Water retention caused by high testosterone???

[PeachyBlossom]

Hi! I’m back again. 🙂

If you don’t know I’ve been having some problems with my throat (including tonsils), mouth, face and neck.

Went back to the doctors yesterday to get some results for some allergy tests and vitamin tests that I got done and it turns out I don’t have allergies so yay!! Also got tested for celiac disease (for the second time) which came back negative too. And I got my vitamin B12 and vitamin D levels checked and they were fine. He also said I have low iron which I already knew from when I had other tests done. Apparently it’s meant to be between a 10 and 30 but mine was 9 point something which he said isn’t too low and isn’t anything to worry about yet. I asked if I should take iron supplements and he said there’s no need to do that at the moment.

Then he started asking about my period and asking when was the last time I had one and I told him that I went off the pill in February because it was causing some digestive issues and I had one period 2 days after I stopped taking it and then I haven’t gotten another one since so I haven’t had one in 5 months and he said that can be normal after going off the pill and then he was asking about my hormones and stuff and I told him I had a blood test a few months back which checked quite a lot of different things including hormones and my testosterone was high. And he said in females when they have high testosterone they can get fluid retention all over their body so he said that could be what’s causing my face, neck and inside of my mouth like my tongue and insides of my cheeks to swell.

I’ve heard of fluid retention in your arms legs feet and hands before because I’ve had it in my ankles and also behind my knees but I’ve never heard about it happening in the face and mouth and neck before? Has anyone experienced this? And if so is there anything that can make the swelling go down because the swelling has given me a double chin and a round face and it makes me feel really ugly and depressed and just not myself anymore. And it feels really uncomfortable inside my mouth.

But I don’t know if I believe this diagnosis since the fluid retention in my legs feel squishy whereas the swelling in my neck feels quite hard? And I don’t know if fluid retention would cause swollen and inflamed tonsils like I’ve got? Idk I’m just really confused I feel like I’m being told so many different things and what their telling me just doesn’t feel right.

I have a feeling that I have a problem with my lingual tonsils but each time I mention it to my GPs they have no idea what that is so they don’t check them. 😭

I feel like I’m running out of options and doctors must think I’m crazy for coming in every few weeks wanting to get a proper diagnosis.

I just want to be a normal happy and healthy 17 year old again 😭😭😭😭

[OR4377]

I’ve been popping in and out on the forum. You have been in my thoughts- I’m glad you are still working on finding some solid answers. Sending positive thoughts your way🌻🌞

[VDC1]

Could be a thyroid problem. Just something to consider getting checked.