I would push for an MRI (cervical and lumbar as well as hip.) It is not invasive and may come up with something significant. If you are a marathon runner it is just a logical place to look imo. For me it now looks like my neuropathy could be from a combination of a herniation at T12 and many issues in my lumbar. When this first started I also thought I had a virus that was attacking my sensory nerves because I had 2 bad attacks of fever blisters (Herpes simplex virus 1) close together right before it all began. I even took drugs for it but it did not help with my symptoms.
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Originally Posted by kazzak21
Thanks for your reply. It feels like inflammation but there are no signs of it, no atrophy either.
I don't seem to have much muscle tightness. When you get it in the joints - what joints are affected? Are you taking anything for it? I have tried anti-inflammatries but they don't seem to make any difference.
I haven't had an MRI yet, do you think it is worth pushing for one?
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. I thought about trying some antibiotics or maybe asking my GP for prednisone to see if it made any difference.  |