I don't even know where to put this or that I even have a question other than wondering if my feelings are normal. It's really more anxiety than it is my health issues. Today I had an EMG and nerve conduction study. This was the culmination of three weeks of being poked, prodded, MRI'd and seen by a slew of doctors all of whom seem to believe it's likely an autoimmune problem causing my symptoms (tingling, numbness, painful 'sparks', dizziness, high ESR/CRP, joint and muscle pain, strained vision at times). Anyway, both tests hurt - they were tolerable, but not pleasant. And when I Google to see if pain after an EMG is normal, or what normal results look like, I just freak out trying to remember if my muscles made noise while at rest, or wondering why he didn't poke the left leg more, or thinking when I briefly saw the screen my results looked like the abnormal ones I see online. I won't get the actual results until the 28th because apparently this office likes to give them in person.
I read posts on here all the time from people who've spent years without a diagnosis or doctors who care to solve the problem, and I know I should feel lucky because I am getting good, comprehensive care and the neurologist ruled out most of the scariest things based on his exam. But then I sit and start typing and my elbows hurt, my calf spasms, my scalp tingles, my butt twitches, my fingers are sore, and every place I got stuck with a needle throbs from time to time and I just want to cry because I'm miserable, exhausted, and in pain and while I have lots of reassurance, I have no clear answers and sometimes I'm terrified that my body is just ready to stop working right and whatever this is won't be fixable.
Have others gone through this? While you're waiting for a diagnosis, how do you keep on enjoying your life?