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BAckache, Headcaches, Hurting Of Spine. Is It Cancer Or Fibromyalgia, Advise?
Question: I am 30, I have been experiencing lingering back pain for the last 7 years, it feels as if my whole spine hurts. I have had an Mri and they came up with bulging disks, but said I was fine. My spine always feels inflamed and my head always has these weird headaches, almost like an ichy feeling, not the typical headache I was accustomed to for majority of my life. Also, i have been sleeping sometimes for 12-15 hours some days, I mean I am a graduate student, and I do not eat good all the time, recently lost about 20 pounds. I just feel like the doctors are missing something, maybe i have an underlying cancer, or I did have unprotected sex when I was younger, but I was checked for all things, it almost resembles the fibromyalgia, but I know that is just a disorder that docs claim patients have when they do not know what it is?
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
From the symptoms that you have described, it seems that along with the bulging discs which are causing a back pain, you are suffering from mild depression too.
The loss of appetite, persistent headache and weight loss might also be indicative of a systemic disorder like thyroid disturbances, metabolic disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic viral infections, etc.
Proper blood investigations will be helpful after a detailed examination in determining the exact cause.
With everything you have described I recommend you make an appointment for a thorough consultation and examination by a general physician who may consider checking some blood tests to rule out any metabolic factors in your case. Let me reassure you that a good physician will be able to help you get to the bottom of this and then implement some solutions.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Please accept my answer in case you do not have further queries.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
Thanks for posting your query.
From the symptoms that you have described, it seems that along with the bulging discs which are causing a back pain, you are suffering from mild depression too.
The loss of appetite, persistent headache and weight loss might also be indicative of a systemic disorder like thyroid disturbances, metabolic disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic viral infections, etc.
Proper blood investigations will be helpful after a detailed examination in determining the exact cause.
With everything you have described I recommend you make an appointment for a thorough consultation and examination by a general physician who may consider checking some blood tests to rule out any metabolic factors in your case. Let me reassure you that a good physician will be able to help you get to the bottom of this and then implement some solutions.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Please accept my answer in case you do not have further queries.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Another symptom that I forgot to tell you was that I have chronic dirrhea, I got blood work done at the clinic, they tested me for arthritis and for lymes disease. I am having a hard time coping with life living this way. What type of headaches are these? It is like a pressure on the scalp, sometimes it clouds my cognitive ability. What type of blood tests do I need?
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
I can understand your distress.
The presence of chronic diarrhea does indicate an immunological factor involved in the pathogenesis.
Such problems do need a comprehensive evaluation. Your different symptoms are not likely to be explainable by a single disease. For frequent headaches, you can get an MRI of head done to find out any organic pathology under the guidance of a neurologist. Such symptoms can be due to a psychogenic illness also. An evaluation by a psychoanalyst will also be helpful.
Hope this answer is helpful.
Do accept the answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Thanks for writing again.
I can understand your distress.
The presence of chronic diarrhea does indicate an immunological factor involved in the pathogenesis.
Such problems do need a comprehensive evaluation. Your different symptoms are not likely to be explainable by a single disease. For frequent headaches, you can get an MRI of head done to find out any organic pathology under the guidance of a neurologist. Such symptoms can be due to a psychogenic illness also. An evaluation by a psychoanalyst will also be helpful.
Hope this answer is helpful.
Do accept the answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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