Neurologists cant figure this out. Brain lesions, memory test failed, worsening. MS negative. Going to U of M soon. Fear for my Memory / Body functions now.

Past MH: ALL cancer age 14 chemo 2 years. Current Diagnosis: Bipolar, Anxiety, Late Effects of ALL chemo. Female, Age 24, 220 lbs, Size 18 pants, 5'5". Smoker 18 cigs/day for 5 years, No alcohol or Illegal Drugs. MRI brain lesions white/gray matter. Not active under contrast. Nothing on MRI spine. No bands in LP. Nerve tests Norm. Eye/Brain Norm. Memory test failed 30% most exception direction and talking above 80%. All blood tests (CBC, Thyroid, Blood Sugar, etc.) Norm. Current Meds: Adderall (adderrall) 20mg 2x, Lamictal 150mg 1x, Requip 1mg 1x, Cymbalta 90mg split, Robaxin 500mg 3x, Xanax 1mg a/n (~3mg/week), Namenda 5mg 1x, Topomax (topamax) 100mg 1x, Verapamil 120mg 2x, Buspar 15mg 1x
Brain worsening: Repeating actions, cannot speak words, repeating words, 1 min temporary Alzheimer's, hands confused how to work, cannot understand what people say at times. Mood awkward. Moods unstable but confusion as to why I am having the mood. Different feeling then bipolar. Unreasonable behavior not manic.
Body worsening: Walking difficult (grabbing onto tables, walls as crutches), Feeling of paralyzation, Numb, Arm sore, pain, lifting difficult, movement painful, joints arms painful, hands shake, difficult standing up without getting sick. Headache almost always, turns into temp migraine. Hard turning neck without feeling sick, hurts to turn eyes from side to side. Urinating ever hour, slight incontinence. Face twitching (cheeks one side at a time, jaw trembles, under eye twitching one side at a time).
Sight, hearing are fine. I have lost weight, about 50 pound this year due to the medication. I have had these problems which have progressed over the past 3 years. I was working out for most of last year until the pain and weakness got to be too much. I am with a Neurologist. I am scared as hell. I am not looking for a diagnosis. Give me ideas, send me in a direction, anything would help. Even the University of Michigan will take a while to figure out what is wrong.

[ggreg]

Dear Denicalis,
Well, even tho your blood test was normal, I think they should do that over again, with an eye towards making dang sure that your leukemia hasn't relapsed, good grief, I'm scared too, have four family members that had cancer and your story brought me to tears.  I also think ONE doc needs to sit down and review all your meds for side effects AND whether you should be on some of them AT ALL, and get you on a tapering program for some and keeping your Xanax to help you with certain withdrawals.  I mean, I take a LOT of drugs, so I spotted a problem with your collection right away.  Also, could be you have two or three problems all at once, and among those is there's a chance you have a joint disease of some kind, would explain a lot of your symptoms, but they need to know what type to treat you.  And of course your brain lesions are no help, a neurologist must decide what KIND of lesions they are.  Those would be my thoughts.  But I actually think it's fantastic that you lost weight, even tho I realize you're reporting problems, but all the more reason for your meds to be reviewed, a couple might be ramping you up too much, rather than anything sinister.
GG