Finding Strength

Yasmin’s post was being applauded all over the internet and the message which she was trying to send to the people was spreading the way she wanted. She further said, “It’s not all bad though because after posting about the note on social media, the reaction from people on Facebook has been amazing.”
Yasmin’s story is truly inspiring. We hope that the people find some way to understand others because there are many among us who are struggling in their daily lives but are brave enough to hide it behind their beautiful smile and courage.

Just like Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension or in short IPAH, there are several conditions that are very hard to get diagnosed. Next few slides are about some of these conditions.

Sleep Apnea

This condition can be simply stated when your breathing process stops and starts in the middle of your sleep. This condition can make you irritable and foggy-headed the next morning, with dry mouth, sore throat, and headache. These symptoms may seem to you similar to flu, a cold, or other conditions. But to be on the safer side, you should visit your doctor for better consultation. Your doctor may also suggest you a sleep study, where he reads your brain activity, heart rate, breathing, and oxygen levels.

Appendicitis

If you remember the diagram of the human body from school, you might have seen a small comma-shaped structure that hangs from your intestine. Yeah, that is your appendix. When your appendix gets inflamed it causes pain in your stomach. The pain usually starts suddenly and gets worse with time.
Some common symptoms are nausea, fever, constipation, vomiting, or diarrhea. The main problem with this condition is that conditions like Crohn’s disease, pelvic inflammatory disease, intestinal obstruction, and colitis also have the same symptoms. Seeing your doctor and getting some tests done can help things out for you.

Hypothyroidism

If you feel inactive and have been gaining weight recently, then these symptoms can mean that your thyroid isn’t making required thyroxine in the body. In this condition, you may observe that your hair has become thin, change in your bowel movements, and you become more sensitive to hot and cold. These symptoms and blood tests can help your doctor in diagnosing the condition.

Parkinson’s Disease

In this condition, your brain cells stop working and act they way they shouldn’t. You may feel you have a shaky arm, stiff neck, balancing problems and you may feel that your face doesn’t look the same. But what makes Parkinson’s disease so difficult to get diagnosed is the symptoms that also fall under the categories of stroke, head injury, Alzheimer and even stress. And there are no specific tests that can tell you have this condition.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

This a very serious condition where you may feel tired all the time and you find no proper reason then this must be because of chronic fatigue syndrome. Some common symptoms include a sore throat, headache, muscle pain, sleep problems, and trouble in focusing. But because these symptoms are also found in sleep apnea, insomnia, thyroid, anemia, and diabetes it gets difficult for the doctors to be sure about the condition if the patient has it.