Am starting to think that my previous idea of “just over doing things” this week was horribly mistaken. This will be short as my fingers aren’t working very well, let alone my wrists and hands in general.
Other than my normal pain, I am …intrigued… to report that I woke up yesterday, stood up and realised something had gone horribly wrong. Throughout the course of the day I got worse and ended up just a heap.
What’s wrong? My muscles appear to have stopped working.
The tops of my feet, my shins, the back of my thighs, my wrists and forearms, my upper arms, my neck and head all ache. I can’t lift my arms above my head. I can barely get to the loo as my feet and shins hurt so much when I put weight on them.
Not really sure what’s going on. When I woke up on Friday with throat feeling a bit iffy and legs aching a bit I thought it was because I’d been out two days in a row. But now that it’s Sunday and I’m no better, I fear something else may be wrong.
To the doctors I shall attempt to hobble tomorrow. I don’t really know yet how I’m going to get down the stairs as my hands don’t work well enough to grip a banister and my legs aren’t loving my weight… but still, maybe there will be some sort of miracle. It’s freakishly difficult to get a GP to come out of the cheerful confines of the surgery, so I doubt I’ll manage that.
Wish me luck.
gina donato said,
August 10, 2008 at 8:25 am
Sorry to hear of your conditions but one thing I’ve earned over the years of sufferring; is that to get a diagnosis which is idential to the previous physician is not practical. So many conditions mimic othr diagnosis its impossible. When I read your history, it reminds me of my own. From sciaticia, to CRPS (RSD), to one know heard of CIDP andthe latest PAD. I might mention the dx. of CiDP led to a heart attack. The treatment IVIG is supposed to be infused overr 6hrs.; however this nurse wanting out b/4 lunch infusd the tx. in less than 4hrs. A contraindication of the medicine is chest tightness. No one explained that chest tightness might equal a heart attack. Careful, other posssible causes peripherial artery disease (PAD)(CRPC=RSD)(PAD). It can effect all extremities or only partial uinvolvement. More than one neurogist should be consulted w/ or w/o your documentation for a fair evaluation. best of luck
p.s do not rule out spinal disorders.
gina donato said,
August 10, 2008 at 8:42 am
Might use this again, if there was “any” way to edit posts once they have been submitted. As those of you know w/ n/m dx’s typing can been rather diffficult. So sudden. P., I apologize for the kbrding errors.