lizamoran
03-08-11, 18:14
In the evening, three days ago, I had a sore throat. Especially hurt when I swallowed. Then, two days ago, I had diarrhea throughout the day (and it was pretty uncomfortable/painful while it was happening) and a very mild sore throat. Yesterday I had less frequent and non-painful weird stools, and serious nausea (which went away after I took a nap in the afternoon), and my throat still felt unusual. Today, my throat feels a bit weird and I don't feel totally up to par.
Perhaps most worringly, I think my appetite has been... less, recently. (Though I've not lost any weight at all).
Also, I've had three mysterious bruises this summer (one odd-looking, big, red one several weeks ago and two ordinary ones on my thigh this week) and my gums bled slightly the other night (though, admittedly, I was flossing for the first time in god-knows-how-long, so I'm less worried about this symptom).
I've also had a few bad headaches this summer despite my total lack of stress.
Do I have good reason to see my doctor? I'm leaving for college in less than a month, so I don't know whether I'd be able to get an appointment even if I tried. Of course what I'm worried about is leukemia (this apparent infection, bruising, lack of appetite, headaches...) but I'm not sure whether I'm being anxious or reasonable (and my parents feel very strongly that I'm being anxious, which is why I'm hesitant to call my doctor). Are there completely boring reasons for which I could be having diarrhea and a sore throat (and a slightly decreased appetite)?
UNRELATED to the aforementioned symptom set: anyone know anything about hearing static in one ear? I heard static in my left ear the other night; it kind of freaked me out, and I couldn't find any concrete explanation when I googled it.
Perhaps most worringly, I think my appetite has been... less, recently. (Though I've not lost any weight at all).
Also, I've had three mysterious bruises this summer (one odd-looking, big, red one several weeks ago and two ordinary ones on my thigh this week) and my gums bled slightly the other night (though, admittedly, I was flossing for the first time in god-knows-how-long, so I'm less worried about this symptom).
I've also had a few bad headaches this summer despite my total lack of stress.
Do I have good reason to see my doctor? I'm leaving for college in less than a month, so I don't know whether I'd be able to get an appointment even if I tried. Of course what I'm worried about is leukemia (this apparent infection, bruising, lack of appetite, headaches...) but I'm not sure whether I'm being anxious or reasonable (and my parents feel very strongly that I'm being anxious, which is why I'm hesitant to call my doctor). Are there completely boring reasons for which I could be having diarrhea and a sore throat (and a slightly decreased appetite)?
UNRELATED to the aforementioned symptom set: anyone know anything about hearing static in one ear? I heard static in my left ear the other night; it kind of freaked me out, and I couldn't find any concrete explanation when I googled it.