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still no answer
by tania again, add to question, Jun 10, 2000 12:00AM
Good morning.On 5/29/00, I posted a question listing my symptoms. The neuro who responded suggested two (one was sensory nerve root)things and thought that my nerve conduction test would help determine what was wrong. Well, I had that test and the "needle" test and both came back normal. Due to the type of problems I was experiencing (migrating numbness, migrating burning, and migrating tingling), we had a c-spine test run. It too came back normal. I think the only thing we haven't done is blood test and t-spine. I am wondering if we will find the cause of what is wrong. Along with the other symtpoms, I notice my sacroiliac joing pops all the time and sometimes is painful. On occasion, my knee or my big toe feel like they need to pop. I have also had a weird episode with my eyelids when they twitched rapidly at times, but this too, like everything else disappeared. Also, I must mention the weird tingling sensation I get on the top of my head. My neuro suggested FMS or that this was something "I just needed to get my mind off of and it would disappear." However, I am a 30 year old female with a 3 year old child and a husband. We lead very busy lives, and I don't have time to just sit around and dream up weird things! There is something definitely going on. Please help suggest what you think could be causing these problems. I am scared the episode of excrutiating neck pain will return, and I will be home with my child alone and have a difficult time manuevering my head. I read about lyme and it sounded like the symptoms,butI live in an area where lyme is very rare. I am at a loss? Can you please help?
Doctor's Answer
by CCF Neuro[P] MD, RPS, Jun 10, 2000 12:00AM
Dear Louise:
In the face of completely normal testing, I am not sure I can offer an explanation. There are times that we just do not understand why symptoms are happening. Sometimes it is when a problem is in the beginning stages and the complete picture of a disease hasn't occured. Sometimes a problems has a large "mind" and "stress" component (meaning that the stressors of life begin to play on the nervous system and increase symptoms, both in our appreciation of them and the actual symptom itself). I realize that you symptoms are real and disturbing. I can't examine you nor do I have the lab and images to review. Often, a second opinion helps as a new pair of eyes and mind might be able to come up with something.
The normal testing is reassuring as most of the very worrisome problems are usually picked up.
I am sorry that I am not helping you much.
CCF Neuro MD
In the face of completely normal testing, I am not sure I can offer an explanation. There are times that we just do not understand why symptoms are happening. Sometimes it is when a problem is in the beginning stages and the complete picture of a disease hasn't occured. Sometimes a problems has a large "mind" and "stress" component (meaning that the stressors of life begin to play on the nervous system and increase symptoms, both in our appreciation of them and the actual symptom itself). I realize that you symptoms are real and disturbing. I can't examine you nor do I have the lab and images to review. Often, a second opinion helps as a new pair of eyes and mind might be able to come up with something.
The normal testing is reassuring as most of the very worrisome problems are usually picked up.
I am sorry that I am not helping you much.
CCF Neuro MD
Maybe you could have a Small Fiber Punch Biopsy done to see if you have a small fiber sensory neuropathy at play.
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