Considering that I come from a line of
hypochondriacs, I am hoping to avoid
embarrassing myself with my GP by asking
for opinions here first (just in case I am
NOT in need of seeing my GP).
In early 2006, I had a mild case of
Shingles. It affected my right side in a
'band' from the center of my navel around
my right oblique and stopping at the
middle of my spine on my lower back,
The following things I am experiencing may
have no bearing to the above, of course,
but I am using it as a timeline reference.
1) Within 6 mos of having shingles, my
right foot would feel 'tingles' nearly
every afternoon at about 4pm and would
clear up over night and then repeat the
same pattern. This sensation is now with
me constantly.
2) Within another 3 months, I experienced
electrical shocks very infrequently in my
right oblique. It is very "topical" in
nature and absolutely painful. These
sensations only happen when sitting down
or lying down. They have now increased in
frequency and I experience them daily,
albeit in varying intensity.
3)Within the last six months, the tingling
sensation in my right foot has replicated
itself on my right hand, and occasionally
in my left foot.
4) (ok this one is weird). When I look at
stars in the sky, I see the "white" of the
star as always, but they appear to me also
as red and green twinkling lights. This
never goes away. I have also started
having my right eye getting blurry.
5) My latest development is a pain in my
left arm which I can only describe it as
if someone gripped my bicep and their
thumb would be pressing hard in one
particular spot in my inner bicep. It is
getting pretty painful.
6) I admit to a lot of stress and the
fatigue I have experienced could certainly
just be that. However, it corresponds to
the same timeline of the other symptoms
above.
Recently, I have been browsing the net to
attempt to understand if any of things are
connected to each other and what might be
happening to me. I have come across
information related to L'Hermitte's sign,
red-green color distortion, fatigue, etc
as potential symptoms for many diseases,
including MS.
I am looking for guidance on whether any
of the above could be connected and, if
appropriate, what is my next step to try
to deal with it. I have not been to my GP,
mainly because I have little faith in him,
but also because all of this could be
hypochondria and I simply do not want to
embarrass myself if it is.
I appreciate your input.
