Hubby had a pre-employment physical done and was denied employment because he has high cholesterol and his GGT level was 164. The ALT and AST levels are within normal range. What would cause the GGT...
@David, actually he lived to be 88. He was 86 when we started noticing that his attention span and energy level was no longer high. Yes he did live a good, long life. From the time he got sick and...
Thank you Connie. I cant believe that 96 people viewed this and only you responded. Thank you. :rolleyes:...
I lost my Grandfather back in May 2011 from liver failure. He was diagnosed about 6 years ago with a fatty liver. For about a year and a half before he passed he complained all the time about being...
Hi Phyllis, What part of Pa are you from? There is a very good neuro in Pittsburgh, Pa. Her name is Susan Basser, she practices out of Allegheny General. She also has offices that are located in...
Its been a while since I have posted. I finally wore myself out worrying about all the funny sensory symptoms that I have had for the past 8 years, so I have had more tests though and try to stay off...
My grandmother had both MS and Parkinsons disease. MS was diagnosed first then abou 10 years later the Parkinsons. Her sister has Parkinsons also....
Rhondab, I'm very excited for you that your LP was normal. But I know what frustration you are going through. Hey, its been 7 years with my symptoms, I never had an LP, but everything is normal....
Rhonda, Holy cow!! I was just popping in tonight, haven't been here in a while, and couldn't believe what I was reading. I just want you to know that I will keep you in my prayers and thoughts. I am...
Babybyou, Thanks!! Hope you have a nice New Year!!...
Bluebyyou, What type of Lyme test did you have done? Was it through Igenex or the standard ELISA? I have had all kinds of weird symptoms for 8 years now, every test that I had done have been normal....
I could understand maybe the head being sensitive, but the rest of our bodies? I get razor burn feelings all over the place. Is this normal to have these feelings other places other than your head?...
Thank you Gretchen and Kimber, I think that I am going to just have my PCP send me for another c-spine MRI, since its been oer a year now, and ask for contrast also. It also stated that there was no...
Thanks everyone for the replies. This is a very annoying feeling. Its been here almost everyday now for 2 months or so. There is no redness, the skin is not hot to touch, it just feels like razor...
Rhondab, Thanks for the info. I think I am going to try to focus on more positive things in my life now. Its been an exhausting 8 years, surely something should have shown by now. Thanks for all your...
Just wanted to drop by and let you guys and gals know that the thoracic MRI was normal. I don't know what the next step will be, but I think I am going to push for the LP. A friend of mine was just...
Gretchen, thanks for the response. I had the thoracic MRI this morning. When the technician came to take me out he asked if I ever had a lumbar MRI, I said yes, and told him it was normal. He just...
Tomorrow I am scheduled to have an MRI of my thoracic region done. I already had a c-spine last year around this time, only thing found was a bulging disk. My brain MRIs have been normal. I'm...
Yes, uppitycats, I had my first brain MRI last April 06, and another one this April 07. My c-spine was last Fall. The brain MRI were done both times in a closed MRI w and w/o contrast. The only thing...
Thanks Uppitycats, That pretty much is what I am going through. I guess I'll have to wait and see what my neuro says on Friday. She already said it wasn't MS, but I have read that it sometimes takes...
I noticed last evening while washing dishes that every time I would look down into the sink, my left foot, in the arch would buzz. I have had for the last 6 years experienced this weird thing when I...
Hi Rhonda, I have a script of Lyrica here, I have heard that this may work for it. I also heard that it causes weight gain, I have my sisters wedding on October 13th, I fit into a size 4 when I tried...
Does anyone get burning skin as a migraine equivalent or before a migraine. I know this is a weird question, but I have had this for the last couple months, and haven't had the migraine that I...
Doodle 67, I had the bug crawling sensations for 7 years now, the burning is new to me. Its awful. What kinds of tests have you had so far? I never tried Benadryl. I heard that Atarax helps some with...
Well, the last few days have been awful. My skin is burning from armpits to feet. I am slowly slipping into depression from all this. I called my neuros office today to see if I could get in, the...
calicorosie, I am undiagnosed also. I have had other weird sensory problems for 7 years now, the burning is new to me. I have a script of Lyrica, I am thinking about trying this. Take care. Jennifer...
