so far, ranging from minor cracks to more serious breaks.
Hopefully, I haven't overwhelmed you with such a long post. 🙂
I've been lurking on this forum for quite a while now—both for health advice and just general info—so I finally decided to post. I have a few health issues that I feel awkward bringing up with my doctor; she’s always so high-strung, and I constantly feel like she thinks I'm exaggerating. I'm not sure how much of this is connected, but I'll try to list everything chronologically without being too much of a burden... Here's the situation... I'm 20. During puberty, my knees started hurting whenever I moved. I was diagnosed with some condition—I don't know the exact name since I don't have my medical records handy—but basically, the cartilage in my knee was extremely thin, causing the bones to grind together. My doctor just told me to take it easy on my joints and said it was a typical developmental issue... Not long after that (around 8th grade), I started getting these headaches that I still deal with today. Every once in a while, maybe once every nine days, I get these sharp, stabbing pains. It feels like someone is driving an ice pick into my temples. It lasts about twenty seconds... almost like Superman hitting 😬 ... I went to see my doctor about them, but she just brushed it off as stress from school, telling me to watch less TV, read less, and get more fresh air. But here is what really worries me. About four years ago, I started getting cramps in my palms and feet. It feels like walking on knives or having something stabbed into my hand. Eventually, the cramping spread to my fingers, and now I drop things constantly because my fingers seize up and hurt... On top of that, my legs—specifically my calves and thighs—hurt intensely for no reason, even when I haven't been active. Sometimes my legs just won't obey me, leaving me momentarily unsteady... though I haven't been drinking 😬 ... As for family history, my grandmother has rheumatoid arthritis, but no one else has any major hereditary conditions...
I'm lost. I feel like my doctor will just stare at me blankly if I lay all of this out... please, if anyone has insight, let me know.
Oh, I forgot to mention... I've dealt with about ten fractures in my life so far, ranging from minor cracks to more serious breaks.
Hopefully, I haven't overwhelmed you with such a long post. 🙂