Brawndo
10-11-17, 23:42
January 2017: started having eye twitching. Went away by March
February 2017: experienced series of panic attacks and noticed tingling in left ring and pinky fingers
July 2017: felt extremely sick the day after working out. Went to ER on suspicion of a slipped disc in my neck, CT scan only found mild degenerative disc disease. Orthopedic doctor said I just had muscle strain. Sent me for an EMG on my left arm, which found moderate to severe denervation of my ulnar nerve, suspicion of compression in my elbow. I continued to have worst neck pain of my life and severe anxiety with almost daily panic attacks. Ending up getting a cervical/brain MRI which came back negative, as well as an echocardiogram which was negative as well.
August - September 2017: I felt pretty good and was able to do more activities, which made me believe it truly was just a neck soft tissue sprain and the ulnar nerve finding was incidental.
October 2017: I went to PT for my arm which ended up aggravating my neck again. I also developed intermittent dizziness, popping in my joints, and pain in my right arm, muscle twitching randomly across my body.
Today: it's been over 4 weeks since my PT session in October and im not much better. I can't walk a mile without feeling unstable, like my knees will buckle or I'm sinking into the ground. I'm so afraid I have ALS or MS, but I don't think my doctors will be willing to do additional tests after all the tests I had in July. I was hoping I just had BFS or fibro, but the fact that I have actual nerve damage in my arm without any history of injury is scary
February 2017: experienced series of panic attacks and noticed tingling in left ring and pinky fingers
July 2017: felt extremely sick the day after working out. Went to ER on suspicion of a slipped disc in my neck, CT scan only found mild degenerative disc disease. Orthopedic doctor said I just had muscle strain. Sent me for an EMG on my left arm, which found moderate to severe denervation of my ulnar nerve, suspicion of compression in my elbow. I continued to have worst neck pain of my life and severe anxiety with almost daily panic attacks. Ending up getting a cervical/brain MRI which came back negative, as well as an echocardiogram which was negative as well.
August - September 2017: I felt pretty good and was able to do more activities, which made me believe it truly was just a neck soft tissue sprain and the ulnar nerve finding was incidental.
October 2017: I went to PT for my arm which ended up aggravating my neck again. I also developed intermittent dizziness, popping in my joints, and pain in my right arm, muscle twitching randomly across my body.
Today: it's been over 4 weeks since my PT session in October and im not much better. I can't walk a mile without feeling unstable, like my knees will buckle or I'm sinking into the ground. I'm so afraid I have ALS or MS, but I don't think my doctors will be willing to do additional tests after all the tests I had in July. I was hoping I just had BFS or fibro, but the fact that I have actual nerve damage in my arm without any history of injury is scary