Symtpoms of Neuralgia Nos Or Just Anxiety ? Posted: 07-14-07 00:14am
ok, well here it goes... had these for
years but some things are progressing. my
mom's a doctor, and she's getting worried.
we're hoping whatever it is isn't caught
too late, or that I'm just nutty haha,
which I'd take over being sick!
symptoms:
*joint pain, pain in the rain. neck, hips,
elbows, fingers, knees, feet/toes
*neuralgia NOS, which means no one can
tell me why I have nerve pains. all over,
all different types of pains and it's so
hard to describe.
*my feet tingle, for years now and it's
slowly spreading up my legs. my legs feel
numb, and swollen but they're not.
*general weakness
*muslce spasms/twitches. my limps jerk and
my ring finger on my right hand shakes
when I stretch out my hand.
*my left eye doesn't move right, they said
it's "like a lazy eye"
*I have foot drop, and walk funny. I step
high or something cuz if I don't my feet
drag. I also seem to walk/stand with my
feet pointing outward to stable myself
(I've looked around at other people, and
no one else seems to be doing these
things, so I dunno if it's a problem or
not)
*I lose my balance often. I've been called
a drunk so many times I've lost count. I'm
very clumsy, always dropping things and
running into walls when turning a corner,
etc.
*my memory is horrible, short and long
*people have trouble understanding what I
say
*I have trouble hearing (although this
could be related to the TMJ surgeries I've
had when I broke my jaw)
*my eyes are BAD. randomly, I'll have
double vision in one eye. I have blurry
vision that comes on like a stare. very
hard to explain. I've seen eye doctors 3
times in one month because they were all
puzzled as to why I could see one line for
a second, then it all goes blurry. one
doctor would tell me to come back to see a
better doctor and so on. I got no answers.
poor night vision
*problem with depth perception, if this is
even possible.
*I've had a problem with black outs, head
rushes, drop in blood pressure upon
standing since I was an early teen but it
has now since been getting worse. my
hearing goes out, my sight goes black, and
I bend over to grab my head because of the
pressure/throbbing sound (like a pulse)
which leaves me with a headache. I get
mini ones by turning my head, rolling over
in bed, stretching, even when sitting.
*I'm always cold, even in hot weather. my
temp is always low, and I'm always being
tested for thyroid problems but nothing
ever shows up. my limbs are ice cold and
my skin is always (since birth) been
mottled (more blue when cold, red when
exercising)
**the list goes on. basically the pain I
can deal with, the other stuff like the
walking and the blackouts are bothersome.
I also don't like being seen "as a drunk"
when I never drink alcohol.
If you could please list tests that I
should consider, it would be much
appreciated, but I dunno what more I can
do other than repeat the ones I've already
had (I've had just about every test, but a
tilt table test which I may need at least
for the blackouts I guess.
thanks.
oh, and I'm 22. no family history, sorry.
115lbs 5'7'
**list of tests I had with my neuro
work-up. all normal or whatever was found
I was told couldn't cause any of my
symptoms, also told I didn't have MS or
any neurological disease and I'll share
lab values:
ANA ELISA SCREEN - NEGATIVE
SEDIMENTATION RATE - 6
CBC/DIFF - normal
RHEUMATOID FACTOR - 7
TSH - 3.05
T4, FREE - 1.08
CORTISOL - 23.1
CK - 61
VITAMIN B12 - 690
FOLIC ACID - 12
COMPR METAB PANEL - normal, BILIRUBIN,
TOTAL low, but that's normal right?
PORPHOBILINOGEN UR - unsure
PORPHYRINS, QUAL. - unsure
ROUTINE URINALYSIS - probably had a
UTI but no one ever called me about my
test results (I get results online)
RPR -
NONREACTIVE
LYME G/M AB and - unsure
LYME WESTERN BLOT - unsure
HIV-1 HIV-2 AB - negative
HEAVY METALS 24HR UR - unsure
EPG, SERUM PROTEIN
PROTEIN 7.9 6.0-8.3 g/dL
ALBUMIN 4.20 3.3-4.4 g/dL
ALPHA 1 0.19 0.1-0.3 g/dL
ALPHA 2 1.12 0.6-1.0 g/dL H
BETA 0.94 0.8-1.3 g/dL
GAMMA 1.46
--INTERPRETATION: AN INCREASED ALPHA 2
GLOBULIN FRACTION IS PRESENT.THIS FINDING
MAY BE SEEN IN ASSOCIATION WITH CHRONIC
INFLAMMATION or NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
MR-BRAIN WITH & WITHOUT CONTRA (repeat
within one year) - unsure, besides benign
things on my head
SKULL <4 VIEWS - unsure
**unsure means these labs aren't available
online
I hope someone can help me. thanks again!
edit:
forgot something, more will come to me I'm
sure. most of these are so vague that I
try to forget about them.
lately, last 6 months or so, I get this
feeling like I'm dizzy. it's very slight
though. I feel like I'm moving, or
whatever I'm looking at is moving, and
sometimes I just flat out feel like I'm
spinning
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Best Aunt EVA
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Joined: 14 Jul 2007 Posts: 27
Posted: 07-25-07 17:06pm
anyone?
could all this just be anxiety? I don't
have normal anxiety though, like I don't
worry about things, afraid of things,
don't panic or think i'm dying... never.
just anxiety is all I can think for the
cause of this crap, after all the tests I
have done.
I try my hardest to ignore these things.
but when I look like I'm drunk, being
accused of being drunk... at work... I get
angry. when I trip, and someone see it I
get angry. when someone sees me jerking
and stuff I angry.
like I said, the pain I can deal with
because people can't see that stuff. the
other still is embarrassing and I get
upset. I don't want people thinking
something is wrong with me. can anyone
help me?
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egulbino
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Joined: 26 Sep 2007 Posts: 1
Check Edgar Cayce Readings Posted: 09-26-07 11:10am
Best Aunt EVA
wrote:
anyone?
could all this just be anxiety? I don't
have normal anxiety though, like I don't
worry about things, afraid of things,
don't panic or think i'm dying... never.
just anxiety is all I can think for the
cause of this crap, after all the tests I
have done.
I try my hardest to ignore these things.
but when I look like I'm drunk, being
accused of being drunk... at work... I get
angry. when I trip, and someone see it I
get angry. when someone sees me jerking
and stuff I angry.
like I said, the pain I can deal with
because people can't see that stuff. the
other still is embarrassing and I get
upset. I don't want people thinking
something is wrong with me. can anyone
help me?