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tingling in fingers and flu like symphtoms
Dear all,
Maybe some of you would know what my symptoms could be..
About two weeks ago i came back from Japan to France (where I live). Next day I felt weak. I thought it was due to long travel and tiresome flight. But next 2-3 days I started to develop muscle pain literally everywhere in my body plus some tingling in my hand fingers. Then I got a fever of up to 38.5C for 3-4 days. Sometimes i had runny nose. The tingling in my fingers became much stronger.
After 10 days i do not have fever, feel generally ok, but my fingers on my hands and feet have sever tingling. Also the muscle pain remains in some parts. Also when I cough (I still have some) I have pain in my chest. When I yearn I feel pain in my jaw muscles.
Other strange symptoms I had and i still have: when i touch bones on my face and head - i feel strong pain. I think it is related to trigeminal nerve, which is very sensitive.
What could I possible have?
Maybe some of you would know what my symptoms could be..
About two weeks ago i came back from Japan to France (where I live). Next day I felt weak. I thought it was due to long travel and tiresome flight. But next 2-3 days I started to develop muscle pain literally everywhere in my body plus some tingling in my hand fingers. Then I got a fever of up to 38.5C for 3-4 days. Sometimes i had runny nose. The tingling in my fingers became much stronger.
After 10 days i do not have fever, feel generally ok, but my fingers on my hands and feet have sever tingling. Also the muscle pain remains in some parts. Also when I cough (I still have some) I have pain in my chest. When I yearn I feel pain in my jaw muscles.
Other strange symptoms I had and i still have: when i touch bones on my face and head - i feel strong pain. I think it is related to trigeminal nerve, which is very sensitive.
What could I possible have?
I live in the U.S., but I know the flu here has been awful this year. May I suggest you call your doctor office and ask them what the symptoms are of the flu bugs going around? And in case it hadn't reached there from where you visited, do you have anybody in Japan you could contact to ask them if they could do the same with their doctor and get back to you?
The peripheral neuropathy in your fingers you are experiencing does not sound like a typical flu symptom though and I think you should see a doctor about that and they surely would want to check out the chest pain as a huge priority.
Some of the symptoms you describe with the pain in jaw muscles when you yawn and even potentially some soreness in the face sound like you might also have a TMJ issue, so you might want to go to a dentist who has knowledge of TMJ dysfunction or an oral and maxillofacial specialist who does. Do you know if you clench or grind your teeth at night or not?
The peripheral neuropathy in your fingers you are experiencing does not sound like a typical flu symptom though and I think you should see a doctor about that and they surely would want to check out the chest pain as a huge priority.
Some of the symptoms you describe with the pain in jaw muscles when you yawn and even potentially some soreness in the face sound like you might also have a TMJ issue, so you might want to go to a dentist who has knowledge of TMJ dysfunction or an oral and maxillofacial specialist who does. Do you know if you clench or grind your teeth at night or not?
Hmm insects.. I am not quite sure, but do not think so, otherwise I could have noticed it.
Flu - possible, I was few times in public places.
Flu - possible, I was few times in public places.
Did you get any insect or spider bites on your trip? Was there anyone around you that might have had a flu virus?
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