Hypoxia and Medicine

Does this odd combination of symptoms suggest a medical condition my doctors may have missed up to this point?

I'm a 48-year-old female. Had a partial hysterectomy two years ago (still have the ovaries). For about three weeks now, I've been experiencing EXTREME fatigue. I can't do the simplest of household chores or walk half a block without feeling totally wiped out. I've had chronic insomnia for years. But now I sleep deeply all night, and also many hours during the day with no problem. In fact, I've begun to have episodes like narcolepsy and sleep paralysis (I feel awake and aware, but can't move my limbs or speak for a minute or so). I have had the worst swelling of my ankles and calves, which I've never had in my life except for when I had pre-eclampsia with a pregnancy. I've put on a LOT of weight in a very short period of time. Lastly, I have weird sensations in my breasts and back. There's breast tenderness that feels like the premenstrual type, only it's lasted for eeks. And I get this terrible, off-and-on feeling like the skin on my back is sunburned or inflamed. Any ideas? I should add that I had a CT scan done just two days ago, because I have also been experiencing slurred speech at times, and have been very clumsy and falling a lot. The scan was normal. I'm being scheduled for a sleep study within the next couple of weeks.

Public Comments

1. I am not a doctor but I do have a medical background and I really think you need to see another doctor, perhaps several. Your combination of symptoms should be examined in light of your surgery and also (and this is important) regardless of it. Your symptoms could be indicative of many strangely symptomatic diseases - m.s, lupus, chronic fatigue, lyme disease, als, etc. You need to a see a doctor whose willing to go the extra mile. If you havn't been diagnosed up to this point then this indicates a serious lacking on the part of your physician. All the diseases I mentioned as well as some others are quite hard to diagnose. Take yourself to a diagnostics specialist, but first see a couple other doctors. I'm sure this is having a big impact on your life and I hope you find out whats wrong soon. I really hope its nothing serious.
2. some of my friends have been diagnosed with ovarian cancer from symptoms like these. It is not tested with the PAP test, that is only for Cervical Cancer. Ovarian is usually not diagnosed until it is in the 4th stage and untreatable. There is a test the drs can do if you can get them to, it is similar to the mens PSA testing. I cannot remember the name of it. I really do hope this is not what you have!!!