EHJ
07-09-12, 17:24
Hi,
This is my first post but I'm looking for some support/advice/help from someone, well anyone really!
Background:I'm 35 years old, married with 2 beautiful little girls, I work full time and am always on the go and up until December last year I was absolutely fine. I'll try and summarise what's happened although please bear with me as it's been a long nine months.
December 2011 (Xmas week) - stomach cramps, nausea but no sickness, didn't eat for 3 days and then horrendous stomach upset when I did on Xmas day (Fab!). Dr put down to a virus.
NYE - Had my first migraine with an aura. It was a zig-zag line accross my left eye. disappeared quickly but happened again twice over the next week. Felt helpless like I was waiting for something bad to happen. Prescribed beta blockers but came off them after 3/4 weeks.
Jan-Mar 2012 - continued to have stomach upsets and feel 'off'. Also had random pains in calfs/arms. This all resulted in a colonoscopy and gastroscopy both of which were fine. Stomach/bowel symptoms seemed to go after this. Bloods tests all fine.
April - admitted to hospital with suspected apendicitis. After Xrays, CT scans and an MRI they told me I have a cyst. It was an ovarian cyst at first and the end result was .... they don't think it's anything bad, it's attached to my bowel/ovary and it's not doing anything so they'll leave it. Fine by me if it's not cancerous!
June- Came back from holiday having been fine and went in a matter of days to having pains in my legs, started in my right calf then went to both. Got checked out for clots - all fine. Noticed at this time that my calf muscles were twitching of their own accord and I have a tremor in my hands which comes and goes. More blood tests all fine. Told they'd just 'disappear' by Dr.
Early August - back to Dr concerned with leg twitching. Told basically to exercise, relax and forget about it but to come back in a month if still feel like that.
In mid August we went away but I was constantly aware of the leg twitching and then the day before we left I started with random symptoms such as a spot/ulcer under my tongue. My mouth was constantly filling with saliva and I had aches/pains under my chin and in my neck. I felt awful. I then developed headaches at the back of my head and my neck was sore. My scalp was sore and my skull was painful to touch at the back. I also had the worst earache I have ever experienced. I called the emrgency DR when we got home that evening and they told me it sounded like I had a virus. By last Wednesday I felt no better and so went in - same answer. No infections.
My earache has now eased slightly but is still there, as is my neck pain and my headaches. I also feel like I've got something stuck in my throat now which is horrible although I seem to be swallowing OK.
My legs are still twitching... they've been doing so now for 3 months or more. it's there all the time.
I sometimes feel like my body is trembling inside but I can't see anything moving. if that makes sense.
I feel so bad, I found myself driving to open surgery this morning but turned around half way there as I know they'll just send me away. I know they think it's all in my head and that I'm suffering all these symptoms due to stress/anxiety.
I've had my eyes tested twice this year due to the headaches and an increase in floaters but they've said - yes you've guessed it..... they're fine.
I'm convinced there's something horribly wrong with me. I'm convinced I have motor neurone disease or MS or a brain tumour as I can't beleive anything else would make me feel this way.
I'm sorry for going on and on... my husband looks at me like I have two heads. My step dad is a Dr but specialises in sports medicine. He has tried his best to reassure me I'm fine but it lasts about a day.
I'm so tired of feeling this way but I honestly have this fear that all this is leading to some terrible discovery, that it's not stress ,it's something neurological and something really really bad which I won't recover from that they're not going to find until it's too late because they keep sending me away.
I'm a sensible girl really. I can't beleive how 9 months can change so much.
Do you think I have HA? Do you think I should ask to be referred to a neurologist??
Please help :(
This is my first post but I'm looking for some support/advice/help from someone, well anyone really!
Background:I'm 35 years old, married with 2 beautiful little girls, I work full time and am always on the go and up until December last year I was absolutely fine. I'll try and summarise what's happened although please bear with me as it's been a long nine months.
December 2011 (Xmas week) - stomach cramps, nausea but no sickness, didn't eat for 3 days and then horrendous stomach upset when I did on Xmas day (Fab!). Dr put down to a virus.
NYE - Had my first migraine with an aura. It was a zig-zag line accross my left eye. disappeared quickly but happened again twice over the next week. Felt helpless like I was waiting for something bad to happen. Prescribed beta blockers but came off them after 3/4 weeks.
Jan-Mar 2012 - continued to have stomach upsets and feel 'off'. Also had random pains in calfs/arms. This all resulted in a colonoscopy and gastroscopy both of which were fine. Stomach/bowel symptoms seemed to go after this. Bloods tests all fine.
April - admitted to hospital with suspected apendicitis. After Xrays, CT scans and an MRI they told me I have a cyst. It was an ovarian cyst at first and the end result was .... they don't think it's anything bad, it's attached to my bowel/ovary and it's not doing anything so they'll leave it. Fine by me if it's not cancerous!
June- Came back from holiday having been fine and went in a matter of days to having pains in my legs, started in my right calf then went to both. Got checked out for clots - all fine. Noticed at this time that my calf muscles were twitching of their own accord and I have a tremor in my hands which comes and goes. More blood tests all fine. Told they'd just 'disappear' by Dr.
Early August - back to Dr concerned with leg twitching. Told basically to exercise, relax and forget about it but to come back in a month if still feel like that.
In mid August we went away but I was constantly aware of the leg twitching and then the day before we left I started with random symptoms such as a spot/ulcer under my tongue. My mouth was constantly filling with saliva and I had aches/pains under my chin and in my neck. I felt awful. I then developed headaches at the back of my head and my neck was sore. My scalp was sore and my skull was painful to touch at the back. I also had the worst earache I have ever experienced. I called the emrgency DR when we got home that evening and they told me it sounded like I had a virus. By last Wednesday I felt no better and so went in - same answer. No infections.
My earache has now eased slightly but is still there, as is my neck pain and my headaches. I also feel like I've got something stuck in my throat now which is horrible although I seem to be swallowing OK.
My legs are still twitching... they've been doing so now for 3 months or more. it's there all the time.
I sometimes feel like my body is trembling inside but I can't see anything moving. if that makes sense.
I feel so bad, I found myself driving to open surgery this morning but turned around half way there as I know they'll just send me away. I know they think it's all in my head and that I'm suffering all these symptoms due to stress/anxiety.
I've had my eyes tested twice this year due to the headaches and an increase in floaters but they've said - yes you've guessed it..... they're fine.
I'm convinced there's something horribly wrong with me. I'm convinced I have motor neurone disease or MS or a brain tumour as I can't beleive anything else would make me feel this way.
I'm sorry for going on and on... my husband looks at me like I have two heads. My step dad is a Dr but specialises in sports medicine. He has tried his best to reassure me I'm fine but it lasts about a day.
I'm so tired of feeling this way but I honestly have this fear that all this is leading to some terrible discovery, that it's not stress ,it's something neurological and something really really bad which I won't recover from that they're not going to find until it's too late because they keep sending me away.
I'm a sensible girl really. I can't beleive how 9 months can change so much.
Do you think I have HA? Do you think I should ask to be referred to a neurologist??
Please help :(