I Am Confused About My Symptoms

[gingerstidd]

..Hello,
I am a 50 year old female.  I've been pretty healthy up til about 8 months ago.  I started having saliva gland problems then every week or two would get more symptoms,  I started getting twitching, lung problems, larnyx problems, now stiffness, muscles burning, the back of my neck and base of skull feels as if someone is grabbing it hard and won't let go.  I'm having some numbness, tingling and constricting feelings.  My hands and fingers are tight and my calves tight.  My shoulders feel bad.  My cousin had ALS, he was a few years older than me.  I had a EMG done, and they said it didn;t show anything really abnormal. My Dad has PolymyalgiaRhematica.   I feel muscle weakness and tightness and don't know where to turn for help.  I am having a hard time moving my limbs and hard time walking.  I have nerve sensations thoughout my body.  I waited 2 months for an appointment with a neurologist to get help.  All she did was look at the previous testing, talked with me for less than 10 minutes and told me that this was not neurological and charged me 350.00.  A dental xray showed extrememe cloudiness in my sinus cavities and my sinuses feel very dry with a very strange burning sensation. I am very discouraged.  Should I have a second opinion done?  I can't seem to get in with another neurologist without a referral andt the doctors are just going with tthe opinion of the first neurologist.  I don't know what to do or what to think.  Does anyone have any ideas  of an alternative to try and help? Thank you for your time.   . .

[gingerstidd]

Thank you for your thoughts,  Ginger

[garrettandelsasmom]

I would definitely seek a second opinion.  I'm sorry you had such a negative experience for this first round of tests!  In my experience a good general practitioner can go a long way toward steering you in the right direction.  Although I would tend to think your issues are neurological, if you can't get into a different neurologist I would go back to a GP and ask for further investigation there.  Good luck!