I hear all of you. 4 months after I had my twins, I got sick and very dehydrated. Went to the ER. They said they never saw anything like it and just put me on an antibiotic. 3 days later, my ankles started to swell and they felt like I had sprained them. It has gotten worse since then. My legs fall asleep at night, my neck stiffens up and wakes me, my hands go numb and for about an hour or two after I get up, they are cold. I have had MRI's, x-rays, blood work, cat scans, the works. MS was ruled out , right along with everything else. The Doc. stated that the muscle biopsy is the only abnormal test. She said that it doesn't make sense because my blood is normal. THe biopsy showed that I have myotonic dystophy. But she said that could be wrong because I had the biopsy done in one hopspital and sent to another. ( I wish doctors didn't go by bloodwork because right before I had emergency gallbladder surgery, my blood work was normal. So, in my opinion, my blood is abnormal because it never shows anythng LOL. ) As a matter of fact, when I was pregnant with the twins, it wasn't until 2 months before the blood test stated I was pregnant let alone pregnant with twins. So, I know how you all feel. I can't work at all because I can't sit or stand for a given legnth of time. If I sit "like a lady" with my legs crossed, they go completely numb. If I sit indian style, the go numb. My hands are in a moon shape position most of the time. I also am tied of feeling this way. I don't want to get out of bed. I wear braces on my ankles to keep them from twisting. I am constantly tightening my leg muscles when I sit. I am at the Cleveland Clinic now and they want a DNA test done. SO, that's the next step. I'll let everyone know how it goes in a month. But as far as I know, it too will come back ok. I am not "playing" these symptoms and I am tired of the Docs making me feel that way. I have been on all muscle relaxants, pain meds, ect. Nothing has worked. Well, they work for about a month and then, nothing. I am so uncomfortable. It seems that when a doctor doesn't know what it is, they stop looking. That doesn't help us.