acute/chronic peripheral polyneuropathy

[alafia]

Hello Everybody!
I am writing to you because I don’t have a good chance to find out more about my symptoms very soon.
I am presenting my case hoping that someone might have a clue.
37 years old woman, in good health, under a lot of stress.
-In 4-5 days a numbness and tingling caught gradually fingers of the both hands (except right thumb and index and left thumb), both tights, and lower trunk- like a band under breast.
-1 week later - severe weakness and fatigue, difficult breathing (for aprox. 7-10 days), and difficult walking.
-for 2 weeks everything was hard but I miss job only 3 days in order to go to doctor and rule out anaemia, hypothyroid and cervical spine problem.
-Ironically, I work with my hands and the tingling-free fingers are the ones I use for work! So I keep going to do my job.
-Now, after 4 weeks from my first tingling in the finger I feel better, I don’t have the feeling that I am going to fall tired on the ground, and I start walking better (even climbing stairs 2 by 2, only after a good rest). But I stil feel my walk in a weird way.
-One week before my symptoms onset, a colleague had a cold and caught in my face. I remember that for a moment I did not want to breathe, looking at her red eyes, and listening at her voice and coughing.
-From the beginning I took huge amounts of Vit.B1, B12, D, Omega, Ca, Mg, and everything I found over the counter and Internet. Just recently I remembered lecithin (obviously I should have taken it before , at least to help my memory)

-Could be a mild form a Guillain-Barre syndrome? It seems pretty acute for me but my doctor said that something viral does not last that long (2 weeks when I saw him).
-Should I expect recurrence? – it would ruin my carrier.
I have an appointment for EMG on Aug 22 and it seems to me that it is a little bit late. The system in Canada does not work to fast. A lumbar puncture is just a dream of mine now, that I still have numbness and some weakness in legs. If my profession did not depend of my hands ability, I would not be so worry. I am also worry because I and my husband wanted a child soon.
Thank you for your time.

[MG (Admin)]

Did you have a neurological examination before the EMG was ordered (including reflexes muscle strength , sensation etc)?

If so what was found on this exam?

[alafia]

Hello!
Thank you very much for your reply.
I did not have a neurological examination. The doctor looked at my retina and test my hands strength asking me to hold his fingers(was good). That was all. Not even a blood pressure.
I tried by to make some tests by myself. I was not very happy with standing on one leg with the eyes closed (aprox. 3 sec). The classic and very known reflex with hitting the knee seemed ok for me. But I am not a doctor.
Now, at 4 weeks, the symptoms start to disappear in an inverse order: the trunk paresthesia is almost gone (no more difficult breathing ); the legs are half well. So, I can’t wait to feel my sleeping fingers! If I keep this pace, I estimate that would take around 3 weeks.
I wish you all the best.
Thank you, MG.

[Dr_prakesh]

Well if things are still not 100% then you should certainly get a neuro exam...keep us updated!

[1mandy1]

This is my first post. I am 54 . I am always either in pain or have have full body tingling, burning, itchy skin. I first get a terrible taste in my mouth but then follow all of the symptoms. I have had vertigo in the past but its' been fine. I am on zoloft. The bottom of my feet sometimes get itchy and then come little bumps under feet that itch like crazy. I cannot stand the heat. I sweat all the time even in the cold. I get back pains and upper and lower(depends which day it is) and palpatations of the heart. They thought I had a blockage causing these problems and went in to do a endoscopy(blockage of heart) so they went in and found such a small one and said none of these symptoms would be caused from that. So now they put me on heart med, blood thinner, aspirin 81mg, Lyrica(for neurological pains) and everyday I can't believe all these medications. NOW I have all these symptoms and ALOT of medicine!!!!!
Well if anyone has these terrible burning and itching feeling and pains in the joints and bones(feel like I'm 80) Hopefully someone reads this that they can relate and maybe they have gotten a diagnosis so I can mention it to my neurologist, because honestly I don't ever think they will figure it out I can handle back pain etc but when the burning itchy comes for days etc. I can't handle that. I am a grandma and I know I am neglecting my grandbabies and I feel sooo bad. reply

[RhiannonsMoon]

Hello Mandy,

Have you been tested for diabetes?