Need Some Advice plese...

about a week and a half later, my face went numb again, so I went to the ER.  WHile I was there I started having that tingling, pins and needles feeling in my right arm.  They did a CT scan and blood work, said everything was fine and it was probably just Bells Palsy coming on...it wasn't...I have had Bells Palsy twice and it didn't make my face numb...I just couldn't move it.

After a couple of days with the pins and needles and my face going numb off and on I decided to see the neuro they suggested if my problmes persisted.  He order an MRI of the brain (with and w/out contrast), head and c-spine to check for a stroke or pinched nerve.  The only thing found on the MRI was a non specific lesion on my c-spine.  So I asked about MS, he said absoultely no!

In between this appointment and my follow up, I started having twitching.  This really has started to scare me.  At the follow up he suggested that we do an EMG.  It isn't until this Friday (the 25th).

Some of the other things I have experience are:

*Constant urge to urinate

*headache behind right eye

*stabbing pains in muscles

*an awful pain from my jaw down to my neck (happened twice...first one lasted only a couple of seonds, the second time a little longer)

*itching when I take a hot bath

*about a year ago...I got so dizzy while I was driving I had to pull over...barely made it to work...lasted about a weeke and a half and was really bad if I was riding in a car.

*about two years ago I went numb from arm to knee on the right side...I could feel pressure but reduced sensation to skin

*had times where the left side of my face would get really hot...while I was sitting at work in an air conditioned office..had to put ice to relieve

I also notice that when I drink any type of alcohol, not only does it make the urge to go greater (well obviously) but when I tried to lay down to go to sleep, I couldn't stay still, had the constant urge to move.

I haven't told my neuro all of this...I know I should have but every time I go to see him I go completely blank and can't think of what I needed to tell him.

Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

    Cute name, do you have a fondness for turtles?  Just curious I know how you feel as many here do too about it being in your head.  You know how you feel though, even if no one else can see.  It's interesting that people come here and can be really descriptive in how they feel but get them in front of a doctor and you just can't think of anything to say!  Do what you have to do to let your doc know of all these other issues, write them down or copy and print what you wrote here if that will help. 

    Hang in there, a lot of things look similar symptom wise.  Let us know how your emg goes.

Kimber

    Thanks for the explanation of your name, too cute!!  Best of luck with your emg tomorrow, and I hope it helps get you a little closer to what's going on.