MommyRissa
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My name is Marissa and I am a 24 year old single mother. In July of 2012 I had an odd experience with sudden right side numbness and weakness. I went to the ER and after a CAT-scan they found nothing and attributed it to a possible pinched nerve and referred me to a neurologist. I was never able to go and the numbness went away almost at once until this month. Two weeks ago I started to notice a horrible pinching feeling in between my shoulder and neck. The pain radiated down under my arm and through to my fingers. That turned into an irritating tingling sensation that I could not control or comfort. I don't know if the fact that for about two months I was on multiple antibiotics is helpful but for the sake of not leaving out anything I thought I should let that be known. Some days that numbness would go away completely and I would be fine but the next it was back and even worse. Through the wonderful search network of "Google" I discovered a plethora of very unpleasant diseases, the main two being MS and ALS. MS I wasn't too concerned about, but the ALS, now that got to me. It was instant panic and for the past week I have been experiencing twitching all over my body in the most random and bizarre places. It's mostly in my legs, the right more so than the left, but it happens anytime and all the time in other parts of my body. For example, my eyes, my abdomen, my feet, my hands, and my arms. I have had twitches before, but never as many, or maybe never as many that I noticed, before, or for so long. Here's the the thing though, I have been doing these crazy strength tests just to prove to myself that I do not have ALS before I go to my doctor. I have been relentlessly unscrewing the lids off of nail polish bottles and peanut butter jars, balancing on each foot for as long as possible, hopping around on each foot, doing grip tests on my daughter's toys, and even hopping up stairs... The pain comes and goes throughout the day. It seems to go away completely when I'm distracted or busy. To be honest, I don't feel sick. I feel paranoid. I think that I have driven every member of my family absolutely insane and my psychology professor believes that I have a severe form of Hypochondria and health anxiety. Please help! Any advice would be appreciated!