Basically, the search engine verified the doctor's suspensions are reasonable. Hopefully, they will rule out a brain lesion, but it was pretty cool to see why the doc suspects what he suspects. And he's "just an eye-doctor", who didn't look it up, so Kudos to him.
Agreed!
There is a Mayo Clinic has a website where you can look up symptoms, get info about various treatment options etc. I usually use their site or the WebMD. However, keep some perspective, know that the same symptom depending on other ones, your age and other symptoms can indicate some minor issue or a major one.My mother used to have the Mayo Clinic handbook. She never warmed up to the internet, but she got good information from that handbook.
@Murrmurr (Frank), I hope you have the best possible outcome with your medical situation.
Do take care of yourself. Hoping it has a good resolution.I'm not under the delusion that my computer can replace a doctor, but I found this interesting...
I entered these weird symptoms I've had lately in my search engine. I literally wrote, "symptoms: whooshing and banging sounds when I move my head" and some really good information and links came up, including problems my eye-doctor suspects COULD be causing the symptoms, and the tests and imaging that the specialists want done.
Those symptoms plus the occasional vertigo I'm suddenly having can be caused by a bleed or lesion in the brain. But also, my left eye has been constantly painful and burning for about 5 weeks, which could mean there's a lesion on the optic nerve. The burning eye pain is what I originally went to see the eye doctor for.
And the bleed or lesion, if there is one, could be caused by severe head trauma. I had severe head trauma about 30 years ago but the Mayo Clinic website said even an old head injury can cause a bleed years later. Other causes of those symptoms can be poor drainage of spinal fluid in the brain or poor blood supply to the retina or optic nerve. It's important to rule out the most serious problems first, though.
It's so interesting that you can just enter a bunch of symptoms, and voila.
I'm not advocating diagnosing yourself via your computer, I just thought it was interesting.
With a touch of witchcraft.
@Nathan
You are very right, Murr. Migraines are not the same as tension or regular headaches. Since my aneurysm surgery I have never had a headache again. However the aneurysm is still there and will act up every now and then. Since then I have had 2 more episodes that required surgery. It still bothers me to know that I walk around everyday with a time bomb in my head. But we all live with something as you know so well.
May I ask you why you have liver pain? I have a reason for asking....
Ask to be seen by a neurologist and a spine specialist. Insist on it.
I was diagnosed with NASH, Non-Alcoholic SteatoHepatitis. About 4 yrs ago it progressed to stage 3 fibrosis. A new medication improved it, so now it's stage 2 fibrosis and holding.
All my current doctors and specialists are associated with a medical university here. It's one of the most prestigious medical universities in Calif.
True, but my symptom wasn't leg pain, it was electrical pulses and ticks (the physical kind), excruciating foot cramps, temporary paralysis, extreme burning sensations, restless knee syndrome. That's what stumped my doctors all these years; if I wasn't describing it as "radiating pain" then it had nothing to do with my back.
