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Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 71
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 71
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Thanks all. My first EMG was over a year ago and was normal.
My symptoms are:
feet feel like they are freezing cold
can't feel my feet on a bicycle
electric/shocking pains in forearms
pain in feet in certain shoes
numbness, tingling in hands, feet, arms, legs
exaggerated sense of touch (i.e. tap on the arm can cause pain)
don't like things touching my skin
However, I looked up lupus, and it seems I have some of the symptoms including:
extreme fatigue
muscle and joint pain (especially in the knees and elbows)
unexplained fevers
headaches
anemia
chest and rib pain
depression
I don't have the skin rash or hair loss. The anemia is what struck me, because I've been taking iron pills sometimes twice the dosage at the instructions of my doc to combat the anemia. It also states on various websites that lupus is often confused with other diseases/conditions I've already been tested for - thyroid problems, fibromyalgia,and rheumatoid arthritis. I'm going back to my GP tomorrow to see what he thinks. I haven't been able to work, and am going broke in the process.
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