sironside
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Hi guys,
I'm only 22 and have very bothersome symptoms. I've had breathing problems that come and go since January of 08. it seems to get worse some weeks and a lot better others. I had the flu really bad, the worst I can remember (very high fever for 5 days) the end of february. My musle twitching started in the middle of having the flu and it was only in one small area of my arm that would twitch on and off througout the day. This lasted for about 3 or 4 days and went away. A week after the twitching stopped, it came back in the same small spot on my left arm. Since then, the twitching slowly involved my entire left side (over the course of 3-5 day) and the the rest of my body a few days after that. It's been about 3 weeks since the twitching started again and has not stopped. The twitching is never constant but it is daily and occurs many times a day. It sacares me because I still get twitching in that one spot on my left arm frequently. I also feel like within the last week the fine motor skills in my left hand are off. At night time sometimes ill wake up as im about to fall asleep because i feel like I'm not breathing. I also sometimes get a twitch in my spinal cord at bedtime that feels like an electric shock. I get chills and shake uncontrollably at times but no fever. I work at the hospital as a CNA one day a week (I'm in nursing school) and the last 2 weeks I end up in the ER downstairs during my shift. the first time I ended up there they did a pregnancy test, blood glucose (I'm not a diabetic, I'm almost underweight), and an EKG. the last time I went to the ER they did xrays and CT scans of my chest and it was all clear. 2 weeks ago I saw an internist who did a quick neuro exam and said my strength was fine. He ordered an MRI to check for MS and lesions and that came back fine. my mother is a psychiatrist and certified neurologist and she checked my strength and reflexes yesterday and said I was fine. I got bloodwork done checking for lyme and autoimmune disease and it was all clear. I'm tired of hearing at the ER that I'm an exceptionally healthy young woman. I cry every night because its hard to live with these symptoms every day for a month and not now what its from. My mother is good friends with a neurologist and she will ask her if she'll see me on tuesday. I'm a bit scared because the reflexes on my knees seem too hyper but mother says they were always like that. I don't know what to think and I'm terrified. I've had tingling on the left side of my face and I was in a mental fog for a while within the last month. Would an EMG even show motor neuron death this soon? I have a history of major depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety. I was told yesterday that it might be anxiety but I have never had this many physical symptoms with anxiety and stress. Sorry for all the writing....
I'm only 22 and have very bothersome symptoms. I've had breathing problems that come and go since January of 08. it seems to get worse some weeks and a lot better others. I had the flu really bad, the worst I can remember (very high fever for 5 days) the end of february. My musle twitching started in the middle of having the flu and it was only in one small area of my arm that would twitch on and off througout the day. This lasted for about 3 or 4 days and went away. A week after the twitching stopped, it came back in the same small spot on my left arm. Since then, the twitching slowly involved my entire left side (over the course of 3-5 day) and the the rest of my body a few days after that. It's been about 3 weeks since the twitching started again and has not stopped. The twitching is never constant but it is daily and occurs many times a day. It sacares me because I still get twitching in that one spot on my left arm frequently. I also feel like within the last week the fine motor skills in my left hand are off. At night time sometimes ill wake up as im about to fall asleep because i feel like I'm not breathing. I also sometimes get a twitch in my spinal cord at bedtime that feels like an electric shock. I get chills and shake uncontrollably at times but no fever. I work at the hospital as a CNA one day a week (I'm in nursing school) and the last 2 weeks I end up in the ER downstairs during my shift. the first time I ended up there they did a pregnancy test, blood glucose (I'm not a diabetic, I'm almost underweight), and an EKG. the last time I went to the ER they did xrays and CT scans of my chest and it was all clear. 2 weeks ago I saw an internist who did a quick neuro exam and said my strength was fine. He ordered an MRI to check for MS and lesions and that came back fine. my mother is a psychiatrist and certified neurologist and she checked my strength and reflexes yesterday and said I was fine. I got bloodwork done checking for lyme and autoimmune disease and it was all clear. I'm tired of hearing at the ER that I'm an exceptionally healthy young woman. I cry every night because its hard to live with these symptoms every day for a month and not now what its from. My mother is good friends with a neurologist and she will ask her if she'll see me on tuesday. I'm a bit scared because the reflexes on my knees seem too hyper but mother says they were always like that. I don't know what to think and I'm terrified. I've had tingling on the left side of my face and I was in a mental fog for a while within the last month. Would an EMG even show motor neuron death this soon? I have a history of major depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety. I was told yesterday that it might be anxiety but I have never had this many physical symptoms with anxiety and stress. Sorry for all the writing....