Medical Mystery
Finding the the cause, not masking the symptoms
Feeling stuck :/
Imagine this. Feeling like your energy and life force is being drain out of you. You can’t seem to do your daily activities. Your thinking becomes slow. You feel like a 90 year old person.
You go to the 10 doctors and medical specialists, and they all say you in perfect health. You start to doubt your sanity.
My Current Symptoms
Fluctuation. These symptoms seem to change at different times of the day/ week. Which makes it really strange to me. Not being able to plan my week. I can’t seem to find correlations when tracking. last update 8may2021
What helps?
- Onsen, heat stress
- Cracking of back, neck hips
- Fasting
- Sleep
- coffee+ sugar
- Deep breathing
- Chi nei zhang
Bodily discomfort
Unable to relax. Feel the urge to crack back and neck. 1st day of BCSS wanted to crack 1000 times,
Breathless
Breathing does not feel automatic. Worsens: When Standing
Improves: Upon waking. Could bloating impede my breathing.
Diarrohea
Loose stool, or explosive diarrhoea. Smelly. looks bad.
Worsens: coconut oil (C6 chain)
Improves: High carb diet. Reduce snacking. Intermittent fasting. Feb 2019, after sibo diet, carnivour for 1 week, coffee enema, enzymes + probiotics+ fermented food, I would consider it solved. Mar21, it came back 1 sec poop. black, inconsistent.
Post exertion malaise
Will regret any strenuous activities. Last Sept 2018, installed digital lock, rock climbing, meeting for 30min with client, exhausted for 1 month. Feb 2019 update, Hiking up tree top walk success, cycling 40km success, walking labrador and macrictche seems to be quite tough. Why does it seem like walking and standing is harder than higher intensity activities?
Standing drains
Standing will zap my energy. Strangely walking, jogging would usually be better than just standing. Last episode mid nov 2018. Went for a client meeting doc, resting HR 100-120, HRV stressed, oxy 94. seated at cafe for discussion
Recovered Symptoms (Past)
To do duration of cured symptoms
Chronic low blood sugar
Sugar level ranges from 3 to 5 mmol/L at before meals. I do feel terrible when its at 3. Continuous Glucose meter Libre Freestyle 200919-021019
Tensed and unable to Relax
Shoulders used to be shrugged up. Neck muscles tight. Shallow breathing.
Lack of appetite
I remember staring at my food for an hour. Telling myself that all I had to do was put a spoonful of rice, chew and swallow.. But I couldn’t do it. (end late 2016)
Fibromyalgia
Unable to relax. Feel the urge to crack back and neck. mid 2018
Fluid blocked in head
Right upper neck/ head used to have a feeling of being blocked. (end nov 2018)
Tics
involuntary physical and verbal tics which task for 1 sec. (still have at times esp long day with meetings or tired.)
Chronic Fatigue
Fatigue which happens on and off. Fatigue can last hours, days or weeks. Cycles on and off 010918 install meet climb crashed for 1mth. 110918 to Cameron to rest for 5 days.
Sensitivity to light and sound
Every close of other room door would startle me. Even a sliver of light at night seems distracting. 2017
Feeling cold
Would wear my famous grey jacket everywhere. Including in the hot afternoon sun. I would shiver at cold places. 2017
The last bodily part to gain warmth- My arms, hands and fingers Feb 2019
Constant urination
Pee volume used to be 150/200ml. early 2017
Puffiness in face
Eyes feels strained. cheeks feels puffy. the inner cheeks in my mouth below tongue feels bumpy. Last episode Nov 2018.
Mental decline
Days where my brain really isn’t working well. Last early nov2018.
Sleep for 10 hours or more
Usual sleep patterns would be 10 hours. sometimes up to 16 hours. Would wake up in the middle of night numerous times to urinate. (Slept for 10/12 hours after cycling mid Nov) 211118 12hrs, 22111810 10hrs
Severe brain fog
Lack of focus, concentration, could not think or work. Had to quit my job. (last episode Oct 2018)
Unable to fall asleep
Have to tire myself out to sleep mid 2017. 201118 3hr of sleepless
As of 25 feb 2019, I’m sleeping well, no more waking up in the middle of the night or taking hours to sleep. Sleep time 8.5hr +-1 hr. Deep sleep 1hr 10mins- 1hr 30mins. REM sleep 2h 20min +- 1hr.
Causes of Sickness
Underlying cause rather than symptom management
Tuberculosis
Diagnose with TB 2016.
Fridge Bed
Yes, a full size fridge next to my bed brewing bacteria. Mostly offed. Got it cause i was hungry all the time. Bacteria infested. Yukes. It was a used fridge passed from another home to my kitchen then my bedroom.
Air-con Trunking
Green and black. 20 years of germ breeding. nourished by rain and condensation from the cold.
Pharmaceutical
1000+ pills of strong antibiotics. Certainly not good for your microbiome or your liver.
Poor Nutrition
Eating Mcdonalds all the time. Chucking coffee. Sugary drinks. High carb load with extra rice or pasta each meal. In school, I will be drinking hot coffee from a melted plastic bottle
Parasites/ SIBO
2015 food poisoning, partial cooked pork patty. Chronic diarrhoea.
Stool analysis 102017 shows : Enterobacter cloacae complex. Klebsiella pneumoniae ssp pneumoniae. Exophiala dermatitidis. Candida albicans
Overachiever
“I must not let any moment be wasted” I had this philosophy. President/ Chair of almost all my CCAs. Took extra modules. worked 25 jobs in 25 years. Yes, almost every holiday. Physically incinerated myself to the ground. DIdn’t give myself a chance to rest.
Travel
Being an avid traveller, I have travelled to Europe and South East Asia. Including:
Slums in Phillipines, Cambodia, Visiting homeless people in UK
Existential Crisis
Read too much dark philosophy on the meaning and purpose of life. Studied politics which is about power and horrible wars.
Poor Lymphatic/ blood flow? Trapped Cerebral Spinal Fluid?
When I lie down at certain positions, somethings, i feel like fluid is being drained. I feel significantly better after that. It’s like the “close all apps” button being pressed.
At my C5 C6 C7, a choke point of my CSF might be possible, especially when inflamed and bad position
Pinched nerve?
Since cracking/ decompressing my back seems to do wonders at time, I think nerve blockage might be a potential cause despite doctors saying otherwise.
Poor Posture
Flat feet, slouching back, looking at notes, books and phones.
Syrinx at C5,6,7 Disc degeneration c5c6c7t12l1l5s1
Broke my mind
Rock climbing is a mental discipline. Shaking and trembling occurs due to built in fear response. I kept pushing my body and mind way past its limits. Pure exhaustion, stress and deep survival life and death moments.
Heavy Metals
Barium, Cadnium, lead, mercury. Hair mineral test
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