Loss of sensation and muscle strength only on right side of body

[ch887552]

I have been experiencing some extremely odd symptoms that many doctors have not been able to answer; including Mayo Clinic of Jacksonville. These symptoms include: lack of sensation (temperature, touch, etc.) on the entire right side of my body, lack of muscle strength (also only on the right side of my body), hearing difficulties (right ear and went to 7 different doctors including Mayo Clinic and say that there is NOTHING wrong with my physical ear or hearing that they can test for), extreme fatigue, not sleeping well and dizziness (not experienced every day as opposed to the previous symptoms). Even though I do experience these symptoms every day, they can fluctuate but they never return back to the normal sensation. For example one day I was running water in the sink to wash dishes and I tested the water with my right hand and it didn't seem warm so I tested it with my left hand and burned my hands pretty badly. I was involved in a couple of serious car accidents so I have been to every neurologist, phydiatrist (sp? the ones that stick you with needles and electricity), and orthopedic doctor in the state of Florida it seems like. The MRI's of my cervical say that there is only swelling from the whiplash; the thorasic MRI showed slight herniated disk along with four degenerative disks, and a spur which was shunned off as if I was born with it. My brain MRI with contrast did not show any type of abnormality. All of the testing for the needle and electricity test turned out normal on all accounts. They I started to look to other places since one blood test said that my B-12 was low for someone that is 22 years old. After extensive testing (3 different doctors), each said that there is nothing that they can do for me and that they will monitor me to make sure that it doesn't get worse. I KNOW there is something that is wrong and I have no idea who or where to turn to. I am so young and experiencing all of these crazy phenomenons and I am terrified that there might be any help for me. If anyone could please give me some insight about your knowledge and/or personal experience I would greatly appreciate it because I am losing hope really really fast and starting to give up since all of the other doctors have already. Any and all help would be extremely beneficial. Thank you for your time and consideration.  

[hoppingbunyip]

I can't believe you are ll going through exactly what it happening to me right now.  I see that no one has posted any thing that indicates what is wrong with all of us precious unique human beings!
I am going to add to my watch list to see if we can get something going here!

[Lexic92]

I am a 22 year old female and have similar experiences although I have never been in a car accident or anything like that. About a year ago I started having stabbing feeling in my throat, nothing extremely painful but made it hard to talk and swollow, only on the left side. I would just not talk till it went away, although it never fully goes away but returns to a tolerable level. Then I started having numbness of toes and finger tips, only on the left side. Symptoms started getting more frequent and new worse symptoms came up what felt like everyday and always only on the left side. Everything came to a head when the eye pain started. All the symptoms came on at once and it was absolutely terrible! I felt like I was being stabbed in the left eye and throat at the same time, it hurt to breath through my left nostral, extreme muscle tightness on left side, it felt like the left side of my throat was closed off. I couldn't do anything but lay in bed in pain. Finally my boyfriend (who is a chiropractor) took me to the ergent care, the doctor looked in my eyes, ears, throat and said everything looked fine. Everything was anatomically balanced. He diagnosed me with having a migraine head ache and said people's symptoms are all over the place with migraines because it is a spasm in the brain and depending on where in the brain determins the symptoms. For example, one man had regular migraines in the memory part of the brain that stored his memory of a Beethoven song. So when a migraine would occur he would hear that song in his head over and over again. However, I was not sold on it. He prescribed me the normal for migraines that is supposed to calm the spasms, but the pain didn't stop. 4 days later still laying in bed my boyfriend took me to the ER because It kept getting worse. They did cat scan and MRI didn't find anything, they put me in an IV with pain meds and it was the first relief in days. Finally got some sleep that night, then next couple days I still was in bed but getting better. I stopped taking the migraine medication because of uncomfortable burning sensations on face and arms. I still have pain on left side,myths symptoms come and go but have not been that severe. Now I'm getting symptoms of numbness in fingers leading up arm, my left side has become much weaker. I have been to ears nose and throat dr for stabbing nothing, MRI nothing, cat scan nothing...no answers and A LOT of medical bills. My faith in the medical field has always been weak because they don't find the cause of the problem they simply treat the symptoms with medication. I have been going down the more holistic path and have received much more logical explinations but none completely fitting my situation. Chiropractic adjustments, Acupuncture, massage therapy, and reflexology are all things I am now a firm believer in. Those techniques have helped me more then any pain meds I have had. I am looking in to muscle And allergy testing hoping to find some answers. Hopefully it is something as simple a an imbalance of hormones or something.

[cathysangels]

hi my name is cathy i am 38 yrs old and my whole right side is numb most of the time i have loss of feeling and stranth on whole right side and going blind in right eye no doctor can seem to tellme what is going on so if anyone can point me where to look for answers i would be gratefull

[Trappedinbody]

Finally some people that understand but I'm sorry you all are hurting. I am experiencing very similar problems. Started about 15 years ago when I fell & had a lingering burning sensation on the right side of my groin that got progressively worse each day until I was in so much pain I was taken moaning in the fetal position to the hospital where I was admitted. Tests were coming back ok (MRI,EMG,bloodwork) & at some point the horrible pain felt like it burst & subsided leaving the whole right side of my body with a loss of sensation muscle weakness & twitching, & also sexual dysfunction due to the lack of sensation. At least that burning pain was gone or so I thought. A couple of months ago I sought help for my sexual dysfunction & was able to achieve better erections but only to aggravate that old would that I thought was behind me. The burning pain came back & is now down my leg into my foot & also the left side of my body same thing but not quite as bad as the right. I feel like some kind of freak. My wife, family, doctors all don't understand what is wrong & can't believe I am injured this badly. Sometimes I wish I had MS or HIV just so people would understand that it is no something that I can control, what a nightmare. Now sexual dysfunction is the least of my worries. I have given up hope. It the doctors & my family have given up, why shouldn't I? Good luck to all of you. God bless us all.

[painallday365]

i to am in the same boat i have had occupatrional therapy and physical therapy and its been 11 months and i still cant sit or stand fo long periods of time, i can maybe ride in a car 30 minutes at a time, rain fall feels like pellets of fire, my big toe hurts constantly the pain in my hip is so severe at times that i cant stand, i havent seen a nuerologist but thats next on the list i cant do anything physical and i am an atheletic person and this *****. I had decompression surgery over 1 year ago they removed 4-5 and put a plate in its pace with a cadaver bone and ive been hurting every since.If i could find out what this is i would shout for joy. if anyone gets a diagnosis please post it that i can give it o disabiliy.

[F10w3r]

Hi,
I have my niece who is only 10 years old and began with a tingly sensation on her right leg and arm. Now it is to the point where she can not feel it at all. Doctors have tested her for multiple sclerosis and have done MRIs, ultrasounds, x-rays, and many other tests.  Yet they still can't diagnosis her with anything. These tests occurred at the Los Angeles children's hospital. I'm so afraid of of what is happening with her. Doctors are sending her to receive massages and she still isn't getting better.  She is dragging her leg now and doesn't use her arm. Now she is to the point when she is in school, she no longer participates in anything because she is afraid of falling. She is vomiting at school and is sent home almost everyday. She doesn't want to eat anything and only drinks a lot of liquids. When she is at home and gets visitors, she doesn't want to play either. I believe she is getting depressed because of the "unknown". My poor niece needs help.  Within the next month, she will be taken to the UCLA hospital and I just pray that someone can help her there.  I'm afraid that her symptoms will get worse by the day and won't be reversible if too much time passes.  Please help, me, someone?!?!