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Nerve damage and pain that isn’t neuropathy but feels like it.
Neuropathy | Last Active: May 18, 2023 | Replies (33)Comment receiving replies
Hi,
I was very interested in your report of symptoms and findings so far, as I too am waiting for results of an mri with contrast to
hopefully come up with a
reason for the numbness in my feet and lower legs, that is positional.
My last mri w/o contrast from six months ago showed some mild to moderate stenosis and disc protrusion at L-5 S-1, possible radiculopathy .
I haven’t driven my car in a year, and about one month ago had a sudden onset of joint pain in my arms, neck, shoulder and lower back along with extreme fatigue.
The blood test results showed a positive Ana , and an elevated TSH which my provider is questioning if there is something going on with my immune system.
She had me repeat all of the labs last week, and ordered an mri with contrast, which I completed yesterday.
So we shall see what comes of all of this. It’s
somewhat of a mystery that all these folks have
these weird symptoms with no medical history to support it?
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I wonder if the shots/vaccines activated the immune system to overreact? It’s a thought that’s crossed my mind. I can’t tell you how many specialists I see. Its ridiculous.
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Hi Jalcorn,
Wow. So sorry you are enduring the pain and waiting for the diagnosis process to catch up with you. There are interesting parallels in our cases.
They recently found about 5 cysts and 2 nodules in my thyroid all under 1cm. I have to see endocrinologist to find out why and repeat ultrasound in a year. My labs have been ok within the thyroid situation.
I have nodules and cysts in thyroid, breast, bladder.
Me too. I stopped driving 11/21. When I could not feel the accelerator.
In my life I’ve had a positive ANA, low titer 1:40 speckled pattern. Ive also had history of suppressed tsh. The doc put me on 6 months of tapazole. He thought thyroid was hyper as result. He actually said mild intermitant Graves’ disease. I don’t include his evaluation in pt. History.
They dx’d me with autoimmune psoriatic arthritis in sacrum and it can move/attack any joint in body. I decided against the med doc wanted to give me due to its effects on immune system. If it starts to move I will reconsider.
I have a lot going on too. I can’t use Baclofen or any muscle relaxer because its causing urine retention and thats not good because it helped with the pain and I’m back to square one.
I’ve read when you have one autoimmune problem it’s possible to have more than one.
Did you have an EMG yet? FYI Don’t take anti inflammatories before a scan w/ contrast because it can alter results.
How was your CRP? i included in a picture the dermatomes of the body and thought it might help pinpoint what nerves affect what part of the body.
I hope your MRI gives you answers. I hope you get help for the pain. I spread the lidocaine all over bottoms of feet and just applying it with a q tip was agonizing. Walking is a real challenge. Waiting til may for mri is driving me crazy.