Nancy
07-27-2007, 04:17 PM
Hi!
I am still trying to get diagnosed with something. My right arm became weak after the holidays. I worked a lot of hours, all very strenuous hand fine detail work, so they put me through the normal carpal tunnel, pinched nerve stuff. I kept trying to tell them, no not painful, weak. No, not tingly, heavy-clumsy. Then my left hand, arm became weak. My doc says, hey all tests are neg. I think you are fine- here take celebrex, call me later. So, I go back to DOC, who thinks I am a nut case by now, but did some blood work. I have high titers, and a positive auto-immune result. I finally have an appointment with a neurologist that is supposed to be THE MS GUY in Grand Rapids. My legs have gotten weak in the last two weeks. It takes me a while to go up steps now, and up hills. I need to stop and rest- not because anything hurts really(I get a little achy when I am still), but it is hard to catch my breath, my heart is beating fast, I feel like Olive Oil right before she faints and Popeye catches her! I am coming to terms with not being able to work. I simply can not hold on to the handpieces and instruments. My hands seem to freeze with over use. I am a dental tech, and I own a lab with my husband. We finally got our business smooth sailing, but now we have had to hire someone to take my place. I am only going in long enough to try to train this new guy to take my place. I bid on an electric wheelchair on e-bay, and am going to buy it. My husband thinks it is morbid for me to be getting a wheelchair while I can still walk. But he is not inside this body. My heart races, and I sigh a lot now, and rest to catch my breath quite often. I am thinking that this is progressing rather rapidly to be MS, and the respiratory struggles sound similar to ALS. I have had problems swallowing for the past 3 years. Quite a few calls to 911, before I could train myself not to panic, and aspirate my food. I feel very alone. I do not have a support group yet, because I have not been diagnosed.
Any input out there? Thank you for listening. I actually feel better already.
Nancy
I am still trying to get diagnosed with something. My right arm became weak after the holidays. I worked a lot of hours, all very strenuous hand fine detail work, so they put me through the normal carpal tunnel, pinched nerve stuff. I kept trying to tell them, no not painful, weak. No, not tingly, heavy-clumsy. Then my left hand, arm became weak. My doc says, hey all tests are neg. I think you are fine- here take celebrex, call me later. So, I go back to DOC, who thinks I am a nut case by now, but did some blood work. I have high titers, and a positive auto-immune result. I finally have an appointment with a neurologist that is supposed to be THE MS GUY in Grand Rapids. My legs have gotten weak in the last two weeks. It takes me a while to go up steps now, and up hills. I need to stop and rest- not because anything hurts really(I get a little achy when I am still), but it is hard to catch my breath, my heart is beating fast, I feel like Olive Oil right before she faints and Popeye catches her! I am coming to terms with not being able to work. I simply can not hold on to the handpieces and instruments. My hands seem to freeze with over use. I am a dental tech, and I own a lab with my husband. We finally got our business smooth sailing, but now we have had to hire someone to take my place. I am only going in long enough to try to train this new guy to take my place. I bid on an electric wheelchair on e-bay, and am going to buy it. My husband thinks it is morbid for me to be getting a wheelchair while I can still walk. But he is not inside this body. My heart races, and I sigh a lot now, and rest to catch my breath quite often. I am thinking that this is progressing rather rapidly to be MS, and the respiratory struggles sound similar to ALS. I have had problems swallowing for the past 3 years. Quite a few calls to 911, before I could train myself not to panic, and aspirate my food. I feel very alone. I do not have a support group yet, because I have not been diagnosed.
Any input out there? Thank you for listening. I actually feel better already.
Nancy
