Gout, Chronic Fatigue, Tongue Swelling, Hot Flashes, Nerve Pain. What to do?

Hi.

I'm 28 years old.  I have been quite healthy and athletic until about 8 years ago.

I had a car accident and had 2nd degree internal bleeding.  After my recovery, my weight started to rise.  I was 178cm tall and 68kg (1998) when I had the car accident.  4 years later (2002) I was 96kg.  But I was healthy, I didn't look obese.  Then all of sudden, my weight started going down.  Now I'm 73kg.

Ever since my weight started to go down, series of health problems started.  It started with gout on my left ankle and my right baby toe area.  I often felt really tired, even though I didn't do anything. My tongue likes to swell at night and rub against my tooth until it bleeds.  I get hot flashes couple of times a week.  I get nerve pain on my right ankle area (next to Archillis tendon). My back also swells up (right side) to a visible level.

Last year, I was admitted to the hospital for 5 days because I kept on having diahrrea and vomiting.  Until now, the doctors aren't sure what's wrong with me (even after inserting camera into my lungs and stomach.)

Lately, my health condition has been getting on my nerves and I get irriated very easily.  I used to be a very calm person... but now my tolerance level is so low that I can explode on any slightest thing.

I have been to many hospitals, but it seems as if Asian hospitals (I live in Thailand) don't really care unless there is a specific problem with me.  They give me gout medicine for my gout. But for other things, they just give me supplement pills and xanax without much explaination.

I have no clue what I'm supposed to do.  I'm lost and I often think about how nice life would be if I chop off my gouty leg, or nerve pain leg.. or just shoot myself so that everything will end.

Someone, please help..

Hi Mewn...
I can totaly relate to how you feel. The problem you describe is one that I have been struggling with for the past 6 months.

I have numerous symptoms such as:

Undiagnosed symptoms:

Dry Eyes
Dry Vagina
Elbow Pain
Swelling in my legs
Rash on my back
Itches
Shooting pains in my thighs and upper arms
Clammy knees
Sweating between toes
Night sweats
Numbness in 3 toes on my right foot
Swollen glands
Dry hair, and itchy scalp
Swollen tounge with withe coating
Burning sensation in my stomach

 

IBD symptoms:
Joint pain
Fatigue
Bowel issues

I actually went to see my GP today who put me on Cipralex (Lexapro) for anxiety and depression. I think that might be a good option for you as well. Being sick is one thing, but the not knowing what is wrong really gets you down.

Hope you feel better real soon. Keep us posted.

PiaSava,

For dry eyes, tongue swelling, shooting pains (nerve pains, right?), sweaty hands, hot flashes, and burning sensation in the stomach along with bowel problems, I was able to live without them for a couple of months after/while taking Chinese medicine.

BUT, the problems were (and the reason why I have stopped taking it) I don't speak Chinese, so I have no idea what the Chinese doctor is thinking or saying. Secondly, my relatives are doctors thus they don't agree with the concept of taking herbs from Chinese doctors. They are afraid that although my symptoms disappear, those medications could lead to other problems in the future.

If I didn't have my family and relatives to worry about, I'd still be taking the Chinese medication because during that short couple of months, I felt alive! The only problems is my family members don't really understand my mental despair.

If you don't feel too negative about Chinese medicine, I think you should try it. As for me, I just have to find "western" diagnosis so that my family and relatives won't think I've been bewitched.

p.s. I'm a programmer and webdesigner. Would that be the reason for these type of problems?