Hi everyone. This is my first post to the website so go easy on me - I will try to make this as short and simple as possible.
I'm a 34 year old, single dad - I have worked in pharmacy for 10 years. Over the last year I have had a series of physical ailments that until recently were seemingly unrelated.
Some persistent chest pains a year ago - EKG checked out fine. A couple other random things here and there.
Started having intermittent lower back pain late last year that would come and go - sometimes for months at a time.
I started to notice that the back pain seemed to coincide with stress and lack of sleep. I've had what I would consider two significantly stressful life events over the last year and the physical flair ups would immediately follow. I assumed maybe just stress related.
After the second stressful event in April, the pain came back , but with some new, strange symptoms along with it.
The pain was here and there, though not constant, but I began to have the gripping sensation on my right side and lower back. I saw my MD for it in May and she thought maybe it was stress but she scheduled a followup. In between that appointment and my followup in July the symptoms changed, and became more pronounced.
The gripping became a constant - it hasnt really gone away completely since May. With it came numbness on that side of my torso, tingling in my hands, feet, and face, and occasionally a burning sensation on the bottom of my feet.
I will also get muscle spasms in my legs. These are not the kind of spasms Ive had in relation to sports or pulled muscles though. It feels almost as if someone is holding a vibrating massager to my leg. Really unusual.
The most recent evolution of the current symptoms is the muscle tightness.
It is constant on my side and under my rib muscles, and in the rest of my body to to some extent - it is significant in my legs and feet when I wake up in the morning. Stiffness and pain when first walking.
I also get the occasional shooting pains up my spine, and occasional "blasts" of pain in strange places , which I believe are muscle contractions.
My GP is a Physician Assistant and she has referred me to a neurologist to "rule out MS".
My Pharmacist (my boss) actually mentioned MS two months ago. I kind of blew her off as being a bit dramatic, but being in the medical field we do tend to spot physical symptoms sooner than one normally would.
Anyways, just wanted to sort of introduce myself and my situation. Any input, experience, or opinion is joyfully welcome.
I'm a 34 year old, single dad - I have worked in pharmacy for 10 years. Over the last year I have had a series of physical ailments that until recently were seemingly unrelated.
Some persistent chest pains a year ago - EKG checked out fine. A couple other random things here and there.
Started having intermittent lower back pain late last year that would come and go - sometimes for months at a time.
I started to notice that the back pain seemed to coincide with stress and lack of sleep. I've had what I would consider two significantly stressful life events over the last year and the physical flair ups would immediately follow. I assumed maybe just stress related.
After the second stressful event in April, the pain came back , but with some new, strange symptoms along with it.
The pain was here and there, though not constant, but I began to have the gripping sensation on my right side and lower back. I saw my MD for it in May and she thought maybe it was stress but she scheduled a followup. In between that appointment and my followup in July the symptoms changed, and became more pronounced.
The gripping became a constant - it hasnt really gone away completely since May. With it came numbness on that side of my torso, tingling in my hands, feet, and face, and occasionally a burning sensation on the bottom of my feet.
I will also get muscle spasms in my legs. These are not the kind of spasms Ive had in relation to sports or pulled muscles though. It feels almost as if someone is holding a vibrating massager to my leg. Really unusual.
The most recent evolution of the current symptoms is the muscle tightness.
It is constant on my side and under my rib muscles, and in the rest of my body to to some extent - it is significant in my legs and feet when I wake up in the morning. Stiffness and pain when first walking.
I also get the occasional shooting pains up my spine, and occasional "blasts" of pain in strange places , which I believe are muscle contractions.
My GP is a Physician Assistant and she has referred me to a neurologist to "rule out MS".
My Pharmacist (my boss) actually mentioned MS two months ago. I kind of blew her off as being a bit dramatic, but being in the medical field we do tend to spot physical symptoms sooner than one normally would.
Anyways, just wanted to sort of introduce myself and my situation. Any input, experience, or opinion is joyfully welcome.
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