Postpartum Sweating
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i feel like i am screaming and no doc hears me!?
26 y/o f- 6 months postpartum, breastfeeding
hx of – asthma, allergies
symptoms- unifocal pvcs runs all day, becomes symptomatic with sweating and chest pain daily without exertion. dizzyness that happens mostly at night when my eyes are closed. i have lost patches of hair and get bald spots. i have been itchy all over with no help from antihistmines for about a month now. i have dry brittle nails. i have days where every joint in my body hurts, then i get rashes over my joints. i am not stressed out. i work a high stress job but i have been doing it along time and it does not stress me out.i have been talking circles with my doctor, but getting no where.
It’s rather obvious that you have some medical knowledge by the use of some of some of your abbreviations and detailed information.
My first impression is that perhaps you are possibly suffering from an autoimmune disorder. Pregnancy can often times be a triggering factor which can cause overt symptoms thus bringing forth attention to an underlying condition.
The physicians you have seen due to the unifocal PVC’s may have simply dismissed them as a benign condition, which they very well may be. I would still suggest you see a cardiologist to r/o anything more significant.
What I have focused on primarily are the other symptoms you’ve described; hair loss, joint pain, rashes over joints, the sweating, chest pain, and allergies…all may be symptoms of an autoimmune disorder. I find that there are too many factors involved to disregard this possibility.
Although you deny feeling stressed, you probably are without being aware of it. You exhibit a certain amount of stress from the “tone” of your writing/typing and understandably so. You have endured some less than empathetic doctors and I know there’s a degree of stress in that area alone.
My advice is to obtain a copy of all your medical records and seek out a specialist, whether he/she be a cardiologist or immunologist. I think both an immunologist and cardiologist should be consulted. Show the new physician your medical records (this also allows him/her to take you and your health status more seriously) Once a physician knows that you’re assertive, he/she tends to act in the same manner. (Believe me, I’ve been involved in the medical field for many years.)
I wish you the best and hopefully whatever you are suffering from at this time will be accurately diagnosed and resolved, quickly.
Congratulations on the new addition to your family!
Note: The advice and/or suggestions I have given are of my own opinions. They are not to be misconstrued as any type of diagnosis. Only a physician can diagnose and treat any illness.
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