Health Issues : Anxiety?
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Just recently my mother has developed a few symptoms that I, as her son, am really getting concerned with...
A few days ago she woke up and has experienced loss of voice and her throat hurts like hell...she went to our family doctor and he found out it was a swelling in her throat that caused it to be inflammed, he then gave her some cold meds and in the meantime suggest the conditions to be monitored for a few days. He also recommends that she go for a full checkup for other health issues.
She is also chronically suffering numbness from her head all the way to the left arm...literally. So far she can walk but as soon as she sits around for too long she would be feel those symptoms. ...She went to her chiropractor and so far he's stumped.
While suffering from those two known issues...she would also be unable to sleep until well late into the night.
As far as I know, she is currently 51 yrs old and I think it might be contributed to stress and anxiety but I am clueless about what I can do besides encouraging her to go for a full medical examination...
Anyone who has seen this kind of symptom I would like them to share and perhaps advise that in my case what should I do???
A few days ago she woke up and has experienced loss of voice and her throat hurts like hell...she went to our family doctor and he found out it was a swelling in her throat that caused it to be inflammed, he then gave her some cold meds and in the meantime suggest the conditions to be monitored for a few days. He also recommends that she go for a full checkup for other health issues.
She is also chronically suffering numbness from her head all the way to the left arm...literally. So far she can walk but as soon as she sits around for too long she would be feel those symptoms. ...She went to her chiropractor and so far he's stumped.
While suffering from those two known issues...she would also be unable to sleep until well late into the night.
As far as I know, she is currently 51 yrs old and I think it might be contributed to stress and anxiety but I am clueless about what I can do besides encouraging her to go for a full medical examination...
Anyone who has seen this kind of symptom I would like them to share and perhaps advise that in my case what should I do???
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But afaik the not being able to talk was not caused by an inflammation.
Not trying to scare you or your mother, just mentioning.
I guess the doctors would have already found out if it would be some kind of "small stroke" or similar.
A full medical checkup sounds like a good idea in any case.
She's actually recovered a little bit from the numbness but I think that's only because its a minor stroke...sighs
Best of luck though!
My Father recently had a slew of health problems and after everything from basic antibiotics to a botched Spinal Tap they finally ran an allergy screen and figured out he'd developed an allergy to nearly 75% of the foods he consumed on a daily basis. He stopped eating those foods and almost immediately sprung back to good health. I guess the moral of the story is that western medical science does have answers but be prepared to spend a lot of time and money figuring out exactly what they are and ALWAYS get a 2nd opinion even if it means 2x as much time & money. You can always get more money, you cannot get more life.
the only opinion i have when dealing with a problem like this is to try everything under the sun, and only continue doing what seems to be working. there's lots of stuff that COULD be causing the problem that you don't suspect.. god only knows.. it could be stress related brought on by cronic physical pain for all i know.
it's always a good idea to try a more holistic approach. deal with the inerior subjective relm, the physical relm, the social setting, that sort of thing. go to a doctor. find a GOOD therapist (one that costs money) take a vacation...
just some ideas..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiropractic
idiot
Just kiss her and wish her luck on her journey into the sunset.
I really don't get why would somebody make a joke out of this.
And no I don't actually take in everything people say on the net.
The chiropractor part wasn't my idea...the only thing I did was advising her to go for a full medic checkup and check for other issues...as going to the family doctor and chiropractor obviously don't do anything.
Just making things clear.
And god bless us for not having chiropractors here, those are even worst than voodoo and those future telling crazy people as these don't claim to know medicine...
On an important note...I already took her to the doctors for a medic checkup and she's recovering for the time being.
I would also like this thread to be closed.