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Originally Posted by janieg
Many of us here are in the same boat. If they can't find the cause, they can't treat it.
In the past four-and-a-half years, I've had six MRIs, countless rounds of bloodwork, a spinal tap, and most recently, an EMG and a nerve conduction study. All were normal except for the brain MRI that shows a spot the doctors can only shrug at. No cause, no treatment.
Anxiety and worry will definitely make the problem ten times worse. It's not the cause, but it's making you more miserable. You're not unlike most of us who completely freaked out when we first developed the condition. Our anxiety levels went through the roof. Do whatever you can to try to calm yourself down. I promise you it will help. The less cortisol, adrenaline and noradrenaline you have in your system, the happier your nerves will be.
I'm 4 1/2 years into this and feel better than when it first hit me.
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The only time I ever saw any type of specialst before was when I broke my leg...he was terrific and I honestly thought all specialst wer like him,how naive was I!!..im not sure what I can do now,apart from just getting on with it.like I've said this all started one evening after having a shower I than came down with tingling/itchy symptpms than the nerve pain..maybe my immune system had some sort of reaction it did feel like it at the time and now it will take time for nerves to heal or is this wishful thinking