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Subject: Re: Ipsilateral aches when weather changes
Forum: The Neurology and Neurosurgery Forum
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Posted by ccf neuro M.D.* on December 13, 1997 at 00:02:22:
In Reply to: Ipsilateral aches when weather changes posted by Rick Weyoun on November 14, 1997 at 23:05:30:
I have gone to see an internist and rheumatologist about aches
localized on the left side of body body from head to toe whenever
the weather changes. It's not any acute pain or pain at all, just a
sense of achyness. The physicans had run all sorts of blood tests
and urine tests on me. Testing me for arthritic conditions, hepatitus,
lyme disease, and also doing orthopedic test and all came back negative. What should I do? I was told to go see an ENT specialist, that they have
experience in diagnosing ipsilateral conditons of the body. I am also
going to go see an accupuncturist with knowledge of Traditional Chinese
Medicine, as allopathic medicine has not diagnosed my problem yet.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rick,
Our first attempted answer to your question seems to have vanished!!! Your problem is a very interesting one, not likely to be easily solved I suspect. Abnormal or decreased sensation due to neurologic disease like multiple sclerosis or a stroke typically consists of either absence or decreased sensation, like to pain, temperature, or to where in space your body parts are, and is usually constant in nature, unaffected or minimally affected by weather changes, although patients with multiple sclerosis often have greater symptoms in hot weather. Aching is rarely due to neurological problems. If you were to develop any additional symptoms like actual numbeness of the side of the side of the body, weakness, or paralysis, or incoordination, it would be important for you to see a neurologist. Otherwise I don't blame you for trying everything possible, especially if the problem is annoying you or cramping your lifestyle in some way. Good Luck!!!
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