mike1984
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« on: Sunday July 05, 2009, 08:51:51 AM » |
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Hi Guys, A long read, but I need some help please, desperately…. I am 25, male and relatively fit (of course enjoy the odd beer andcigarette, at a weekend but eat proper meals, drinks water daily andplay sports). I also rarely get ill (I have had like one cold in thelast year which lasted a couple of days).
During my teenage years, my skin began to change and it bothers me greatly. My skin, especially around the face, has gone this sort ofbizarre darky yellow pale colour if you know what I mean (it makes me lookquite Eastern European). It is quite predominant around my chin, my mouth andacross the middle of my forehead and onto the topsides of my head. I have massive vainy dark rings round my eyes that make me look like adrug addict! In addition, I have received new little dark moles/spotsacross my face, arms quite a bit etc. This skin never changes. I can’teven get a tan when playing sports in hot whether or sunbathing onholiday. All, in all, I look very unhealthy. A further strange symptom, which has gone with this change, is my righteye having a little blur, like a tiny curled up hair, (I think they are called 'floaters' in the medical world) in constant version.
Another thing perhaps worth mentioning is that despite thisdiscolouring of my skin, the skins of my ears have stayed exactly thesame - pink and white - and they go red when hot etc. In fact it lookslike I have been given two ear transplants, due to skin of the ears and face looking so different!
I would just like to add that I have no history of anything than Western Caucasian in my family bloodline. I have blue eyes in fact, and was born blonde (though has turned to brown over the years), and my parents are very pinked skin.
I have been to the NHS British Doctors several times, had some bloodtest and seen some skin specialists, but it is the same old tune –blood tests are fine, liver and kidney functions are fine, just get onwith your life and glad you don’t have some seriously illness. Yet,little do they realise how much this ‘change’ really bothers me –I keep getting people asking me why I look so tired! I have also been tested for Addison’s disease, which I do not have. An interesting result from a recent blood test was that my Haemoglobin was just under the average even though I eat a heck of a lot of meat.The Doctor, as usual, said ‘not too worry’ and didn’t prescribe meanything – so I decided to take my own action. I started taking 200mg of Iron, orally, per day (Ferrous Sulphate) In addition, with awell-respected multi-vitamin and an oxidant drink available from anherbalist.
After doing this for two weeks, nothing major has changed, but I still have noticed some tiny improvements. Some of the very dark skin aroundmy eyelid has gone slightly the lighter and the bit of impaired versionin my eye been reduced slightly. The change is very tiny though and nodoubt only noticeable to me who frets, and thus examines daily, thestate of my skin.
So, I ask, myself, what do I do now? Shall I pay to see a skinspecialist privately, who might show more sympathy? I am thinking thebest option is paying for a Health MOT where plenty of tests are done onyou, to assess your health, and then you can discuss it for a bit with aprivate doctor. To me, who knows nothing about medicine, surely that I have spotted some minimal positive changes from taking this new concoction of minerals and vitamins, shows that their must be somethingi nternally not-quite-right and all I have to do is find on what I need more of (perhaps a certain vitamin) and then have lots of it.
Please help! Any advice, at all, will do. This ‘condition’ isruining my confidence and therefore a big chunk of my life. Can post apicture if needed!
Cheers
Mike
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