I give up on doctors sighhh

 Hi  ive only wrote on here once before. You all were so nice.  Ive been home for the last three weeks and going crazy.

im not able to go back to my other job cause i cant lift more than 10lbs (as the neurosurgeon said)

quick update that i have buldging discs one is real bad the other ones not so bad. as shown on my mri and they also found a

pituatary gland tumor or cyst still waiting to go to the endo at the end of the month on that. the mri also shown that i have a low flow blood vein in my neck (anyone ever hear of that)  sighh.  but i went to see my primary dr for a 10 day recheck and told her of all the other problems im having (left shoulder pain when lifting it up, tendonitis in left elbow, neck pain when turning feels like a charlie horse in my neck instead of my leg, headache, trembling in right hand, upper part of legs weak, middle back burning, restless sleep,

depressed, anxiety, get tired very easily)  she said shes going to send me to another nuerosurgeon we didnt like the other one. and to wait to see also what the endo says at the end of the month.. im not a patient person and i know i have to be but its not easy when holidays are coming and i do all that, im not working,,,sighhhh im going crazy thinking about all that needs to be done and i cant do it. sorry for all this just woke up this morning and had to vent to someone im off to now get blood work done..thanks all

Sassylin,

I am a regular on the Lyme Board too but I have extreme chronic pain as a result of it. I was reading your symptoms and they are eerily familiar. Have you checked into Lyme Disease? I have been in major pain and have been in so many circles with Drs. for about 20 yrs. The last 6 1/2 have been the worst. I also see an endo because the Lyme has wreaked havoc on my entire system. Addison's Disease was just added to my list but my Lyme Dr says all of these issue should resolve upon successful treatment. Most mainstream Drs. know little about Lyme and the testing through most major labs is very unreliable. I had to send my blood to a lab in CA called Igenex.

I was so relieved to finally get a diagnosis. I thought I was dying of cancer or some other terminal illness.
I have been on oral abx for 2 months and start IV next week. I have already seem imporvement, although slow, but at least I know the cause of my chronic pain.

I hope this helps! Best of luck to you,

Anne