I had an accident in January, since then I have post concussion syndrome with concentration problems, dizziness, immediate memory problems, etc. Had MRI of brain (neg) Baer test(neg) After accident, I started getting weakness in right arm, to the point where i couldnt dial the phone. arm Coordination was off. It went to both arms,with tingling and fasciculations, and then in my feet and moved upward.Emg showed nerve damage in arms and legs. A neurologist told me i had bulging disks in C34, c45, c56(with possible hern in c56.)according to MRI. And slight hern in L45.He felt that the disks were causing the problem..although a spine doctor said no. Spine doctor thought it was peripheral neuropathy. Since then, i have been getting worse. I have hit my head a few times..lightly..due to being uncoordinated, which i think made the concussion symptoms worse. I feel like i am not with reality..time seems fragmented..and im in a fog..my own doctor thinks I have anxiety and in need of paxil???...Neurologists office exam shows nothing..then
I got a bladder infection (i think from a whirlpool at P/T)about a month ago, had blood in urine, they did NOT culture, was feeling disorientated..mentally, weakness increased..just put me on cipro, after a week it didnt work,so changed to bactrim. but all along am so sick (severe weakness, lathargic, like a flu) They did a cbc. All came up normal. I did have epstien barr a few years ago although they did not check that. I am feeling like there is a virus in my brain/spine. Past 2 weeks, get nightsweats sometimes..Still have incoordination in arms..weakness in legs..tingling..left muscle above knee gets numbness, head fullness. I tell people my arms feel like a marionnette doll..i have very little energy left to fight with the doctors..i feel like im dying slowly..
What tests can i ask for? Can EBV get into the nervous system? Could the head trauma cause these muscle/nerve involvements?
Please help me..I need direction..
Debbie