For almost 4 months, I've had sharp, burning pain and unpleasant shivery sensations starting at my butt and going down both outer/back thighs. It's unbearable to sit -- my entire sitting area burns, and there's a gnawing pain almost in my pelvic area. My legs feel heavy and shaky. Two months ago, I also started having burning pain and hypersensitivity in my neck and shoulders, as well as from both elbows to my fingers (esp. the pinky and ring fingers). My finger movements are shaky and jerky, and it's difficult to hold them straight. My arms feel weaker. I also started having some discomfort -- jerking, twitching, clicking -- in my jaw area. When I talk, it feels like after I've had a filling -- a bit tingly and stiff. I've had urinalysis, blood tests (CBC, CPK, thyroid, calcium, blood sugar, ANA, ESR, RF, B12, folate, syphillis, HIV), spinal x-rays, and a lumbar/cervical/brain MRI. All normal except CPK, which was slightly elevated (206). The neurologist said she doesn't think I have a neurological problem because I hadn't lost my reflexes (she tried to convince me it was muscle pain). But she agreed to test me for Lyme (at my insistence -- she said it's unlikely since I don't have meningitis) and send me for an EMG. I'm a female, age 30, in excellent health prior to this -- no history of illness or injuries.
Questions:
1. Given all the negative test results, what possibilities remain? Is my neurologist right, or is Lyme a possibility? Are there other infectious diseases that can cause these problems?
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