Hello, my name is Brad and I am a 23 year
old male. Medicines that I take include
fexofexidine (the spelling is wrong, but
its generic allegra), and I also smoke
marijuana daily. I have been dealing with
muscle difficulty for almost 2 years now
and my Dr is not doing much to help me. It
all started out with muscle stiffness and
spasms.My muscles hurt in my lower back
mostly, however my arms and legs also felt
tingly and they also got spasms. It wasn't
to bad when it started out, and I thought
I was just experiencing the typical back
problems. Soon after I decided to buy a
new bed, thinking that maybe my bed is
causing my discomfort. The bed didn't make
a difference, and my symptoms were getting
worse. After a year, I start to notice
different symptoms including soar joints,
especially in my shoulders and hips.
During this time I had been visit my
chiropractor periodically and he suggested
that I should buy some orthotics
suggesting that this could be the cause of
the pain throughout my body if it wasn't
aligned correctly. So I ended up buying
them hoping that this would fix my
problems however as I suspected it didn't.
Also around this time I visited my family
physician hoping he would have some
answerers for me. I went in and complained
about my muscles and told him that they
hurt and that it almost feels as if they
were lacking something. He sent me for
blood work (not sure what exactly he had
tested, but he stated that he tested
everything that would have to do with
muscles), and the blood work came back
normal. So being more confused, I decided
to wait it out alittle longer. After going
back for a check up and talking to him
further, he told me that this may be
something to do with my nerves, and he set
me up an appt for a neurologist. I thought
that this was a good idea seeing that MS
runs in my dad's side of the family. I
visited the neurologist and he evaluated
me by doing some motion tests, and he also
conducted an EMG on me. The neurologist
concluded that I didn't have a
neurological disorder. So I waited alittle
longer and the muscle symptoms were
increasing getting worse. I woke up every
morning with really soar muscles, joints,
fatigue, and these symptoms were with me
95 percent of the time. Just when I though
that I had be tortured enough, another
symptom came. The new symptoms was pain in
my stomach that hurt alot which started
under my rib cage on my right side. My dr
sent me for an Ultra sound of my stomach
which came back fine and also a gall
bladder function test which also came back
fine. Since then even more symptoms have
developed. The newer symptoms included
very sensitive ears (only some days), and
tingling almost shaking feeling throughout
my body, my eyes having big red stripes
going through them, very fatigue,
spacisity, as well as my stomach hurting
VERY badly. The pain in my stomach isn't
just a selected area anymore, it goes
throughout my entire stomach making it
feel like there is an incredible amount of
pressure. It hurts when I touch, and doing
a sit-up is near impossible without alot
of pain. When I feel my stomach it feels
hard and lumpy in some spots with alot of
pain. Just recently I demanded a cat scan
and a MRI of the brain to rule out MS. I
haven't been back to the Dr. yet to
discuss it, however I called immediately
to find out the results and the nurse told
me they were normal.
Since multiple symptoms show up, I try to
keep track of how I feel every day. I am
not sure whether or not the symptoms of my
muscles are related to why my stomach
hurts so much. My muscles feel really weak
now, and they knot up all the time after
spasming for a day or two. My stomach is
in alot of pain. I believe the two are
related because one thing I have noticed
is that they seem to come together. About
one day every week or two I feel pretty
good, where I have some energy and my body
also feels good. The rest of the time is a
struggle for me to wake up, go to work,
and continue my life with everyday
activities. I had been active all my life,
and now I feel limited to what I can do.
I am posting this up because I need help,
advise and a direction to go. I feel
really pressure to have a diagnosis by Dec
31 because I have already paid my 500
dollar insurance deductible, and my new
insurance starts then which isn't good at
all. What kind of Dr's should I see, what
should Dr's look for in my blood work,
what tests should I do that I haven't
already, do my symptoms sound familiar to
someone? Any help is appreciated, My Dr
doesn't really help me out much. He never
returns my calls, the secretary never
schedules my tests properly, and I need to
start taking action on my own because it
seems like my Dr is to busy for me and
doesn't care that i'm in pain.
Thanks so much for reading all this,
Brad
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Posted: 09-22-08 02:23am
Have you started a symptom diary? It
might help to track the symptoms over
time...
I'm not sure which diagnostics you'll
need, but it seems like a GI Specialist
(gastro-intestinal) would be the person to
see.