Hey guys, I’m in my late 30s, and my health has been going downhill for the past few years. I’m single, so no stress from “child or wife”, but I have ageing parents that I also need to worry about.
The first major health problem happened about 5 years ago. I started experiencing giddiness, throughout the entire day. From the time I woke up, to the time I went to bed, there was this “floating” feeling. No definite answer was given after seeking treatment from many medical facilities. Then a TCM doctor told me I was going through anxiety, and told me to relax, don’t be too uptight.
The giddiness lasted for about 1.5 years and gradually went away. I was glad. But then new things started coming. I was constantly getting cysts on my armpit, in my earlobe, and on my face. And then I was diagnosed with high blood pressure, and high cholesterol, and started taking daily medication like an old person.
Things got worse, and I started having horrible lower back pain, which was contributed by my work injury. We were asked to carry huge vases into suite rooms. MRI shows that I have herniated disks on my lower spine. Then out of nowhere, I get this ganglion cyst on my left wrist, which prevents me from carrying heavy things.
I tried to maintain myself to be in a healthy weight range after NS, so I often jog and work out. But now, everything is stopping me from exercising, and I have gained so much weight.
And the last one was getting hospitalised last November for a hives outbreak. And I was later diagnosed with Urticaria (a form of allergy that cause rashes and itching). It was supposed to be acute, but it’s nearly a year and I am still having itch all over. So it has become chronic. The thing is, I was able to manage this by taking antihistamines. It usually lasts me around 3 days before the itch comes again and I have to take the next dose.
A week ago, it started to itch every day. So now I have to take the antihistamine every day. This caused me stress because I know that by taking it daily, the effect will gradually wear off, and it might not work so I have to increase the dosage.
This has made me feel so helpless and hopeless. Also, I was unemployed for more than 3 years, so I am also facing stress financially. It’s getting a bit too much and tiring to go on, and I feel like giving up once and for all.
Any advice? Thanks…