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small 2mm hyperintense
Hello,
Im a 22yr male. once very athletic in my prior days before i decided to join the military. Anyways, everytime I get seen I feel like im getting blown off and told everything is okay. Im no hypercondriac, but i do require answers. Especially after this past episode which led me to my first ride in an ambulance and IV and heavy meds to make the pain go away.
So ive tried searching all over google trying to find someone with similar questions or answers for this MRI. Anyways, Ill just start off with the last episode and a few symptoms here.
To keep a long story very short and sweet.
I got off work, was standing talking on the phone with a friend in my bedroom. Got some very weird sensations in body. started with a "shockwave" of pain through body almost made me sick to my stomach and happened very fast and went away. seconds later happens again. I get cold feeling underneath left lower ribcage, lose sensation in my mid back. that sensation shot up my neck to the center top of head. By the time paramedics arrived at my house I had a loss of sensation in my arms and legs(knee and below) as well. Took me to hospital shot me up with heavy pain meds and antiinflammatories and said it was a back spasm and sent me home.
Follow up with a doc on base. Ordered Brain/Thoracic spine MRIs to check for MS and something else not sure. I received the brain MRIs only so far and here is how it reads. I have the disc with images if anyone would like to see.
just looking for input, i have no family history of any illness, no allergies, ive been healthy all my life and pretty athletic.
here is the MRI "FINDINGS":
" There is no acute intracranial hemorrhage or infarction.
On the FLAIR and T2 weighted images, there is a single, tiny, punctate, mildly hyperintense 2mm focus of increased signal at the right frontal deep white matter (axial image 14). There is no appreciable mass effect or enhancement associated with this focus. The remainder of the brain, cerebellum, and brainstem are unremarkable. No abnormal enhancement. The ventricular and extraaxial spaces are unremarkable. Flow voids within the major intracranial arteries are grossly unremarkable. Orbits and globes are unremarkable. The sinuses and nasopharynx and mastoid air cells are clear. "
anyone got anything? ill be seeing my doc Monday
I just like multiple opinions
Thanx
Im a 22yr male. once very athletic in my prior days before i decided to join the military. Anyways, everytime I get seen I feel like im getting blown off and told everything is okay. Im no hypercondriac, but i do require answers. Especially after this past episode which led me to my first ride in an ambulance and IV and heavy meds to make the pain go away.
So ive tried searching all over google trying to find someone with similar questions or answers for this MRI. Anyways, Ill just start off with the last episode and a few symptoms here.
To keep a long story very short and sweet.
I got off work, was standing talking on the phone with a friend in my bedroom. Got some very weird sensations in body. started with a "shockwave" of pain through body almost made me sick to my stomach and happened very fast and went away. seconds later happens again. I get cold feeling underneath left lower ribcage, lose sensation in my mid back. that sensation shot up my neck to the center top of head. By the time paramedics arrived at my house I had a loss of sensation in my arms and legs(knee and below) as well. Took me to hospital shot me up with heavy pain meds and antiinflammatories and said it was a back spasm and sent me home.
Follow up with a doc on base. Ordered Brain/Thoracic spine MRIs to check for MS and something else not sure. I received the brain MRIs only so far and here is how it reads. I have the disc with images if anyone would like to see.
just looking for input, i have no family history of any illness, no allergies, ive been healthy all my life and pretty athletic.
here is the MRI "FINDINGS":
" There is no acute intracranial hemorrhage or infarction.
On the FLAIR and T2 weighted images, there is a single, tiny, punctate, mildly hyperintense 2mm focus of increased signal at the right frontal deep white matter (axial image 14). There is no appreciable mass effect or enhancement associated with this focus. The remainder of the brain, cerebellum, and brainstem are unremarkable. No abnormal enhancement. The ventricular and extraaxial spaces are unremarkable. Flow voids within the major intracranial arteries are grossly unremarkable. Orbits and globes are unremarkable. The sinuses and nasopharynx and mastoid air cells are clear. "
anyone got anything? ill be seeing my doc Monday
I just like multiple opinions
Thanx
UPDATE
havent seen the specialist yet. But I seen a chiropractor that specializes in a technique called Blair technique. Very knowledgeable man. He took his own specialized xrays of my neck wanting to see my neck and my upper cervical. From what the xrays shows my C1 vertebrae is misaligned alot. He said this can cause it to push on your spinal cord right there where it comes out from your skull.
