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Post by samari on Sept 17, 2008 21:19:20 GMT
I'm so glad I found this website. I've been suffering so many symptoms for ages now. I've had constant nausea, lightheadedness, everything around me swimming, back ache, tummy problems and my latest one is pain in the base of my neck and pressure all around my head. It moves around as though travelling through my veins, through my nose and then back again. I've had tingling and numbness everywhere. Just sitting there and my leg goes numb when I haven't done anything! Sometimes it feels as though I have elastic bands on my wrists and ankles, restricting the blood flow. All my blood tests have been normal and the GP isn't remotely interested. I've been convinced I'm seriously ill and full of doom-filled thoughts. I'm trying to hold down a full time job and look after 2 children and it's really hard when I just feel sick and dizzy all day, like I did when I was pregnant. Baby's 9 months now and the birth was fine, no traumas. I don't feel stressed or anxious, or depressed, although everyone says that's what it must be. I know this site is full of reassurance but any more would be greatly appreciated!!
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Post by cheshire on Sept 17, 2008 21:53:55 GMT
Hi Samari
Welcome to PNI ORG UK. You are very welcome here and I hope you find it helpfulx
I had dizziness/ light headedness and this too: pain in the base of my neck and pressure all around my head.
All this happened after my second child was born - and the symptoms were described as anxiety and depression. From what I have read, it seems that circumstantial stress + hormonal changes/ inbalances can cause this. I know how hard it is to hold down a full time job when you feel like this + the responsibility of 2 children. Do you have much support, have you seen your GP?
We'll try and support you the best we can too.
Keep in touch and feel free to post about how you feel,
Hopefulx
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jay1979
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mummy to a gorgeous 21 month old girl,still suffering with PNI :(
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Post by jay1979 on Sept 18, 2008 15:47:20 GMT
Hi hun, Im sorry you are suffering so much  I have all the symptoms you described plus more !! My little one is 21 months now I just feel like when is this gonna stop and I can feel well again !!!?? My GPs are very supportive but dont really wanna know about all the different symptoms etc..!! well done you for working aswell ! I am not working as feel that I would have more time off sick than being there  I have just started herbal treatment to help my hormones as Im sure they play a big part in my illness xx |
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Post by winegirl on Sept 19, 2008 9:37:15 GMT
Hi Samari
All of the symptoms you describe are identical to mine. I spent the first year of my baby's life in and out of the surgery with them. It was awful. But I do promise you that it gets better. I had to go back to work with all these too and it was SOOOOO hard. But I did it and now I am back the other side.
If you find my diary in the PNI diary section you will prob find all my moans about the symptoms. It is all anxiety related, though at the time I couldnt believe that.
Hang in there hun and it will come right...
Here if you want to talk x
Take Care
WG xx
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Post by monica on Sept 19, 2008 16:19:29 GMT
Hi
Welcome to the site! I'm sorry you're having such a hard time at the minute. Life must be hard if you feel so unwell. I had loads of physical symptoms and indeed in my opionion preceded any mental/emotional ones. headaches, which I'd never had, numb patches, (which weren't actually numb cos I could feel them when I touched the area) tingling to name but a few. Like you, blood tests weree normal and to be honest it wasn't until I found this site that and met other ladies who had the same symptoms that i started to think that maybe it wasn't some horrible illness. i did find one of the gps in my practice who referred me for other tests just to rule out anything else, but alot just pooh poohed it.
How were you after yoru first child? I was fine which made it all the harder to believe that this could be pNI related but eventually it was all I could put it down to. I too wasn't especailly depressed, just exhausted which I suspect was a major factor in getting PNI.
Do you get any help and support? It does help to get a bit of 'me' time although I appreeciate it's not always possible. But it must be hard working adn running after 2 little ones.
Do keep posting on here. The ladies are fab.
Love
Monica
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Post by samari on Sept 25, 2008 20:04:12 GMT
Thanks so much everyone, I've been reading through bits and pieces on the site and this seems so common. Sorry to take a while to reply but my PC broke, to add to everything else!
I've had a few good days believe it or not but I don't want to trust yet that it's not going to come back. At least I don't feel as though I have some terrible illness now. I've spent months thinking that and only changed when I found this site. Now that I'm back at work and baby's settling in with the childminder I'm wondering if the dread of leaving him has caused all this. I just cried for the first week he wasn't with me, it was unbearable. I'm still so uncomfortable leaving him with someone else, but am realising that actually work's not nearly as bad as I thought it would be (I work with lovely people) and if only he would stop sobbing his heart out every morning when I leave him I might just be able to cope with it! But I dreaded leaving him for months and am only working because I have to.
In answer to your questions, I live with my partner but we don't have any family and apart from a few very busy friends (with their own families) we have no support. My older son is autistic and we get 3 hours a week break on a Saturday morning. We can never go away, not even for a weekend. My first pregnancy and experience of motherhood was horrendous because of horrible things going on in my life at the time, although now things are fine. So generally my life is stressy, busy, exhausting. But it's been that way for a long time, and much worse, and I've not been through this before, which is why it's just so weird.
Anyhow, fingers crossed things are improving. Am trying really really hard not to be stressed or worry or read into every strange twinge, ache and pain!
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Post by winegirl on Oct 3, 2008 17:24:11 GMT
Hi Samari
Stress is a HUGE trigger for the symptoms, and you seem to have identified that, so at least you can move yourself in the right direction of avoiding future blips. Quite frankly, your life does sound VERY stressful though, I am sorry that you sont get more chance to rest...
We will be here any time you want to come back and talk to us x
Take Care
WG xx
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