thanks everyone. so, i got the labs from the first test, all my blood protiens are normal; however, it says abnormal protien band 1 at 0.3H, when non are supposed to be detected. Then it says...
Thanks, it's exactly what I was looking for. I had hoped the doc would call and explain the results last night, as she promised, but she didn't. So here I set, a half a Xanax down already, waiting...
thanks Paula. it's not a coward's job - pushing forward through all these test. so hard to keep my fear in check but the longer this goes on, the better i am at controling myself while i wait for...
Hi Everyone. I've been out-of-pocket for some time. I wanted to drop in and ask a few questions. I finally saw a good neurologist for the odd pins-and-needles pain up and down my left arm, stiff...
sorry for all the typos, I'm super tired tonight...
Hiya. I hope everyone is well. I saw a rheumatoid doctor today, the neurosurgeon appointment is Friday. He seems like a really great doctor. He was very excited that I made the neurosurgeon...
I was kind'a embarassed to ask him, I don't know why....
And you're right, my mother needs her pills, she can barely walk without it. These last three months have been so hard, nonstop pain, that I've been worn down by it. This last month I grabbed a grip...
Wow, I didn't know that about the UA at PM. I never seen a pain doctor before and had no idea they'd check for that. I've never had a perscription for anything but Xanax and that Neurotin. Thanks for...
When I get this stress behind me, I think done again with the smoking, I seriously can't do it anymore. I cut back a lot today and even that made me feel better. I'm so praying I can flush out this...
Thanks Paula. I saw the primary today and asked whether he thought we needed to make this was a c-spine issue only. He said he felt it was coming from the c-spine and recommend a pain management...
trying not to worry about this. i still smoke and i just have to stop that. it's really making things harder for me. when i had problems last year, i quit for three months and felt a lot better. i...
thanks everyone. i've been doing that. ready to get back to finding out what's wrong, kept eating vicodin to kill the pain and keep it on the back of my mind because i just couldn't focus on it....
We finally got moved into the new house. Brutal. Still not made my doc appointments yet because getting into this place too far longer than we expected. Been a hard haul on the body and problems...
She absolutely loves sports, including the Orlando Magic. MaybeI could get her tickets to a game. She never does anything special for herself either, she mainly wears sweats and doesn't wear makeup...
I've posted before that we bought an old house that needed a lot of work. We did the work and we're moving into it, tonight will be our first night in the new house. My friend Cathy has been there...
I guess I just don't personally have luck googling symptoms. I do agree it can help at times but with the anxiety I have, I try not to do it anymore because once something sticks in my head, it's...
I'm glad to hear that. I hope they help you too. Please let me know what you think. For the major areas where I have pain, my neck, I use the entire patch. But I've taken lately to cutting them into...
Hi forum pals. I just wanted to share this with you. I'm working with the accpuncturists and she's really helping me. I'm feeling a lot better, problems are still there, yes, but the level of pain is...
one more thing, if you go, don't expect it work the second you get up, i find that it takes a few visits to really see the improvement. i take a hot epsom salt bath that night and I used these two...
do your homework and find a good accpunturist. you can try asking a herbalist or health food store owner or even go into a yoga studio and ask them. Word of mouth is best in my book....
I also have health anxietya and I totallly understand the fear. Neurotin takes time to work. For me, it tooks three weeks. But, I've had muscle twitches and serious nerve pain. The last week has been...
I have health anxiety too and it's so hard to overcome. But of all the times you've imagined something awful behind whatever illness you've had, how often was it? Never, right? It's just some quirk...
I actually feel better working, it's like my body needs the bloodflow. But, I am hurting and I am trying not to go too crazy with the work. I've only been able to do this by taking a half a Vicodin...
We didn't know how to fix a thing until recently. Necessity is the mother of all invention. :) My hubby couldn't drill a hole in a paper bag before this house. Now he can work darn near any tool and...
