r/MedicalHelp

I’m 19F and I found a lump that literally doesn’t show on camera no matter how I position the light you can’t see it at all, I can only feel it when I press with my fingers. I actually didn’t even notice it until my neck started hurting because I slept in a really bad position. That’s the only reason I started touching around and found it.

I’ve also been sweating at night, but yesterday I was cleaning a ton and pushing myself physically, so I don’t know if that’s just from overdoing it.

For context, I was diagnosed with anemia about a month ago. My doctor told me to only take my iron pills when I’m on my period. This month I took them during my period like I was supposed to, but they didn’t make any real difference.Last time I had my period, my nose was bleeding too.

I just finished my period, and before that I was so dizzy every time I stood up that I could barely move. I felt like I was going to collapse every single time.

Honestly, I’ve felt tired like this my whole life ever since I was 8 years old I’ve always had this feeling that I might be anemic, but the doctor I had back then wouldn’t even let me do a blood test, so I never got checked until now.

I also have allergies to pollen, house dust, and dust mites. Right now the city I live in is full of pollen and I’m not taking any allergy meds at the moment (I’m not from the US, just so you know).

Other random history: I had all three tonsils removed when I was 7

And because of the anemia fatigue, I was so dead that I didn’t wear my retainers for 7 days straight (I know, not the point, just saying how wiped out I’ve been).

The lump is only something I can feel, nothing visible, and I wouldn’t have known it was there if my neck hadn’t hurt from sleeping weird. I can’t even go to the doctors rn.

TL;DR: 19F, not from the US. Can feel a lump in my neck (invisible, found after neck pain from bad sleep). Night sweats maybe from cleaning. Diagnosed anemic a month ago, only take iron on my period, just finished it extreme dizziness on standing. Had lifelong fatigue since age 8, was never allowed a blood test back then. Allergic to pollen, house dust, dust mites currently high pollen season where I live, not taking allergy meds. Tonsils out at 7. Too exhausted to wear retainers for 7 days. Can't see a doctor atm. Worried if this is serious.

21F, 5'9, 280lbs

I have no medical issues beside PCOS, I take birth control for that only on occasion, but I haven't taken any during this whole ordeal.

I don't take any medications/ I didn't take any type of medication or vitamin without realizing that could cause this (besides the antibiotics I list below).

At the beginning of April, I got sick. Body temp changed from burning hot to freezing cold constantly, sinus congestion, severe cough, produced neon yellow flem, the normal stuff. I took antibiotics ( amoxicillin) and everything cleared up within a week or two, but after I got over that sickness, I started to smell a very specific smell.

I have a hard time describing the smell. It's almost like the smell they put in gas for gas stoves. Very putrid, but not exactly like it. It's almost worse and has a small chemical hint to it. It almost smells like sick if that makes any sense. Sorry this isn't the best description, but just know it smells BAD!

I chalked it up to bad BO, maybe some leftover mucus in my nostrils, maybe the antibiotics had something to do with it. I had also. in this time, changed my shampoo to a medicated shampoo for dry scalp ( head and shoulders clinical strength dry scalp rescue). The thing is, I only smelled this smell on me and anything I touched/ anything my sweat got on. Nothing else smelt and sometimes I didn't smell it at all. I figured maybe any of those things caused my BO to smell different, but nobody, and I asked several different people, nobody told me I smelt. I stopped using that shampoo as well, and nothing changed.

Near the end of the month, the smell had gotten less severe and I could almost ignore it, but then I got sick again with a stomach bug. I was throwing up constantly for a whole day, and had a sore stomach the next few days. That's when the smell came back but ten fold. Now it's so strong, I feel nauseated whenever I smell it. I smell it the most in my shower/ bathroom because that's where my sweat gets everywhere, but I still smell it on me. On my palms, my pits, my forehead, anywhere sweat comes out.

I don't just smell it in my home, I smell it everywhere I go, but only on me or anything my sweat touches.

That's the thing that confuses me the most. You'd think I'd smell it constantly on anything, but everything else smells perfectly fine. Food, candles, perfume all smell fine. It's just on me and nobody but me smells it. Is so putrid and I can't escape it.

I'm just so exhausted of smelling like this. It's almost like I'm an animal that can smell my own scent.

Before anyone asks, I am not diabetic or pre-diabetic. There is no smell of ketones from my breath and I recently had bloodwork done, nothing unusual. There's also nothing sweet about the smell.

There's also no smell coming from the water in my shower. I've had people that don't live in my house/ with me tell me that nothing about me, my house, or my water smell like what I'm smelling.

Also, there is no gas leak or chemical leak in my home.

I think I've included all I can think of about this. I'm just so desperate for answers. I don't trust Dr. Google, but so far even that hasn't gotten me anywhere. I'm going to schedule a Doctors visit tomorrow, I've finally found the time to go, but I figured I'd ask here as well. I'm just losing my mind over this.