May. 2, 2006 - Health update, part 2

I just now realized that I haven't updated again.  The neurologists' office called and got me in a few weeks early from my appt that was originally scheduled for May 9.  Although I'd already heard from the doc at my mom's work that my MRI came out "normal", I was still anxious to meet with the neurologist and get his opinion on everything.  He poked and prodded me while doing all sorts of neurologic tests, had me do some balancing things, as well as a hyperventilation test.  I passed everything with flying colors, except that I couldn't hyperventilate as long as he wanted me to.  I seriously felt like I was going to black out, so he said I could stop.  He emphatically said that I DO NOT have MS, and that my MRI looked completely normal.  He said that my tingling episodes could be brought on by stress, panic and anxiety, as I told him that my initial symptoms came on when I was under a lot of stress and fairly certain that I was in somewhat of a panic mode.  Just to be sure there is nothing else serious going on, he ordered me to have an EEG, which was done early this morning.  I had to go in "sleep deprived", with four hours of sleep or less.  So I'm very tired right now and ready for sleep!   Apparently this is better for measuring my brain waves and looking for any type of seizure activity, which he thinks is highly unlikely but still needs to be ruled out.  I get to go back and visit with him about the results in two days.  Hopefully that will be normal too.  But if it is, it still won't explain these weird sensations I'm continuing to have.

Its not all the time, but off and on I feel like I have cold spots on my body.  Like sometimes my shoulders (or just one) will feel like its cold, and slightly numb.  Or the back of my neck will feel like its crawling...almost like I've got something alien underneath my skin.  I just generally feel "yucky" most of the time...but okay enough to keep functioning and going on with life.  I guess if I didn't have home and family responsibilities, I may spend more time in bed resting, but that just isn't my life right now. 

At the end of this week, I get to do a saliva test kit, which has been provided by my alternative medicine holistic doctor.  That test will measure my stress hormones at different periods during the day, and will give an indication of what I need to do to get my adrenals back to full speed and functioning.  I'll be SO glad when all this is behind me.  I just want to be healthy.  It sucks having this fear in the back of my mind that something is really wrong and I don't know how to fix it just yet.

By the way...for anyone interested in what ADRENAL FATIGUE is, please click on this link:  http://www.adrenalfatigue.org/  I think more people have this than they realize.  I just hope I've caught mine in time before permanent damage is done.  (my own mother's adrenal glands failed her at age 38 and she has to have meds for the rest of her life). 

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