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Originally Posted by glenntaj
--about your degenerative disc disease and foraminal stenosis, and whether it might be related to your previous gymnastics history? What do MRI's of the area say?
Given lots of other "normal" tests, you may not have a metabolic, toxic, autoimmune systemic cause to your neuropathy--it might well be compressive/mechanical and stem from problems with the spine. Technically, nerve root compression qualifies as a 'peripheral' neuropathy, but many people with that have problems with spinal compression as well, and since the symptoms of spinal/nerve root problems can exactly mimic those of problems with more peripheral nerves, it would help to know what is going on in your central nervous system as well.
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When I had MRI's over 8 years ago, they showed I had DDD in the left side of my neck. C-3 and C-4, now it shows from my MRI's last year, including C-5 all the way into my T-2 now. I also have it in my L-3 to L5.
When they did the brain MRI, they stated there was a patch of white matter and chalked it up to Chronic Migraines, which I always thought those stemmed from my allergies b/c I've been tested for those and my arms swelled up so bad, they gave me an adrenaline shot to speed the process up.
But, I also did read that people sometimes mistake their allergies for the cause of Chronic migraines.
For over 2 years now, I've had all the symptoms for MS, but no lesions showing anywhere. I spent all of last Spring and Summer in bed and when i would get up the vertigo would hit and my balance was off completely.
Now my last Neuro app. back in, February, she ran all the tests again that I had previously with my main doc. to rule out Autoimmune. She then mentioned ALS, and didn't bring it back up after all my tests came back okay.
It also said I had arthritis in my neck but after doing some reading, arthritis in my neck is considered to be DDD as well, or as some sites put it, Cervical Osteoarthritis . The only problem is that it hurts ALL day, it doesn't feel better and they get worse at night again. And i also have bone spurs on the left side of my neck as well. This just isn't even a hot mess, it's just a mess.
I am going back on the 3rd this upcoming month to get some answers, if I have to shake them out of her. lol
160 mile round trip for a 15 minute app. We'll see how that goes.