It was a little different from chiropractors i have seen before because with this technique not many can do. The doc places the patient in a specific position laying down, has to get his body in a specific position and has to apply in the right spot. In my case was on the side of my C1. He slowly applies pressure with his fingers slowly adjusting his hand. Pressure slowly increases and BAM! He does some ninja stuff. Like a quick painless force to my neck on that single vertebrae to which it slides back into place. Then he had me go sit in the recliner chair for 40 minutes and take a nap i wasnt allowed to move my neck or head.
Now afterwards he sent me home. He wants to do 12 week program. starting at 3 times a week.
Now remember the reasons I called an ambulance to my house to my house. The weird chest shock, shortness of breath, leg weakness, nausea shows up all at once. Well on my drive home about half way, while on the freeway. I got this, yes scary huh. I took the next exit and parked layed my seat back and waited for it to go away. It didnt last long. I did get my phone out was very close to calling my chiropractor and asking him what the hell! While doing this my arms had like.. tremors. was weird watching me trying to hold phone cuz hands were shaking uncontrollably.
It all calmed down, got home figured Id go to bed since i had been awake for quite awhile, having sleep insomnia the night before. bending over for a minute and holding it messing around on my desk it started happening again. so im beginning to believe that maybe this actually may be a cause for the chest shocks shortness of breath.. but unsure about the rest of the symptoms.
The chiro told me from the xrays he showed and pointed out.
my neck right now is in what they call Phase 1 Subluxation Degeneration.
So I will continue this treatment of his and will let him know my experience on the drive home.
Will still also try for getting the CD57 test anyways to be sure.
So have any of you had any experience with blair technique or have Subluxation Degeneration?
havent seen the specialist yet. But I seen a chiropractor that specializes in a technique called Blair technique. Very knowledgeable man. He took his own specialized xrays of my neck wanting to see my neck and my upper cervical. From what the xrays shows my C1 vertebrae is misaligned alot. He said this can cause it to push on your spinal cord right there where it comes out from your skull.
It was a little different from chiropractors i have seen before because with this technique not many can do. The doc places the patient in a specific position laying down, has to get his body in a specific position and has to apply in the right spot. In my case was on the side of my C1. He slowly applies pressure with his fingers slowly adjusting his hand. Pressure slowly increases and BAM! He does some ninja stuff. Like a quick painless force to my neck on that single vertebrae to which it slides back into place. Then he had me go sit in the recliner chair for 40 minutes and take a nap i wasnt allowed to move my neck or head.
Now afterwards he sent me home. He wants to do 12 week program. starting at 3 times a week.
Now remember the reasons I called an ambulance to my house to my house. The weird chest shock, shortness of breath, leg weakness, nausea shows up all at once. Well on my drive home about half way, while on the freeway. I got this, yes scary huh. I took the next exit and parked layed my seat back and waited for it to go away. It didnt last long. I did get my phone out was very close to calling my chiropractor and asking him what the hell! While doing this my arms had like.. tremors. was weird watching me trying to hold phone cuz hands were shaking uncontrollably.
It all calmed down, got home figured Id go to bed since i had been awake for quite awhile, having sleep insomnia the night before. bending over for a minute and holding it messing around on my desk it started happening again. so im beginning to believe that maybe this actually may be a cause for the chest shocks shortness of breath.. but unsure about the rest of the symptoms.
The chiro told me from the xrays he showed and pointed out.
my neck right now is in what they call Phase 1 Subluxation Degeneration.
So I will continue this treatment of his and will let him know my experience on the drive home.
Will still also try for getting the CD57 test anyways to be sure.
So have any of you had any experience with blair technique or have Subluxation Degeneration?
I have been taking it every 8 hours. I couldnt seem to get out of bed earlier today. Slept a good 13 hours, i did wake up 1 time between that but just could not get my body out of bed.
Anyways, I seem to be having a few side effects. But you know reading the side effects list, I have alot of these side effects this medication causes. Not sure how this is gonna help me seems more like its going to increase problems.
The last two medications they gave me i seemed to have a high sensitivity to them. 1 i took i woke up and half the day my entire body hurt... like the soreness you get after working out except it was in every part of my body.
well ill continue taking the meds and see where we end up.
Ill let you know what the specialist says when i see him and if he gets me a CD57 test
Anyways, I seem to be having a few side effects. But you know reading the side effects list, I have alot of these side effects this medication causes. Not sure how this is gonna help me seems more like its going to increase problems.
The last two medications they gave me i seemed to have a high sensitivity to them. 1 i took i woke up and half the day my entire body hurt... like the soreness you get after working out except it was in every part of my body.
well ill continue taking the meds and see where we end up.