I'm not alone in the "house needs work" department. I keep focusing on all the things that need to be done at a whole but I'm trying to slow down and look at what's needed first. As far as wallpaper,...
our next project is to redo the master bathrooms, of course my brother laughed, he said, you don't realize how much money that is, that's huge money, best you wait until you've got the capital for...
and there's so much left to do too. we bought a 2000 square foot old house on a half acre, thank God it's a ranch, I hate stairs. but, bank did a bang-up job hiding all the problems and I wasn't...
I agree, movement is key to feeling better. I thought I was crazy because I couldn't understand how working my arse off someone made me feel better, you'd think it would be the total opposite, not...
I think I found a better doc to see. He has 4.5 star rating from 30 patients and he's been recognized as one of Orlando's best doc's. Calling him today. :) Max B Medary, MD named one of Orlando's...
I'm going to make an appointment with a guy named Dr. Eric Trumble. He sees kids and adults and he has 5-star rating (only from 11 patients) on healthgrades. There's a few other choices too. By the...
Thanks again Whitebeard. I won't give up, I can't really until I get answers. I come home after working on that house so sore and tired, shower and jump on here and vent, it does feel good. No one...
I have to say Whitebeard, I feel better having everyone's feedback now. I think this neurologist didn't see any motor neuron disease and just blew me off as being a nervous person. That's what he...
great advice everyone. i thought they were one in same. i would gladly call the neurosurgeon. What do you think about me going back to the osteo and asking that he order an MRI of my entire back. Or,...
Whatever is going on in my neck has to be involved in this pain. My complaints, the arm arm, the muscle twitches, feeling like my ulnar nerve is on fire, shoulder thingling, wrist pain, etc., if you...
I would think for sure there could be a connection. When I started reading about what c-spine issues can do to your body, I was amazed (and shocked). It can impact numerous areas, breathing included,...
Yeah, it has been driving me nuts ! I think Neurotin's side effects, one of them, is a sore throat, it's not bad, I can live with it. I went to accpuncture today and oh man did that help. That lady...
Thanks Straydog. I'm not sure if that's I don't trust him or just the fear that this is something worse. It didn't make sense to me that all this would happen as it did, just so suddenly like that....
My sister keeps telling me to see the chiro, at this point it can't hurt to try one. My brother has a great accupuncture guy too, I'll give both a try and see what happens. I'm getting tired of...
I showed the neuro the report, he ran the EMG, he didn't find anything, that's why I'm so confused. The pain is clear and real, I wish to God it wasn't, I just want to wake up and have this gone. I...
First, you're living my dream and you're doing it in pain and ill health. Running a farm is serious business and with your physcial limitations, I applaud your bold move. Granted you didn't know...
He did say the arm problems, numbness and tingling, could for sure be caused by the cspine problems. I didn't buy it because my leg was bothering me too. I questioned him. On the report, it says...
Hi everyone. Can anyone look at this report and tell if the problems I'm having could be this c-spine issue? I've posted before that I get nerve pain down my left arm, muscle twitches (random),...
My appointment didn't go well, the doc won't take the Lyme test for me, she said Lyme doesn't present in the way I'm explaining it. What's the friggin harm in doing the test? So, can anyone tell me...
This is house is too big and too old for us. It's a half acre and while I loved the park-like setting, I didn't spend the two second necessary to think..."hey, you need to look after that park-like...
Thanks Shannon. I did too much today. I can't help it, my hubby is alone doing the work and he is so damn exhausted, I just had to start to kick it in no matter what. I was struggling today, a lot,...
Hi Bridget. I just went the same route you did. My mother has MS and they did find a few brightspots; however, he said that might be normal for me and is for many people, so he wouldn't go the MS...
Before I started having all the pain issues, I was in escrow on an old house that needed work. I closed on the house and I'm not having to get in there and work. I painted one of the rooms today,...
You're not nuisance, not all all. Everyone here is living in pain and we use the forum to vent and share ideas. I have C-spine problems and other issues that cause nerve pain, muscle twitching,...
I waited two hours to get the result of my EMG from my neuro, just waiting for the results all week was an anxiety booster, two hours I sat there. I was PO'd and I totally understand. How is that...