Symptoms for about 3 weeks so far and yes i have been to my doctor and had labs done
.lethargy hard to stay awake for more than a few hours at a time, hot and flushed, muscle aches and stifness especially in lower bask and neck shoulder area, headaches nausea, ears ringing, joints aching and constantly popping. back feels like it needs to be cracked, shoulder blades crack a lot now numbness and tingling in hands, had full labs done and their clean HIV negative and doc does not know whats wrong, any ideas out there?
Answer:You poor baby, I will bet you're miserable. I will put out some prayers for you and hope that you find out what is wrong. This sounds very serious.You need House! (The TV doctor who always has these bizarre cases that no one else can solve). If your doc cant find what it is, try other doctors. Maybe type your symptoms in at Web MD and see if it picks up anything. I wish you the best of luck! Nana
Hmm...has your dr. ordered an ANA test? (anti-nuclear antibody) test? This can be helpful in at least determining if something autoimmune is going on... have you been on any medications recently? I have just been through a bout (4 and a half months) of crazy joint pain and stiffness and the ANA test and ESR test were positive...you could have a couple secondary things going on (poor posture contributing to pain and tingling) as well. Ask for those two tests. They show if there is inflammation in your body and can encourage drs. to do more specific follow up tests.
If a doctor cant figure it out with you there and asking a ton questions i doubt anything i have to say will help, but here are some ideas.
The favorite diagnosis of doctor who cant figure stuff out , is depression. It does explain many of the symptoms. yes generalized weakness, muscle tension and fatigue , and the popping all go together.
Viral causes might also be a factor and not specifically show on labs except for an increase in lymphocytes and some minor other differences.
bottom line we need more information, we need to see you and understand what kinda person you where before this, understand what you were doing when this started, and whats is affecting the symptoms now.