Ill let you know what the specialist says when i see him and if he gets me a CD57 test
Neurontin takes some getting used to - so do not expect anything in the beginning and it also requires being taken on time as well as no alcohol etc. Many get side effects. It can be good but takes working with IF it is the medicine for you. I also tried it as well as others in the class.
Let us know how it goes.
Let us know how it goes.
so I followed up with my primary care doctor.
I told him what the Neurologist said as far as what he thinks in possibilities.
Neck injury which MRI was normal. If not that, possible circulation problem which my doctor reviewed stress test didnt do any orthostatics i then asked him if he wanted to do them he said he is going to NOTE it and wants to try this drug called Gabapentin (Neurontin) which is a seizure medicine ...epilepsy. Or can be used for "nerve pain" cause by shingles. I researched this after getting home. I guess he is thinking the rash I describe may be herpes zoster? Except for the fact that the rash doesnt come above the skin, doesnt scab over....
anyways, also told him the neurologist said that if its neither neck injury or circulation.. then he said to look into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Fibromyalgia.
My doc proceeded to do "tender point" test on my body.. following up with saying that I only have half the tender points that a fibromyalgia patient has...
so hes putting me on this medication at 100mg. wants me to follow up with him in 2 or 3 weeks and at that point "see how its going" and see if my tender points have gone away. then wants to up the dosage.
I told him about "oil of oregano" and what it did for my lower abdomen. He didnt know what oil of oregano was. Then I followed up with telling him about a specialist id like to see and a test they do. The CD57 test. He didnt know what that was either.
So I have decided I am going to go see the specialist anyways, even though he thinks i shouldnt waste my money. I think its worth the money because my doc is wasting MY TIME, no one should have to wait this long to get answers and be in constant pain because their doctor wants to try and treat individual symptoms 1 at a time months apart.
My last note: I have taken these meds twice now. The first time way about 8 hours ago and within that first 4 hours it seemed to do nothing except increase my chest pain and my blood pressure went up to 156/94 just sitting in my room. I took 1 mL of oil of oregano and layed down seemed to go away. Its now 2 am, I tried taking another pill about 30 mins ago. I cant sleep yet again tonight tho I feel tired.
KEEP YOU POSTED ON VISIT TO THE SPECIALIST WHEN I GET IT
I told him what the Neurologist said as far as what he thinks in possibilities.
Neck injury which MRI was normal. If not that, possible circulation problem which my doctor reviewed stress test didnt do any orthostatics i then asked him if he wanted to do them he said he is going to NOTE it and wants to try this drug called Gabapentin (Neurontin) which is a seizure medicine ...epilepsy. Or can be used for "nerve pain" cause by shingles. I researched this after getting home. I guess he is thinking the rash I describe may be herpes zoster? Except for the fact that the rash doesnt come above the skin, doesnt scab over....
anyways, also told him the neurologist said that if its neither neck injury or circulation.. then he said to look into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Fibromyalgia.
My doc proceeded to do "tender point" test on my body.. following up with saying that I only have half the tender points that a fibromyalgia patient has...
so hes putting me on this medication at 100mg. wants me to follow up with him in 2 or 3 weeks and at that point "see how its going" and see if my tender points have gone away. then wants to up the dosage.
I told him about "oil of oregano" and what it did for my lower abdomen. He didnt know what oil of oregano was. Then I followed up with telling him about a specialist id like to see and a test they do. The CD57 test. He didnt know what that was either.
So I have decided I am going to go see the specialist anyways, even though he thinks i shouldnt waste my money. I think its worth the money because my doc is wasting MY TIME, no one should have to wait this long to get answers and be in constant pain because their doctor wants to try and treat individual symptoms 1 at a time months apart.
My last note: I have taken these meds twice now. The first time way about 8 hours ago and within that first 4 hours it seemed to do nothing except increase my chest pain and my blood pressure went up to 156/94 just sitting in my room. I took 1 mL of oil of oregano and layed down seemed to go away. Its now 2 am, I tried taking another pill about 30 mins ago. I cant sleep yet again tonight tho I feel tired.
KEEP YOU POSTED ON VISIT TO THE SPECIALIST WHEN I GET IT
*FIX*
24 hour heart monitor normal, "stress" test normal, and the Neurologist said possibly a neck injury,
24 hour heart monitor normal, "stress" test normal, and the Neurologist said possibly a neck injury,
24 hour heart monitor, "stress" test, and the Neurologist said possibly a neck injury, possible it may be a circulation problem and if not either of those then we need to look into things like "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Fibromyalgia". So he ordered an MRI of my neck. Which was also normal.
