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shurato77
post Jul 29 2018, 08:18 PM

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if u can afford MRI, u can go for it.

But your symptoms have changed since onset, and your weight has gone down.
Several parameters have also changed - ur diet habit, ur vitals, etc.
Thus, it is very inconclusive to provide useful advice without knowing ur current conditions.

Neck/shoulder pain: if it is stiffness with pain, it is likely due to ur posture, and prolonged sitting.

Headache: ur initial onset is likely due to the high BP. Right now, without knowing the pattern of your onset or the details of the pain, i can only speculate few causes: stress, caffeine, hypoglycemia, migraine, insufficient sleep.

if i were u, i would go for full blood test first. Also monitor the timing pattern of the pain, the location and extent of the pain, which would help the Dr to zoom down to most likely cause.
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post Jul 29 2018, 11:06 PM

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QUOTE(dejiar @ Jul 29 2018, 10:23 PM)
i have done 2 full blood test in last 6 month, everything normal. i am thinking of get hurt during gym especially sit up. also, i spend lot of time playing phone and pc (my work require to use pc much). just not sure which doctor to proceed next or maybe i jus go mri or xray
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if full blood test is normal, than most likely body is ok.

depends on how severe is ur headache, there is probably no rush to see a Dr.
I have suffered different types/extent of headache, and none of the Dr can diagnose me properly.

U should go to Dr if u suffer the following:
a. pain always arrive as sharp pain (not a background dull pain)
b. pain intensity above level 4, on a scale of 10 (10 being your maximum tolerable pain)
c. frequent episode, affecting your sleep
d. ur vision is affected
e. ur logical thinking process is affected (like u cannot drive properly)

if ur conditions not as above, u can take ur own approach to eliminate the following causes one by one:
1. hypoglycemia
2. caffeine/cigar
3. stress
4. spectacles too tight
5. wisdom tooth growing
6. migraine

to help u in diagnosing the cause, consider the following:
i. when does the headache happen? any specific time?
ii. how frequent?
iii. will something u do/not do (before meal? after meal? wearing spectacles? after sleep? etc.), lead to headache?
iv. type of headache (pulsating? sharp? dull? background? etc.)
v. any specific location?
vi. does pressing any area induce the headache?
shurato77
post Jul 30 2018, 12:48 AM

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QUOTE(dejiar @ Jul 30 2018, 12:22 AM)
Not sure is though, i just change my spec due to doctor advice, but the new spec make me feel uncomfortable, so i wear back my old spec. both spec does not give me clear vision.
My memory are abit bad recently such as cnt remember the name who i meet 3 month ago (meet for 1 month or 2) until ppl remind me.

my migraine is bad, if i walk under hot sun for more than 3 minute, the whole day i will have headache until i sleep and wake up.

i) whole day, but better at night, and is not constantly, is like someone come to me and press my head once than run away. like very 10 min or so.
ii)refer to i, usually 7 days a week.
iii)wake up than headache, feel worse if i driving (observe it recently, still yet to confirm), other than that, anytime oso will trigger unless i lay down
iv)like u something pressing from inside? i not sure how to describe tat, but is not sharp pain level is like 3/10 i think
v)feel better if i am doing others thing or chatting with someone. (my job mostly home base)
vi)not really, but sometime if my head was laying on some place, will have slight pain. but just sometime. (i have back pain, near kidney area and neck pain, moving my neck always produce sounds crak crak)
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does ur headache improve, when you not wearing specs and not watching/reading (ie. relaxed state)?
do u feel headache intensify with each heartbeat, ie. u can feel the heartbeat pattern in ur head?
do u have enough sleep?
when did ur headache begin? after changing specs? after having back pain? after changing PC monitor? chair?

My personal opinion is that it is ur lifestyle - bad habits accumulated, till ur body cannot take it.
This is on the assumption that ur xray is clear, and ALL blood parameters (except your fatty liver) are within normal range.
This is supported by the fact that u have back pain, neck pain, stiff neck, poor memory, etc.

I presume u have very little sleep, maybe insomnia, and sit long time (1hr or more) without moving around?
I also suspect your blood pressure monitor (BPM) not accurate, because ur blood pressure seems too good, if u really have such symptoms.

if my speculation is true, paracetamol doesn't work well on u, not even muscle relaxant.
in fact, to recover, u merely need to change ur lifestyle - 8hr continuous sleep, move around every 30 mins, bring your BPM to ur Dr for calibration or get an accurate BPM, drink plenty of water, etc.
shurato77
post Jul 30 2018, 01:59 AM

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QUOTE(dejiar @ Jul 30 2018, 01:00 AM)
not yet try that, but base on my experience, usually if i cover my eye and try to lay down, i feel better
For the heartbeat pattern of headache, it usually after staying under sun for a period. and for the whole day after that.
yes, i have enough sleep.
my headache just happen like that, nothing was change, but it become worst after i diet+exercise (jog, sit up).

I think it cause by my bad habit too. Thats why i try to change it now, but seem not much improvement. My bp taken from multiple place and multiple doctor, it seem accurate for me.
yup, pain killer does not work well, unless the one given by doctor. the pain reduce but u still can feel it
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your blood test, Triglyceride level, is normal?
and the good cholesterol vs bad cholesterol ratio, is normal?
and ur blood glucose reading? before and after meal?
u dun have a wisdom tooth problem currently? wisdom tooth, when growing, is known to cause headache as well.

lifestyle-induced symptoms, do not go away fast.
The body needs time to heal.
Although some medications can improve the symptoms to certain extent, they should be used as acute measure, not long-term dependence, otherwise u could suffer more problems due to side-effects.
Give ur body time to heal, when you revert back to healthy lifestyle.

if u still worry or u can afford further diagnosis, then u can consider MRI also (go to ur Dr, ask referral to brain specialist who can prescribe MRI).
if ur conditions dun improve (may not be cured, just improvement) in 3 months, or conditions worsen, go further diagnosis.
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post Jul 30 2018, 03:24 PM

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QUOTE(dejiar @ Jul 30 2018, 03:16 PM)
i have high bad cholestrol, but is reducing now cause of my exercise and oat meal, others is normal. maybe i will jus wait for a month or 2 for now since most of the ppl include doctor said is not a big issue.
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ah, just as i thought. i was suspecting potential blockage in your blood vessels, which would explain why u so prone to dizziness after ur exercise.
and this is reflected in ur cholesterol level.
but well, it has not reached critical level, and as long as u continue ur current diet and exercise, it will be controlled.
so keep up ur efforts, and all the best.

 

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