Uppitycats, I have seen a rheumatologist, did all the testing, nothing was found. Seen an allergist, my PCP, neurologist, gynecologist, and an infectious disease doctor. Still nothing. I believe that...
I am now into the 3rd week of the burning skin. I'm sorry, but neuro says no to MS, then why the heck am I burning. I'm about ready to pull my hair out. I itch, then get random razor burn feelings...
Slinia, Yes, had spinal MRI and 2 brain MRI. I do have a bulging disk at C-3, no cord impingement. Do you have the same symptoms also?...
Zoe Butterfly, Yes I have taken antibiotics, both times that I had my brain MRIs done, Spring of 06, and 07, nothing showed as far as lesions but for sinus thickening. There was no difference in my...
Uppity, Nice to hear from you. Yes, been to an endo, tested for Lupus, Thyroid, and Lyme, and many more. They all say I'm normal. My FSH for peri is normal also. I just don't know what is going on in...
Its been a while since I posted here. Everything is still the same except now I have been getting razor burn feelings all over my body. Oh yeah, and itchy, prickly feelings everywhere also. I posted...
Does anyone with Occipital Neuralgia get facial tingling. I have terrible head pain in the back of my head, when I move a certain way my face tingles, weird!! Just wondering, I also have a bulging...
I have been getting a sharp pain that feels like someone is stabbing me in the back of the head and its coming through just behind my forehead, and nose. It only lasts for a few seconds, and its...
Denda, Thanks for the info. I was thinking about heading to a LLMD in Pa, thats where I am from. My ELISA was negative also, but I have had symptoms for 7 years now. They say that the ELISA only...
Denda, I read your posts all the time, because you and I have alot of the same symptoms. I believe that we spoke on the Migraine forum before. If you don't mind me asking, what Lyme test did you have...
Well I had my second brain MRI on Monday, just found out today that everything was normal, except just like last year, sinus thickening, but this time it is in all my sinuses, except the left frontal...
Uppitycats, My gram had symptoms for about 10 years, they started when she was 50, they did all kinds of other tests, they didn't have MRI then, I don't think. I know that she had NCS done, because...
Uppitycats, thanks for the comment. I only ever had 1 brain, and 1 c-spine MRI, I thought that most neuros repeat these every 6 months to a year. She already told me that even with a positive spinal...
shellypoo, thanks for the post. I have been having symptoms for 6 years now, I was extremely sick for 3 months before all these weird feelings started. I was so nauseated and fatiqued, lost 35...
Well I went for my follow-up appt today at the neuro. She is sending me for another brain MRI, since it has been a year since the last. I also have to get some more bloodwork done, ESR, Hemoglobin,...
sorry about that, I had the brain MRI because of the weird feeling on my face, and the results came back as "EXTENSIVE" sinus thickening. I am going on 6 years now with this weird feeling, I had the...
Forgot to add also, I get alot of crackling noises in my nose, in the area that hurts, right next to my eye....
I have been having a achey, dull headache type pain that is on the side of my nose, near the inner corner of my eye for about 3 weeks now, lots of sinus drainage. I am very prone to sinus infections....
Rhonda, My mon has suffered with migraines all her life, and her father also, they have both lost their vision before. My mom will loose it sometimes, and not ever get the migraine that usually...
My so-called migraines started about 8 years ago, after a minor fender bender. 6 years ago I started to develop left-sided facial tingling. Just this past April I finally convinced my doc to send me...
HormoneJ, I read the information before on the round-earth website. It is very interesting. I did 12 weeks of physical therapy back in the fall of 2006, it seemed to help alot. Its very frustrating...
babyboomer, I have been getting terrible burning, throbbing headaches in the back of my head for 8 years now, 2 years after the headaches started, I felt the weird facial stuff start. At first it...
Shashi, when I went to see my PCP last spring, after complaining to him of my facial tingling for 5 years, he finally sent me to have a brain MRI done, on the slip that I had to take with me to the...
Thanks so much Rhonda /community/emoticons/smile.gif I didn't think they were painful in any way. I read this somewhere. I'll let you know whats happening with the results. Thanks again!!! Jen...