I wake up every morning feeling so ill I feel as if I'm going to die. I awake with pain in my neck and the back of my skull and no morning erections, though I can "perform" when needed, but can't maintain as good as I used to. My arms and legs feel funny and I feel funny all over. I have sleep disturbances, too, but I do get some sleep, about 4-5 hours a night, until I wake up with the sick feeling.
During the day, before I start to feel better, I'll have pains in the bottom of my heels, chest, back, lower back and pelvic region. I have a tingling feeling, most often in my legs, but through m,y entire body at times. I also have what could be best called "brain fog" for awhile during the day, until I start to feel better, which is a funny feeling in my head, an odd sensation that is hard to describe, part dizzy, part dopey along with headaches. These headaches can pop up all over the place, from the front of my head, the sides, the sinus area, the back of my head and back of my skull--anywhere.
By evening, most nights, I usually begin to feel better. I go to bed most nights feeling normal, only to wake up feeling the same way again in the morning and the cycle repeats.
In the past year I've had a CT brain scan, normal bloodwork, a pelvic CT scan, lower back and spine x-rays, digit prostate exam, urine tests and a colon enema x-ray, all of whom have come back fine, except the spine and back x-rays, which the doctor said showed disc trouble, as well as chips and spurs. I've also seen an ENT specialist who said nothing seemed to be up.
So, I've been feeling ill on and off for about a year now, steady, and for a few weeks every few months for a couple years prior to that, but lately it seems to be getting really bad with the above, especially when I first wake up and the first few hours afterwards. I really feel as if I am dying when I wake up in the morning, I feel *that* ill. Of course, this is something which those around me say is not rational but they're not feeling what I feel. My doctor seems baffled, or maybe secretly thinks it's al in my head.
If anyone has any input, please give it. Thanks.