numbness in fingers, extreme fatigue, stiffness in joints Posted: 02-28-08 12:23pm
I have so many different symptoms I don't
even know where to begin but I'll start
with the most distressing things. I have
numbness in my fingers, mostly left but
can be on both sides. Pain and stiffness
in shoulders neck base of skull, face and
jaw. It is like my muscles are constantly
spasming. My dentist is making me a mouth
guard because of this. I have had numbness
in my tongue, face, lips and ear as well
as ear pain ( like an earache)
I have episodes of extreme fatigue, Iive
had extreme muscle spams ( to the point of
convulsions in my arms. Although I believe
that these spasms were in my chest which
felt like it was vibrating. I lose my
appetite completely sometimes for weeks
(which is very strange for me) I also
experienced a full abdomen contraction as
in pregnancy but I'm not pregnant. Tremors
in my hands, trouble thinking, trouble
getting words out or saying them wrong (
like my brain is working faster than my
mouth.
Stiffness and pain in my joints in hands
and feet, Swelling from my knees down to
my feet. I also have a facial rash that i
first noticed when I was pregnant many 8
years ago. It comes and goes and was
terrible this summer. It could possibly be
a malar rash, it kind of has that look. Of
course now the rash has spread along my
hairline and covers most of my forehead.
It has speard down from my cheeks onto my
neck as well as around my ears. It isn't a
very dark rash but it's there and my
complexion has gone downhill as well.
I've had an MRI and it was clear, I've
seen a neurologist and he's says sometimes
people carry their stress in their jaw...
I want to scream!! No one has suggested
Lupus I've been trying to diagnose myself
because no one will take me seriously...
It seems to cycle and last fall I had I
really bad "flare up". Please can anyone
help. Does this sound familiar??
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lupoidlouvrak
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Feb 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Seattle, WA
not quite Posted: 02-29-08 04:24am
i myself have lupus nephritis and i read
alot of books on lupus and it doesnt quite
sound like lupus but it does at the same
time. a lupus rash is almost always the
same place; the name lupus original comes
from people thiking it was a rash from a
wolf bite (lupus means wolf in latin or
something ilke that) the rash is on your
nose and spreads to your cheeks and a
little bit on your forehead. from my
knowledge and research i've done the rash
doesnt spread to your hairline and neck.
joint pain is huge with lupus and i myself
have had spasms but convlusions and chest
spasms wouldnt make me think of lupus. i
also havent heard of numbness is ears and
lips for lupus. appetite change isnt
really anything to do with lupus
(medication will change it but not the
lupus itself.)
but it still could be lupus. its such a
werid disease. the stiffness and joint
pains, the rash, especially since you
first got the rash when you are pregnant
(lupus is usually flared by pregnancy or
by a extreme amount of hormone change) so
its still possible.
find yourself a good doctor that can check
you out!
start watching for hair loss, all-over
joint pains, the rash, little red dots on
your legs will represent low a
plate-let(sp) count things like that.
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Miss Lyss
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Feb 2008 Posts: 2
Do you know what white spots represent? Posted: 03-03-08 20:12pm
I do have hair loss but not in patches. It
seems to be an all over loss and I've
attributed it to times when I'm under
extreme stress so that's neither here nor
there. I haven't noticed red spots, but
would you happen to know if white spots
signify anything imparticular? I get them
on hands, wrist, legs and feet. Thank you
for the help and advice.
