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Posted 5/22/2014 10:03 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone. I'm new and didn't know where to start so I figured I've been in chronic pain so I guess here.

I am 26. This all started 7 months ago. Christmas Eve I was shopping and got really dizzy ... Figured because I hadn't eaten. After that day I started feeling like crud. Lack of focus, buzzing vibrations, pain random places, pain in my jaws and under my neck. Sores in my mouth. By March this all subsided and was feeling alright. By April though, I was back to being really tired for no reason, then the jaw pain / neck pain and numb jaw sensations started happening. I went to the doctor, she said she felt no swollen nodes and took blood. Put me on celexa for depression and anxiety. Cbc came back normal, hemoglobin normal, and everything else normal aside from my vitamin d was at a 19 so they put me on 50,000 UI a week. Tiredness has let up but for the past few weeks I've now been experiencing pain in my arm pit region, mostly left but some right along with random numb chin/jaw and pain there too. Along with a sharp pain down my left thigh randomly and my left foot gets pins and needles. Just saw the doc the other day, and she still says she thinks I am fine and that it could all be from the vitamin d defiency. I don't feel fine and it's freaking me out. What sort of doctor should I call next? Where do I start? Please help :(
Posted 5/22/2014 11:53 PM (GMT 0)
Hi! I'm sorry to hear that you've been struggling. I don't have any other answer than keep bugging your doctor until you have a satisfactory solution to you. If your current doc shrugs you off, go see someone else. Have you told your doc about the leg pain? I had problems with my sciatica when pregnant and pins and needles were a symptom.

All I can say is that it took awhile to come to diagnosis for me as in yrs (not to be a negative nancy). You have to be tenacious. This is your life and your health and there is someone out there to help. You can't give up. Good luck and good health!

Krycek
Posted 5/23/2014 12:45 AM (GMT 0)
Also if it is anything, I was at the ER earlier this month with bad chest like pains. Ended up being costochronditis. Had lots of blood drawn, X-rays, chest CT and all were clear.

Thank you krycek. I love my doctor, just not the "I don't know" attitude. I think she just thinks it's all in my head. :(
Posted 5/23/2014 12:59 AM (GMT 0)
Hi and welcome to HW. Lots of strange symptoms going on and my best guess is maybe your DR's thinking a combination of the vit deficiency and some anxiety. Don't get me wrong by no means am I saying that any of this is in your head because anxiety related pain is just as real as any other pain!! The vit deficiency can cause some of the symptoms your seeing so it's possible.

I certainly would try to wait a few weeks then if you still feel strange try getting in to a neurologist. At the least it will assure that nothing is wrong in the way of nerve issues.
Posted 5/23/2014 1:01 AM (GMT 0)
Hopefully they have checked you for diabetes.

Your doctor could be right though. This can all be caused by your screwy vitamin profile.
Posted 5/23/2014 1:16 AM (GMT 0)
I'm happy to hear that you have a good working relationship with your doctor. I also tire of the 'I don't know' shrug as well, but we just need to soldier forward and keep on keepin' on, ya know? Get back to your doctor to keep working on whatever you feel is mission critical.
Posted 5/23/2014 8:26 AM (GMT 0)
Have you had your iron checked? Just curious. I get tested routinely for that now because ever since my first hip replacement a few years ago, I've been pulling up anemic, and yes, low in Vit-D among other things.

If you're still not feeling like your usual self, gently pursue this with your doctor and request more testing. Sometimes, yes, that alone can cause fatigue (it sure wiped me out)....

With each test you get, you're one step closer to finding out what it is.

Our Anxiety forum has a good group of members to help lend an ear, even a shoulder if you need one, and lots of additional experience with how anxiety can affect our bodies. As with all of HW, good folks.

Take a meander over yonder and you'll get some more thoughts on this, too! We wish you the best! :)









M.
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