Not sure whether to bother telling the gp...

[Rena705]

Hey all...I have a quick question for ya!  I have an appointment with my gp (not sure why) but I am mainly seeing her about this ridiculous fatigue I am struggling with.  It did affect my vacation in that I would get up after 8-9 hours of solid fresh air induced sleep and have 1/2 cup of coffee and couldn't keep my eyes open so had to go back to bed for up to 4 hours!  This is very unlike me and I hate it cause it is really affecting my ability to go on with normal life!  I have adjusted my diet (as advised by Quix) and am exercising daily and there is not any change in my fatigue level!

Oops...this was supposed to be a quick question wasn't it??? Oh well...I am sure you understand eh?  hehe

Anyway, I am also experiencing a lot of tingling in my body and now it seems to be moving around.  It started in my scalp and moves down into my face right down to my chin...I knocked it up to the trigeminal neuralgia but I don't think that there is a connection now.  I have also had this tingling down my right arm and leg and while it doesn't last all that long or cause pain, it is a disturbing feeling that I can't find any triggers for.  Now it has moved into my right leg and is happening daily which it never did before.  I don't know if this could be an increase in symptoms or not and seeing as how my neuro won't do an MRI unless there is a change in my symptoms I am wondering if this applies?  I am so sick and tired of telling physicians things and being told that there is not connection...blah blah blah that I don't want to be "accused" of being a hypochondriac but I also want to ensure that if things are changing that it will be followed up properly.  Any answers on this would be helpful to me and I appreciate any time taken to answer this "short question"  he he

Lots of Hugs,
Rena

[Rena705]

Well...as I suspected my trip to the gp was pretty much a waste of time.  I have some sort of rash on my shins and she glanced at it and diagnosed it as dermatitis but it is not itchy or anything so I don't know if that is true or not...she gave me a cortisone cream and I will try it I guess.  

I told her about the numbness and tingling increasing and she said she didn't know what the cause would be...she obviously doesn't much care either.

I told her about the fatigue I have been suffering with and since I had blood tests a month or so ago via her counterpart and they all apparently came back normal, she said she doesn't know what is causing the fatigue.  She said that I should start taking my anti-depressants at bedtime instead of the morning because they might be causing the fatigue but other than that she said she doesn't know what the cause is.  So, I will try changing when I take the Citalopram (I also had to list the meds I am currently taking and what the dosages are...I thought that since she prescribed them all she would have a record of them in my file) and hopefully it will help...if not, who the heck knows I guess.

So this afternoon I have to take Kayleigh to the vet for a blood test and see if her liver and kidneys are tolerating her antidepressants...bet she gets better care from the vet than I did from the human doctor!  It's a dog's life after all isn't it?? hehe

Lots of Hugs,
Rena

[mokibear]

Haven't talked to you in a bit but did read that you had gone fishing again. Good for you!!

I too think you should tell the GP. This is new to you and should be documented. Even if she wants to be a knucklehead over it and say it doesn't matter, ask her then to explain what it is. That's my two cents put in for what it's worth.

I sure hope you get feeling better soon.

Hugs
Moki

[Fluffysmom]

I'd say that something that's driving you nuts should be discussed with your gp.  You could describe the feeling, say that you had wondered if it was a nerve issue like your trigeminal neuralgia, and that it does not seem to be related to you TN, and that it is new and most irritating.

I'm drawing a blank as to who it was, but someone here on the forum had a new parasthesia, I think the tingling type, in a new place (I think on the back), and was seen and it DID count as a new event.  

I vote for telling your gp about it, see if it's something that should be reported to the neuro.  

More hugs,

Kathy

[Rena705]

I don't know if I should mention it or not honey...my gp seems to still side with the last neuro stating my MS is in-active but I don't want to find out later that this is something I should have been seen about and that there may be a change in my lesions.  Background noise is a good way to put it but it still drives me nuts...any other opinions out there?

Lots of Hugs,
Rena

[Fluffysmom]

Hi!

Ya' know, with your gp, I just don't know.  

I know that my neuro didn't appear to think much of my buzzing and tingling here and there, so I just started thinking of it as "background noise".

We need some more opinions, here.

Hugs,

Kathy