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Q: Numbness And Weakness
asked by: numbness on February 11th, 2007
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Hi everyone,
my problems started a few months ago. I use to play video games constantly (professionally) - about 4 hours a day 7 days a week.



A couple of months ago I noticed strange problems with my arms. They would feel abnormally heavy after an intense playing session. Then a couple of dsys later I was playing and I started to feel very strange (lathargic, weak, vision was a little off). A couple of minutes after the inital feelings I fell over while seated to my left hand side. I didn't lose conciousness but when I fell the following occured.


- vision went completely blurred, to the point where absoultely nothing could be seen. I had no muscle control at the time and it lasted for a couple of seconds (i think).



After that occured, I stopped playing and I didn't notice anything else. A couple of mornings later I woke up with very blurry vision in my right eye, that didn't improve for 36 hours (the area around the eye also felt strange). About a week later I woke up again with severly blurred vision in the right eye, to the point where I was legally blind. The vision came back within 24hrs but I couldn't focus past 2 feet for about 36hrs.



Two weeks after the 2nd vision loss I started to experience slight cramping in my right hand, forearm and bicep. It went away and I developed spasticity in the hamstrings and cramping in the upper calves. That also went away after a week. I've lost sensation in my thumbs, index and middle fingers and I get pins and needle feelings in my: fingers, tongue, and feet. Sometimes they occur for no apparent reason, other times they occur far more quickly after doing something like lying on my side, etc.


I've also had a very poor diet over the last 5 years (since college)... Tons of fast food. I definitely get feelings of chest pain from time to time and sometimes the heart seems to pound. I'm 26 years old, they say my blood pressure and cholesterol levels are fine and i'm 6' 185lbs.


Could a mini stroke cause something like this? I also have a feeling of fatigue / weakness yet I have full strength when I need it.



Thanks
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sallyann2007
replied on March 3rd, 2007
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Well considering you play video games so much I would have said that the tingling in your hand was carpel tunnel syndrome but you have so many more symptoms that I doubt it is that. You should definitely be telling this to a doctor.

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Auzzie_Wanting_To_Help
replied on March 3rd, 2007
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Yeah I really think that you should consult a doctor but dont necessarily think the worst, it could be as simple as restricted bloodflow around the body..... GOodluck!!
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