I think I am having trouble with my Neuro dr.
With my diagnosis 2 years ago my right side has been affected. I had numbness with no pain on face, right arm, and right leg, with no pain. Within 6 months I just have a change in sensation on the entire right side. If you would do the sharp and dull test I would not be able to always tell the difference. Shortly after that I started getting achiness in right leg and arm and headaches on the right side. They changed DMD and started on Lyrica.
A year ago I had difficulty with vision in my right eye that got bad enough that my Dr had me do a round of steroids.
About 2 weeks ago my right eye started affecting me especially when tired. Now my right eye is bothering me all the time. I can read large font but to read a book or check dosages of medicine at work I need to cover my right eye in order to see it. My right eye aches.
The last week the numbness in my right side is worse and pain in right ear, nose, chin, arm and leg that is not relieved by lyrica.
Nuero said Friday to wait to see what Nuero optho sais. I can not get into him until February 14.
I called him today to say I can not tolerate the pain and it is not relieved with lyrica. The lyrica that I am taking keeps me from having like a restless leg syndrome from happening but does nothing for this pain. He chose to just up my Lyrica to the maximum.
I say I am having an exacerbation and need steroids. I have not specifically said why not steroids? That is my next step. Just wanted other opinions about if this is an exacerbation. This is highly unusual for my nuero to be like this.