post viral illness

[tania again, add to question]

hello.  i had an upper respiratory infection in mid April. about four weeks later, i had some tingling sensations in my legs and my head.  since then, i have had lots of joint pain (mainly in my neck, big toe, and knee), still some tingling, and twitching everywhere (even in my eyes).  I have even had two styes in my eyes in a five week period, which i haven't had a sty since i was a small child, and i am now in my thirties.  i have had blood work tests (came back normal), nerve conduction test on my right leg (came back normal), and spine mri and brain mri (also came back normal). i am wondering if post viral can cause this even though i had the repiratory virus in April and the neuro symptoms didn't surface until May?  please tell me what post viral is and how long it occurs after an infection. also, please tell me how long it lasts and how it is diagnosed.  any help would be appreciated.thanks.

[Peter]

Thanks Gary. What are you taking to rid yourself of the infection,etc.

Thanks,

Peter

[To Peter from Gary]

Hi Peter,

The doctor gave me a specific test for the fungal infection. As for the mycoplasma, it was a blood culture. They keep the culture for a while and see if anything grows. It was expensive, I have an HMO. But, it was my health. Worth every penny.

Gary

[Gary]

I went through the same deal. For a year and a half I saw 7 doctors. Three said that it was anxiety and wanted to put me on antidepressants. I kept looking. I found a doctor that treated medicine as a science and kept digging. He found a fungal infection as well as a mycoplasma infection. Today 8 months later, I'm almost fully recovered and living normally again. My point? If you're not happy with the diagmosis and/or the doctor, go to a new doctor. Search the internet, talk to other people. Word of mouth is the best way to find a doctor that cares about what he/she does.
Good luck.
Gary

[To Gary]

What tests did he come up with for the fungal infection and mycoplasma result?

Peter

[Amy]

Can science not figure it out, or do they just not give a damn!!!
I'm tired of not feeling well, spending all of that money to get told it's anxiety.  It doesn't matter if it's anxiety or not it's still difficult to go on and on day after day not feeling well.

[goodgal31]

Im with you,  WE all seem to be suffering from something, when all tests come up its anxiety.  One thing though is alot of those nerve problems, post viral etc, are magnified with stress causing them to be worse.  So who's to say its stress or anxiety causing it?  I am sure stress plays a large role in how we feel, and I agree with you, there are many diseases that are fatal and very painfull, but what we suffer from is real and far from normal and "comfortable".  I dont think some people can understand or they tend to blow us off as "crazy" or anxiety ridden.  I personally dont know how I can make my vision worse, my pupils dialate funny, my feet to hurt and tingle, my face to burn, twitching all over my body etc.  I know the mind has tremendous power, but has anyone entertained the thought that it may be a post viral exaburated by stress?  I guess there is alot modern science cannot figure out, but bottom line is, we know something is off, or something is "not right" and its hard to live with this.  I have found that a certain anti-depressent made me feel pretty good, but then my vision was horrible.  So I switched to find I was having horrible withdrawal even though I was told, no its to low a dose.. so my head was an ocean for a week... now on something new, it is not working.  Who knows but Im sure at some point in time it will pass, and we will feel better.  I try to think of other things, stay interested and I "try" to have fun.  Good luck to you all and just know your not alone!