splusholia
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I put all my medical history and symptoms (even the weirdest ones) into ChatGPT and it came back with:
‘You were healthy and active before this, but there were early signs that your circulation might not have been working quite right. You had Raynaud’s, and often experienced facial flushing after meals or alcohol—both signs that your vascular system was under strain.
Then, after a viral illness, things changed dramatically. You became severely unwell almost overnight—you were dizzy, weak, sometimes vomiting, and you could barely speak. Your head felt hot and swollen, like it wasn’t connected to your body properly. This overwhelming crash is most likely explained by impaired venous drainage from your brain, caused by compression of key veins—especially the internal jugulars, the brachiocephalic vein, and the vertebral plexus.’
I’m shocked because this fits all my symptoms. I have a very congested head all the time my head feels heavy and I get red flushing on my right side along with pulsing. Until now I thought the red flushing on ears and face was sinusitis, but now I think it is vascular. I had a month or two of vascular symptoms before I collapsed in the street—such as burning red ears, facial flushing, nose flushing. They did not appear to be linked to food. They were soothed upon lying flat but worse when active.
I don’t know why I’m posting this really… I guess I’m shocked that doctors never even told me that this could be a potential avenue to look at. I also wanted to post it in case it could help anybody else. I’m not confident they will find anything on imaging: maybe I will need an upright MRI. But I feel this is the best hypothesis for my symptoms that I’ve come across so far. I’m aware this isn’t really a diagnosis, more of a ‘hint’!
When my face flushes red, I will still sometimes lose the ability to speak.
‘You were healthy and active before this, but there were early signs that your circulation might not have been working quite right. You had Raynaud’s, and often experienced facial flushing after meals or alcohol—both signs that your vascular system was under strain.
Then, after a viral illness, things changed dramatically. You became severely unwell almost overnight—you were dizzy, weak, sometimes vomiting, and you could barely speak. Your head felt hot and swollen, like it wasn’t connected to your body properly. This overwhelming crash is most likely explained by impaired venous drainage from your brain, caused by compression of key veins—especially the internal jugulars, the brachiocephalic vein, and the vertebral plexus.’
I’m shocked because this fits all my symptoms. I have a very congested head all the time my head feels heavy and I get red flushing on my right side along with pulsing. Until now I thought the red flushing on ears and face was sinusitis, but now I think it is vascular. I had a month or two of vascular symptoms before I collapsed in the street—such as burning red ears, facial flushing, nose flushing. They did not appear to be linked to food. They were soothed upon lying flat but worse when active.
I don’t know why I’m posting this really… I guess I’m shocked that doctors never even told me that this could be a potential avenue to look at. I also wanted to post it in case it could help anybody else. I’m not confident they will find anything on imaging: maybe I will need an upright MRI. But I feel this is the best hypothesis for my symptoms that I’ve come across so far. I’m aware this isn’t really a diagnosis, more of a ‘hint’!
When my face flushes red, I will still sometimes lose the ability to speak.
