Anyone ever have a "Dr. House" type illness?

[Ground Pounder]

Anyone else ever have an illness that the docs just couldn't figure out?

I've got one of these going on at the moment.

About a year ago, I had a mad dizzy spell while driving. I got my truck pulled over, tried to get my get a hold of myself, and ended up calling emergency because I couldn't get it together.

I went to the hospital, and the docs checked for everything - no signs of heart attack or stroke, blood sugar was good, oxygen was good... just an anomaly. Since my vitals were okay, they kept me overnight and sent me home the next day... still dizzy.

Since then, the thing has never gone away.

I've seen every "ologist" you can think of - 22 different doctor visits in the last year. Pokes, prods, imaging and scans of every kind.

Everything checks out okay. My brain, my ticker, my blood, my eyes and ears... everything's good and healthy. I even went to a shrink (at the docs' suggestion) and tried some crazy pills, but nothing worked. The next stop is the endocrinologist to make sure it's not some kind of off-the-charts glandular disorder.

And of course, every new string of tests is another bill to be paid.

I guess the upside is that it's pretty nice knowing you don't have MS, lupus, AIDS, heart disease, brain cancer, mesothelioma, lyme disease, SARS, leprosy or crotch rot.

The downside, of course, is that quality of life still sucks in general. I still can't drive, always feel dizzy and light-headed, and it's been a pretty big burden on the lady and the kids. I'm still staying optimistic, but the stress and mental fatigue is setting in more as time goes on.

[GeneralElectric]

I'm going through something like this right now as well.

[whoatherechunk]

yup it sucks.

[Marley's Ghost]

Got Allergies?

[MatticusMania]

I have lupus.

[L-A]

Originally Posted by Ground Pounder

I guess the upside is that it's pretty nice knowing you don't have MS, lupus, AIDS, heart disease, brain cancer, mesothelioma, lyme disease, SARS, leprosy or crotch rot.
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Anaemia could cause that, too. Also, you could try to see if the feeling is triggered, or accentuated by certain moments. Dizziness and the occasional fainting can come from your brain too.

During a really bad period, I had a week or two where I was so sensible to irritating noises (people chewing, especially) that I basically had the choice of getting up and hitting the source, or keeping silent and (almost or completely) fainting.

[Trevorus]

Luckily I have not had anything of this sort. I've had those odd little dizzy spells, or some such thing, but nothing chronic. I really hope they get it figured out for you.

[gold_member_321]

Originally Posted by L-A

Anaemia could cause that, too.

+1 I was just going to say this.

And No I have no Dr. House like disorders. Love the show though

[armywalaby]

I wonder...if you could get so many doctors on the record saying that they don't know what you have, then you could maybe talk to a congressman about free medical bills for the sake of you being studied for posterity?

I don't know if anything like this has been done before, just an idea I had.....

[MatticusMania]

Originally Posted by armywalaby

I wonder...if you could get so many doctors on the record saying that they don't know what you have, then you could maybe talk to a congressman about free medical bills for the sake of you being studied for posterity?

This sounds like the beginning of a superhero origin story...




(I say go for it!)

[L-A]

Originally Posted by MatticusMania

This sounds like the beginning of a superhero origin story...




(I say go for it!)

I'm pretty sure the next chapter is about being held for years in secret quarters.

[funkucan'ttouch]

It's never lupus...


http://www.itsnotlup.us/... and here is why

[Ripper]

auto-immune?



and no... never had anything undiagnosable... except with vehicles... my sled wasnt running right this past winter and even the experts didnt know what it was