Hello. I'm having a problem I've been struggling with, and I'm in search of
some information. I'd appreciate any information I could get.
I'm a mostly healthy 25 year old guy. I'm 5'10", 165 lbs. I've have migraine
headaches since I was 10, asthma since I was 20. But I exercise and I'm
otherwise okay, except fot the problem I'm going to describe.
Now, about a year ago, I first started experiencing a feeling I can only
describe as disorientation. This kind of slightly dizzy, slightly confused
feeling. It was constant to a very small degree, and sometimes became more
profound. It wasn't that intense, just kind of annoying. As time went on, I
slowly began to experience other symptoms. I noticed that I was having
increasing difficulty speaking, reading, and articulating. This manifested
itself in my having trouble talking clearly or telling a story. Again, this
varied in intesity from barely noticible to moderate. Never immobilizing or
anything like that. To make a long story short, the condition has been
increasing in overall intensity. About a month ago, I experienced a very
strange sensation that I could only liken to being stoned on marijuana (even
though I haven't smoked any in 2.5 years). I've done no other drugs, I don't
drink very much, and I'm on no medications. Lately, this has been getting to
the point that I'm avoiding social situations because I'm afraid of
embaressing myself. I've been hoping it's a nutritional problem, so I've
been eating well, taking vitamins, and consuming a lot of fish. I've also
been hoping it might be psychological, which I cannot completely rule out
either. Anyway, I'm starting to get scared. The event that prompted me to
write this the fact that I've had blood oozing (slowly) into my right
nostrile for a week now. As far as I can tell, it doesn't seem to be a nose
bleed, it's more like the blood is coming from farther up in my nostrile. I
just hope this isn't related and something is terribly wrong.
So, what you're probably wondering at this point is why on earth I didn't go
to a doctor a long time ago. I've got no insurance. My employment situation
never panned out after college. Right now I'm working two part time jobs.
And I'm afraid that if I go to the doctor, with no insurance, describing a
non outwardly observable condition, I'll get laughed at. Or they'll do a
bunch of tests, tell me nothing is wrong, and give me a bill for $1000. Or,
they'll find something wrong, and I'll recieve no help.
What should I do? What would happen if I actually did have something that
required long term care/medications? Would the medical system help me, and
just bill me for it (a bill I could not pay), or just forsake me? Sorry for
the long message. I appreciate it very much if someone could please give me
some advice. Thanks in advance.
CTS
