Re: Feeling cold - shivering

Paul wrote:
>
> Dear Group
>
> I wonder if anyone on this group can suggest a reason for the following.
>
> For 5 years now my wife has suffered from a very peculiar set of symptoms.
> She will suddenly feel very, very cold even in a warm house or sat in front
> of a fire or on a hot sunny day - she describes it as feeling as though
> there is a layer of ice under her skin. She becomes so cold that she shivers
> and her skin is covered in goose-bumps. But, and here's the odd thing, her
> temperature is nearly normal - just down a degree if that. No matter how
> much she wraps herself up, she just can't get rid of this feeling of
> coldness from her skin. This is not just in her extremities, but her whole
> body. She wraps herself up in layers of clothes in bed, but she is still
> cold and doesn't sweat at all. Someone "normal" would be sweating heavily.
>
> About the same time, five years ago, she began to complain of a numb patch
> (or sensation) just to the left of centre in her back, a sensation which
> seemed to be aggravated (a heavy feeling) when she coughed or exercised. She
> also took up smoking about the same time!

Uh-oh.

This could be cardiac syndrome X.

> Our Doctor has been totally useless, and seems to be completely lost for any
> suggestion on what to do. We had a full body CT scan done a few weeks ago,
> and this showed several small cysts on her Liver (Radiographer called them
> insignificant), but there was a very small patch of what the radiographer
> referred to as Emphysema on her left Lung.
>
> Any excretion seems to bring on the symptoms as does stress, but they can
> also just start without any apparent reason.

You probably mean exertion.

> We are now at the end of our tether as for what to do next,

Your wife must stop smoking. Consulting with a cardiologist would be
wise.

> and we would
> welcome any advice from the experts who read these postings.
>
> To protect my wife's identity a friend has let us use his email address to
> post this, so please reply to him or directly to the group. His email
> address is paulstaton2004@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Many thanks

You are welcome, Chris.

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