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@chermarie

I've been dealing with chronic symptoms Post viral perhaps Covid from early 2020. All of us in our health care office were sick with respiratory problems with lots of coughing for weeks. After that my feet started getting numbness and my shoes felt tight. I had been very active at the fitness center prior, evening teaching an aerobic dance class. My feet kept getting worse. Then we were quarantined and I lost my job. It was still just my feet that bothered me and I began getting blood tests and other testing done at Mayo in Rochester, MN. In Feb 2021 I got the 2 vaccinations (Pfizer). That Spring and summer my symptoms started crawling up my ankles and calves. Over the last half a year now the nerve zaps going up my legs, both lateral and medial, up into my crotch and buttocks. Now I get nerve zaps all over my body, up and down my spine, breasts, arms, even my head. My legs are very fatigued all the time. the numbness never goes away and sometimes turns into pain. I live within an hour of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN and also see doctors in Red Wing Mayo. I cannot seem to take the medicines offered, but they didn't help anyway. Gabapentin, Cymbalta, and Lyrica. Symptoms actually got worse. I'm at the end of my rope. I am hoping your system could be done in Minnesota. Thank you, Cher Marie, Pepin, Wisconsin.

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@chermarie and @bcasamento, here are some COVID-19 resources in from the Minnesota Department of Health.
https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/index.html
And Wisconsin
https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/long-covid.htm

Hello @chermarie. I'm sorry for what you experience. Often times CSS can upregulate from a traumatic event or events. Because there is no actual test to prove CSS, including resulting from vaccinations, it's about process of elimination. Losing your job must have been stressful, in addition to the pandemic itself.

I understand you being at the end of your rope, but that adds to CSS....stress, anxiety, depression. If you are looking for help, Mayo's Pain Rehab Center is available in MN. Here is a link about the program.

- https://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/pain-rehabilitation-center/sections/overview/ovc-20481691

By clicking the blue "request appointment" box you will find MN's pain rehab phone number to call. From there the very nice folks will give you info on next steps. Do you think this program sounds like a fit for your needs?