MH, I've experienced a similar thing. Right before my ailments, a ton of strange coincidences started happening, I can't explain them. I was never looking for them, nor do I ever look for coincidences, they were just extremely obvious and popped out of nowhere. Things that would take many pages to fill here. It's insane.
I felt like I was under some type of spotlight. Maybe nature catching up with me and trying to pull me back into line?