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What Causes Dysfunctioning Of Left Side When Having Cold?

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Posted on Mon, 19 May 2014
Question: in 1989 i had cardioperiditis. subsequent to that i was hospitalized with similar symptoms as the inflammation about my heart. but tests proved negative. i was also tested for lymes desease. only one tests. subsequent to that, i learnt that the lyme's test needed to be done several times in order to be sure that the negative conclusion was a real answer.the first time of cardoperiditis was assumed to have been a stroke, which was unsubstantiated by tests. the prognosis ol my subsequent hospitalizations was a psychological cause. it was postulated that my work with the dead on the battlefield in Israel was the trauma, which triggered the mess. During therapy, it became evident that my at least monthly dealing with burials as a rabbi in south africa poo-pooed all assumptions like that. about 4 years later, i was given personally an mri by a neurologist, which she read as a stroke. about in 2010, i had a series of silent XXXXXXX strokes, which were only revealed, when the weakness of my left side from
the original pericaditis of1989 showed a marked deodorization.From 1989, when
i was rehabilitated by physical therapy from paralysis of the left side almost to
normal, i started dysfunctioning on my left side, whenever i had a mild health problem like flu or a cold. usually the stabilization process took a day or two. now, the stabilization process seems stuck for months. neither physiotherapy nor gym seem to get it back to quo ante quod. also i get fatigued easier than
before. 2 hours worth of activity gets me tired for the whole day. about two days ago, i might be candidate for more phychotherapy: in utero my mother received violent kickings in the belly and very violent treatment at two. Can this effect me so radically even at 72????
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Answered by Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar (10 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Recovery varies from person to person

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

The malady appears to be very old. We were talking something which started 25 years back. The recovery becomes difficult as years pass. The recovery is measured in terms of activities of daily living (DALY).

Everytime there is cold or any infection it affects the person physically as well as psychologically. It attacks the immune system and recovery is question mark.

At this time (72 yrs) you should keep up your spirits. As rightly said by you need psychotherapy along with regular physiotherapy. We have seen patients who improved on DALY after psychotherapy. It may mean just few things like taking few steps, able to answer nature call, diet and simple sentences. If you had typed such a long question I am happy for it. I see there is a chance of recovery if both psychotherapy and physiotherapy would work.

Hope this helps.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

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What Causes Dysfunctioning Of Left Side When Having Cold?

Brief Answer: Recovery varies from person to person Detailed Answer: Hi, The malady appears to be very old. We were talking something which started 25 years back. The recovery becomes difficult as years pass. The recovery is measured in terms of activities of daily living (DALY). Everytime there is cold or any infection it affects the person physically as well as psychologically. It attacks the immune system and recovery is question mark. At this time (72 yrs) you should keep up your spirits. As rightly said by you need psychotherapy along with regular physiotherapy. We have seen patients who improved on DALY after psychotherapy. It may mean just few things like taking few steps, able to answer nature call, diet and simple sentences. If you had typed such a long question I am happy for it. I see there is a chance of recovery if both psychotherapy and physiotherapy would work. Hope this helps.