I have recently had these shivering attacks at normal room temperature once every 2-3 months. I had one tonight. Sometimes I have numbness in my left arm or funny head feelings as well. No high temperature. They last 5-6 minutes if I follow my basic rule which is: Go to the bathroom and immediately use the hair blower on high setting all over my body for 3-4 minutes. I also put on some pants and a long sleeve shirt and drink some water. I usually take an aspirin. I warm up the apartment and sleep with a heavy blanket that night.
From all the symptoms and causes, it seems that doctors are just grabbing at straws. It is time for the IBM medical "Watson" to be installed in Urgent Care, doctor offices, E.R. 's and Special Health Clinics for the Hopeless that have not been able to be properly diagnosed. Have them sit you down at the Dr Watson computer and have it diagnose your symptoms against all known causes by asking questions and you selecting or typing or saying answers in a private room. Followed by a review of Dr Watson's recommendations by a diagnostician with other questions.
The specialty here is someone who has spent a year just concentrating on a single health problem. They do necessarily have to be a doctor. But they also have to have an aptitude that makes a good diagnostician. The result is recommendations to the doctor on possible causes, the proposed tests and the order of the tests with the test for most likely causes first. There would even be a 2 day and 3 day stay at the clinic option, or if the patient is nearby, an evening visit for a week to get test results and try out things.
Or an evening Smart phone or PC Skype call with the diagnostician or doctor, or a Physician's assistant.
We need specialty clinics that only deal with special difficult health issues that are not easily diagnosed. A place to go originally or if your normal doctor(s) have failed.
Special Clinics for those who have failed to find the cause of their problem would be staffed with experts in diagnosing the problem and having access to other experts worldwide.
The Chronic Forgotten health problems that are not able to be diagnosed and not responding to treatments. For example:
Violent shivering, nausea and hot blotches - IIN?
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I have recently had these shivering attacks at normal room temperature once every 2-3 months. I had one tonight. Sometimes I have numbness in my left arm or funny head feelings as well. No high temperature. They last 5-6 minutes if I follow my basic rule which is: Go to the bathroom and immediately use the hair blower on high setting all over my body for 3-4 minutes. I also put on some pants and a long sleeve shirt and drink some water. I usually take an aspirin. I warm up the apartment and sleep with a heavy blanket that night.
From all the symptoms and causes, it seems that doctors are just grabbing at straws. It is time for the IBM medical "Watson" to be installed in Urgent Care, doctor offices, E.R. 's and Special Health Clinics for the Hopeless that have not been able to be properly diagnosed. Have them sit you down at the Dr Watson computer and have it diagnose your symptoms against all known causes by asking questions and you selecting or typing or saying answers in a private room. Followed by a review of Dr Watson's recommendations by a diagnostician with other questions.
The specialty here is someone who has spent a year just concentrating on a single health problem. They do necessarily have to be a doctor. But they also have to have an aptitude that makes a good diagnostician. The result is recommendations to the doctor on possible causes, the proposed tests and the order of the tests with the test for most likely causes first. There would even be a 2 day and 3 day stay at the clinic option, or if the patient is nearby, an evening visit for a week to get test results and try out things.
Or an evening Smart phone or PC Skype call with the diagnostician or doctor, or a Physician's assistant.
We need specialty clinics that only deal with special difficult health issues that are not easily diagnosed. A place to go originally or if your normal doctor(s) have failed.
Special Clinics for those who have failed to find the cause of their problem would be staffed with experts in diagnosing the problem and having access to other experts worldwide.
The Chronic Forgotten health problems that are not able to be diagnosed and not responding to treatments. For example:
1. Unexpected Shivering
2. Chronic Sinusitis
3. Ear Problems
4. Chronic Fatigue
5. Anxiety Attacks
6. Overweight
and others
That's my 2 cents. Get our state and Congressional representatives interested in this new approach. And keep it low cost.