MARC

I have had ultrasounds in the past of my neck and my abdomen, and they were read as clear. I know it can be difficult, but you have to accept the results, which were good.

Anxiety can make your blood pressure go through the roof.

I think the symptoms you are having could well be from your anxiety attack.

Many things I hear happen to people disturb me too, especially people I know. Try not to think about it as it will make things worse.

My physician has told me that when person is anxious they may not breath properly and they may feel they are not getting enough oxygen and this may cause more anxiety and physical symptoms such as dizziness, dry mouth, cough, etc.

As you know, things happen for no reason. My wife's friend this past Monday, just dropped dead after a walk with her husband from a massive heart attack. She exercised every day and was not under a lot of stress, so go figure.

My former boss many years ago had a malignant tumor on one of his kidneys and had his one kidney removed, and he functioned fine after that with one kidney. A friend of mine growing up had one kidney removed and he is alive, and fine many years later. Many people live with one kidney and the body can function normally with one kidney. Please keep us updated and I wish you the best of luck and I am sure you will get through this OK.

Sorry for the delayed response. Around 3 years ago I had terrible pain when I went to the bathroom, and I had blood when I wiped. The pain was so bad once that I could barely stand it. Since my pain and blood persisted, I ended up having a scope which showed Hemorrhoids and some Diverticulosis. Since that time, I have used First Aid A&D Ointment from Walgreens and it has helped me greatly.

One time I was at my GI physician's office, and I thought I had a specific problem. He then said to me the following. Marc, you're a CPA, right? I said yes. He then said to me, do what you were trained to do and leave the diagnosing to me.

The husband of a woman I grew up with has had MS for some time and he has gotten progressively worse. He wobbles now when he walks and needs to drink fluids when he eats as he has some difficulty swallowing. However, he can still drive and swims for exercise. On a positive note, my wife's friend's sister has had MS for many years and is pretty much symptom free.

I think there is a good possibility that they are both related to the pinched nerve in your left arm.

Welcome to the forum.

My wife got it from me. Her symptoms were different. She had no fever, but had a bad cough and loss of taste. She was also very tired.

I got COVID on October 1 2022 in the evening. I suddenly felt terrible and I had a fever of 102.4 which lasted 3 or so days. I felt extremely weak and also had some diarrhea. I lost 6 pounds and had a headache too. I also had a cough which I still nave and I am still a bit fatigued.

Try Tylenol. It has helped me immensely and most recently when I had a 102.4 temperature when I had COVID.

The ultrasound does not miss anything. Glad to here you are OK!!!

Many years ago I had blood in my semen. I was sent to a Urologist who actually massaged my prostate in his office until I squirted on a slide. I laugh about it now, but it was so painful that I felt my insides were going to explode. I would never want to go through that again. All was OK.

Good luck with the ultrasound. Please let us know how it goes. Odds are you will be OK.

My friend once had visible blood in his urine for one week and no cause was ever found.

I am glad they have found nothing. I have had a few times in my life when I thought I was a goner. Once I went to the bathroom and when I wiped the whole tissue was drenched in red blood and the toilet bowl was all red. Another time I had a pain in my back every time I ate food and it felt like my back was on fire. I was dizzy every day for 6 weeks a number of years ago too. In June 2021, I began to vomit out of nowhere and I lost 10 pounds in one day. I ended up in the ER and also had abdominal pain which radiated to my back. A friend of mine urinated bright red blood for a week straight. In all of the previous examples, everything tuned out OK in the end and so will you. Please keep us updated and good luck too.

Try Tylenol.

My physician has told me that tension in your back, shoulders and neck can cause head pain.

Welcome to the forum. I would not worry about ALS. My friends wife passed away at 62 of ALS and it progressed steadily over time. Your tests were negative so you are in good shape. You are young and have your whole life ahead of you. Try to live it the best you can. My mother, may she rest in peace used to tell me, life is what you make it.

My clients brother in law had ALS at 72 and his first sign was slurred speech, where it was so bad that the doctors thought he was having a stroke. You are not having slurred speech.

Good luck and I hope you feel better soon. Please let us know how you are doing.