albeit for headache-unrelated reasons; this was an attempt to track down another problem that remains a mystery
If you don’t mind my asking, what was the problem? If you want a diagnosis for your headaches, then every scrap of medical data, especially other unexplained problems, is potentially related and useful.
The particular problem the allergist was hunting is that sometimes, the palms of my hands (especially the fingers) swell up and feel warm and itchy. This isn’t profound enough to be that visible—they’re slightly red and puffy but it’s nothing dramatic—but it makes it challenging to bend my fingers all the way and it’s uncomfortable. It happens at seemingly random times, indoors and out, and goes away by itself after some minutes. It can be either hand; sometimes it’s both at once. It used to happen more often and has slowed way down; the last time it happened to me was sometime in maybe June, I think.
Other random unexplained problems:
Permanent itch on the outside of the heel of my left foot. (Since roughly 2007.)
Weird dyspnea causing me to gasp, sigh, and yawn a lot, but I never pass out, and my bloodwork and PFT and stress echo all came back normal. (Since roughly 2008, worsening gradually.)
Heart palpitations, intermittent. (Since earlier this year.)
Sometimes for no reason one or both of my ears gets red and feels hot, as though it’s sunburned; this goes away by itself after about an hour. (Since the 2008/2009 winter, hasn’t happened in a while).
If you don’t mind my asking, what was the problem? If you want a diagnosis for your headaches, then every scrap of medical data, especially other unexplained problems, is potentially related and useful.
The particular problem the allergist was hunting is that sometimes, the palms of my hands (especially the fingers) swell up and feel warm and itchy. This isn’t profound enough to be that visible—they’re slightly red and puffy but it’s nothing dramatic—but it makes it challenging to bend my fingers all the way and it’s uncomfortable. It happens at seemingly random times, indoors and out, and goes away by itself after some minutes. It can be either hand; sometimes it’s both at once. It used to happen more often and has slowed way down; the last time it happened to me was sometime in maybe June, I think.
Other random unexplained problems:
Permanent itch on the outside of the heel of my left foot. (Since roughly 2007.)
Weird dyspnea causing me to gasp, sigh, and yawn a lot, but I never pass out, and my bloodwork and PFT and stress echo all came back normal. (Since roughly 2008, worsening gradually.)
Heart palpitations, intermittent. (Since earlier this year.)
Sometimes for no reason one or both of my ears gets red and feels hot, as though it’s sunburned; this goes away by itself after about an hour. (Since the 2008/2009 winter, hasn’t happened in a while).