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Q: UC and undiagnosed neuropathies
asked by: VRock on February 13th, 2008
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Im a 31 yr old male, self-employed gym owner and fitness enthusiast, diagnosed w/U.C. 2 yrs. ago. Daily I take Pentasa 4g/day, 50mg of 6mp plus folate. Four mos. ago probs started. Mild muscle soreness in forearms, then traveled to hands, legs & feet. No severe cramping. My arms would tingle and go numb from the shoulder to my fingers. My legs and feet would ache and also get a numb/COLD feeling and tingling sensation. It would be intermittent and switch from side-to-side and limb-to-limb with no obvious pattern. I have been to 4 primary physicians, 3 neurologists, a pain&rehab specialist, a Sports Doc, my eye dr., dentist and gastro & I have had the following tests conducted (sometimes more than 1x) Chemistry, glucose, Liver and Kidney functions, Magnesium, Lipid Panel, Thyroid Function, CPK, PSA, Testost, Hematology, CBC w/diff., CRP, homocysteine, free t3, sodium, potassium, bun, creatine & entire panel, Cholesterol, all Hepatitis, CBC w/diff./platelet, Rheumatoid Arthritis Factor Ra Latex Turbid, ANA Direct, Uric acid, AST/ALT/ Sed Rate West, Lyme Disease, Hemoglobin Alc, Acetylchol Recap Bind Ab w/Rfx, AChR Modulating Ab, GGT, Zinc, Plasma or serum, EBV acute infect, Iron & tibc, Comp. Metabol. Panel, Glom Filtrate Rate, Hepatic Fxn Panel, Lipid Panel, HSV 1 & 2-Spec. Ab, IgG and HSV II IgG, RPR, Vitamin b12, Serum, an EMG of upper extremities, a test for myelitis, an MRI brain & MRI cerv. Spine, spine X-ray, stress test Of all this the only thing found was mild bilateral carpal tunnel & ulnar neuritis and a slightly elevate CPK (250) since I train w/weights & do cardio every day. I still feel tingling, cramping, numbness, pain, coldness (neuropathies) sporadically in all of my extremities. My hands feel stiff & achy/“slow”. I have normal BP. Is it possible that we are missing something? Its not a vitamin deficiency, nor diabetes, not lupus, not MS. Could it be directly related to my IBD? I am so confused. It is all I think about anymore. Please Help!
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antigone
replied on February 23rd, 2008
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I am sorry, what is UC? I looked at the labs and tests done. Pretty impressive line-up. Sounds like a rheumatoid type of condition. I see they tested for that. Any elevated glucose levels - possible diabetes? Neuropathy can result from elevated glucose levels. Has an infectious disease doc ever looked at you and all the test results? It may be worth a visit to one. They are pretty specialized doctors but are really great at piecing together labs and symptoms and coming up with a diagnosis. All the best.
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mus_jd
replied on February 3rd, 2009
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Undiagnosed Neuropathies
Dear VRock,

My father had a similar condition. He also had undiagnosed neuropathy and was subject to gazillions of tests, including CSF. His diagnostic tests spanned 3 countries. still no one knew what it was. it kept on spreading until he started taking amunoglobins. It stopped after that. Try them.
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dina40
replied on March 20th, 2009
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undiagnosed neuropathies
Dear vRock, I read your post wow you had alot of tests,I know im trying to help my mom she is very ill she has itching inside her body it travels its in her stomache , armpit chest,very weak nauses all the time cant get out of bed. know one knows what is wrong.Im still looking for a miracle for her. Have you ever had your cirrculation checked out and cat scan of your chest? OR accupucture? i WILL SEARCH FOR A MIRACLE FOR YOU TO THERE HAS TO BE SOME ONE OUT THERE FOR US.ILL KEEP IN TOUCH .THANKS dina40
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