NOTE: on my stress test. Im not sure exactly what he looks for, maybe just my heart rhythm while heart is under stress like running. He said it was normal but it wasnt that normal for me. On arrival, heart rate 78 blood pressure 115/65. Good right?
About 5-10 minutes later the doc comes in to start the test I stand up and get on treadmill, Look over at the machine and my heart rate was already at 103. Wasnt nervous or anything. So test begins every 2 minutes the treadmill raises and speeds up.
My target heartrate for this was 165
So it starts, within first 2 minutes my hearrate is 120
next 2 minutes breaks 140
next 2 minutes almost at 165 .. Doing a medium fast walk
I break 165
but the doc wants to continue another 2 minutes and before it stopped it was at 189. At a fast paced walk inclined.
The doc was like "you didnt even run". but after he said it was normal. Thats not normal for me especially being athletic for past 5 years.
Tomorrow Im gonna try and see my primary doc to see what he says about it. So far I have NO answers for anything. Now that he has done the tests he wanted to do, Im going to have him do some orthostatics on me also order a CD57 test. The hospital already has done a Lymes test. But someone that i know that has it had it at the same hospital and theirs came back negative as well.
I have no doctor yet to even agree with what I think it is. Just because Im on the west coast, "no its not likely at all that you have that" or "your symptoms dont match"... Some of these docs dont even look at my medical history.
This is what I think, If I have Lymes.
Lymes suppresses your immune system from even knowing it has an infection. So with these new symptoms the ones that seem to be "cardiac" or circulation related. If Lymes is suppressing my immune system then I could possibly have 2 or maybe more infections. One I was looking at was yeast infection. that would easily note inguinal/testical pain, low abdomen, low back, nausea.
To even note that. The friend of mine that actually has Lymes recommended I try taking some "Oil of Oregano". He gave me a very strong solution of it along with capsules to fill with the liquid. Ive taken them for 3 days now. The first day was bad, thought I was gonna throw up that night. Im on day 3 with no low abdomen pain. That was the first to go with taking this. Since it has no side effects and seems to be helping I will continue.
I plan on seeing a specialist for Lymes, whether my primary care wants me to or not.
Ill let you know how that goes.
NOTE: on my stress test. Im not sure exactly what he looks for, maybe just my heart rhythm while heart is under stress like running. He said it was normal but it wasnt that normal for me. On arrival, heart rate 78 blood pressure 115/65. Good right?
About 5-10 minutes later the doc comes in to start the test I stand up and get on treadmill, Look over at the machine and my heart rate was already at 103. Wasnt nervous or anything. So test begins every 2 minutes the treadmill raises and speeds up.
My target heartrate for this was 165
So it starts, within first 2 minutes my hearrate is 120
next 2 minutes breaks 140
next 2 minutes almost at 165 .. Doing a medium fast walk
I break 165
but the doc wants to continue another 2 minutes and before it stopped it was at 189. At a fast paced walk inclined.
The doc was like "you didnt even run". but after he said it was normal. Thats not normal for me especially being athletic for past 5 years.
Tomorrow Im gonna try and see my primary doc to see what he says about it. So far I have NO answers for anything. Now that he has done the tests he wanted to do, Im going to have him do some orthostatics on me also order a CD57 test. The hospital already has done a Lymes test. But someone that i know that has it had it at the same hospital and theirs came back negative as well.
I have no doctor yet to even agree with what I think it is. Just because Im on the west coast, "no its not likely at all that you have that" or "your symptoms dont match"... Some of these docs dont even look at my medical history.
This is what I think, If I have Lymes.
Lymes suppresses your immune system from even knowing it has an infection. So with these new symptoms the ones that seem to be "cardiac" or circulation related. If Lymes is suppressing my immune system then I could possibly have 2 or maybe more infections. One I was looking at was yeast infection. that would easily note inguinal/testical pain, low abdomen, low back, nausea.
To even note that. The friend of mine that actually has Lymes recommended I try taking some "Oil of Oregano". He gave me a very strong solution of it along with capsules to fill with the liquid. Ive taken them for 3 days now. The first day was bad, thought I was gonna throw up that night. Im on day 3 with no low abdomen pain. That was the first to go with taking this. Since it has no side effects and seems to be helping I will continue.
I plan on seeing a specialist for Lymes, whether my primary care wants me to or not.
Ill let you know how that goes.
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