Is it neuropathy, neurological or psychiatric. All?

[Natalia_de_la_isla]

Hello all,

I am not sure what is wrong with me.  I'm 27 and have had all sorts of issues with physical and psychiatric health since I was a small child.  When I was little, my right leg would go numb and I would have trouble walking.  This happened on and off for years, but hasn't happened since.  I have had OCD and Depression since I was about 9.  I lived in an abusive household (both parents were terrible and I saw things nobody should ever see).  Since age 18 I've had GERD because the sphincter between the esophagus and stomach won't close properly.  Since about 20, I have trouble controlling my bowels and I have to pee very often as to not have a small accident.  I have recently been diagnosed with Attention deficit, dissociative amnesia and depersonalization disorders.  I'm taking all sorts of meds.  I suffer from Chronic fatigue and have had several "diarrheal attacks"  since December.  I am also very susceptible to urinary tract infections.  Sometimes my head feels very tingly and lately I get a lot of headaches.  I've also become extremely photophobic.  Is this psychiatric or neurological...or both?

Thanks,
Natalia_de_la_isla

[Natalia_de_la_isla]

Oh, I forgot to mention that sometimes, when I wake up at night, my legs are numb and can't move.  I fall down and have to wait till I can move them again.  I had posterior spinal fusion when I was 16 from the thorasic to the lower lumbar; basically my whole back excluding my neck.

[magpie888]

I am almost a year too late, but you should see a neurosurgeon and have a complete MRI work-up. Find one who knows what Chiari is and what a tethered cord is. You may have one or both based on your symptoms. Some people can live with these for years with no major symptoms and then, boom, it all comes on. Also, the neurosurgeon can review your prior surgery. I suspect since you posted this nearly a year ago that you have already seen a doctor about it.