fatique and aura

[joanna hanna]

hello, i am a 24 yr old very stressed mom i have achi;d who has many health problems in seceral areas.  i have suffered from sever and cronic fatigue for the last 2 years and much of my teen life as well.  i also have theses speells when i go into a daze and my vision looses focus but i am still aware of what is going on around me, at other times although less often i fill osmeshat nasus and then i have a shiver that affects the whole body the whole thing only last maybe 5sec. this concernes me my daughter has tonic clonic seizures ever 3-6mo.  and are considered either idiopathic or breath holdind.  also i have one mre symptom that botheres me i always fill a pressure are tigtness ar the base of mt neck and have a headache whenever i wake up this is almost daily and recentally i have been have a pulling stinging sincation in my lumbar sacrala rea the bonees there selves are not smooth filling to me should i be comcerned my daughter has partial sacral agenesis and 2 hemivertabrea along with a tether cord could any f those problems be due to a defect maybe i have and am just know starting to notice?

thank you
joanna hanna

[CCF Neuro[P] MD, RPS]

Dear Joanna Hanna:

I can understand your feelings.  There are many factors that cause disorders of 2nd neurulation that your daughter expresses such as chromosomal, multifactoral genetic, medications, and certain genetic diseases.  Since I can examine you, it is very difficult to tell you that you might have the same problem, but likely not.  Your history would be more positive for symptoms that arise from 2nd neurulation problems.  What your symptoms are from is also difficult to tell over the internet.  I would suggest a good neurological exam and maybe some testing based on the findings of the exam.  Your symptoms can be from a number of things, including what you mention (stress and much fatigue).  

Sincerely,

CCF Neuro MD

[joanna hanna]

thank you i for the information could you please if you have time tellme if the lab work may help find the proble i have had done when i was sick ? it was a CBC
                   results           refuranc

WBC (1000\mm)     11.2 H              4.8-10.8
MCV (fl)          80.5 L              81-00
MPV (fl)          5.8 L               7.2-11.1
NEUT (%)          85.3 H              40-74
LYMPH (%)         10.6 L              19-48
monos (%)         3.3 L               3.4-9.0
neut (X(10) 3)    9.4 H               1.9-8.0
LYmph (x(10)3)    1.17 L              1.2-3.4

could any of htis be a clue as to the problems i have i know you are very busy but i have no insurance so i am woundering before i get any additiol testing done or perhaps direct towards any lab work thank you very much.

joanan hanna        

[joanna hanna]

i am sorry i did nor relize my name would not show i thank you agina and really do appreciate the forum. does my lab help any when it comes to my sympost in the above post , again sorry

joanna hanna

[Virginia McClelland]

Dear Joanna,   Your symptoms remind me a bit of my brothers who who was misdiagnosed for 2 years as having epilepsy and then "panic attacks" none of the medications or treatments for these had any beneficial effects and indeed he gradually worsened. He was having intermittent spells lasting for a few hours where he was conscious but would not respond appropriately,  generalised fatigue and when he was at his worst he became very angry and violent usually directed at objects. He could not remember any conversations or his own feeling after these spells. Eventually he found a good diagnostic physician wh discovered that he had very low blood sugars (hypoglycemia) and after many investigations he had a benign tumor removed surgically.  This is a very rare tumor called an insuloma. The tumor produces excess insulin.  The surgery was completely sucessful and he has had no recurrrences of any problems.