summary:
hey for the last 3 months I have been un
able to do much of anything... Have
svere pain in my back(long time) which
spread to my whole body
i have muscle spasms that ere quite
severe...
And an array of other very bothersome and
debiliating symptoms...
I'm at my witt's end... And apparently
so are my doctors who seem to take my
money and run and pump me full of
codeine...
Any ideas what this could be?????
Symptoms:
1.Severe whole body pain (muscular and
joints) (5 years)
2.Fatigue (this is even exhausting)
(5years)
3.Memory issues and brainfog (3months)
and before sometimes
4.Nausea + vomiting(although there's
nothing left inside....) (5years along
with pain
5.Appetite loss
6.Weight loss 5lbs one week at 125lbs
5'11"
7.Muscle spasms
8. Tingling in extremeties... Esp
hands
9. Sensitive to cold
10. Itchy skin
11. Sensitive to light and sounds
12.Headaches
13. Jaw pain
14. Irregular periods...Very irregular
15. Dizziness
mri of lumdbar spine: herniated disc and
facet joint changes
mri of brain: had one and my neurologist
seems to think it's ok although it sais
there looks to be 5mm ependymal cyst wtih
gliosis (he thinks its a abnormal
perivascular space... But did not
request follow up w/contrast although the
mri place suggested it
mri of cervical spine: on monday
physical therapy: 2tmes/week very gentle
bloods: positive ana of 3+
multiple triggerpoint injections of
kenalog in lumbar and cervical
area(unsuccessfull........)
nobody knows what it is????????
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sh5nton
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Nov 2005 Posts: 42 Location: western australia
Posted: 05-16-06 20:40pm
Just don't give up on trying to find an
answer and if they blow you off, don't let
them. Ring and pester them. Some doctors
are aweful and inseatd of trying to
discover whats really the cause they just
fob you off with some crap diagnosis. My
mum was diagnosed with thyroid disease
after 20 years of misdiagnosis, when it
was at it's worst, the doctors said it was
early onset of menopause. An iridolodist
picked it and told her to check it out.
She was not a well person and the point
being, doctors really should have picked
it up easily with a simple blood test
because she was not a stable healthy
person. So hang in there, I know it sucks
but go to the newspapers if you have to,
cause some noise.