Newb with a problem - Page 2

feelbad · 09-06-2007, 10:31 AM

well those are positive things.i wish i could get off the smokes.its about the only 'vice' i have left anymore.the two month wait for the neuro is kind of par for the course.it usually takes a while to get in to see any new specialist.after that tho it isn't that big of a deal at most specialists offices.its just that initial one that you have to wait forever for.doing the cancellation thing IS a great idea.i have done this too when i really needed to get in to see someone and had to wait like forever?i have also done this with a knee surgery too when i just could not wait the full month i was told as my knee was just falling apart.its just a way to get things done sooner.

i would just advise you to keep track of symptoms and any big things that feel bad or 'off' that may pop up.this will just help the neuro when you see him to give him as much info as possible.you really should obtain that MRI tho before you see the neuro just to save time if nothing else.please keep me posted,K?hang in there, FB

RobertH · 09-20-2007, 11:21 PM

Update:

Cardiologist on the 28th. Going to have a stress test done, and another EKG, and the ultrasound of my heart again. Um, still having episodes, and I think this is more stress/heart related than stroke.

A LOT of cold and numbness/tingling in my fingers and toes, I REALLY need to quit smoking. I feel better, then I have a cigarette, and I start with the "attack" again. Love the smokes (even though not as much as I used to), but know I HAVE to give them up or I'm a dead man at 40.

RobertH · 09-29-2007, 08:56 AM

Had my Cardiologist appointment yesterday, and I think it went well. By that, I mean there were no sharp gasps of concern from anyone

Treadmill stress test went okay, they didn't have to use the paddles or nitro on me!

However...these "attacks" are happening daily now. I take a Xanax, and within an hour or so I feel better. Can panic attacks happen daily with not really any known stress? Tingling/numbness has gotten worse, and is now in my right toes and fingers as well. I vote Diabetic Neuropathy, although my blood sugar has never gone over 200 except on 1 day. Mostly between 110 and 150 after meals.

feelbad · 09-29-2007, 10:56 AM

beleive me,within the human body,ANYTHING IS indeed possible.what you are now describing does sound more like PN.anxiety CAN cause some really strange symptoms too.it can change your breathing pattern in some cases which can create tingling and even complete numbness in the extremities,just because your O2 CO2 gets really messed up balance wise.its interesting that smoking seems to actually exascerbate the symptoms tho.this could be some level of vascular issue too.just one more possible explanation.when you smoke,the vascular structures will usually constrict some.but what you have been describing just sounds a bit more in depth than that,but then again,like i said,the human body just does some really freaky things sometimes.since my spinal cord and sympathetic nervous system was damaged back in 03,i have felt some of the most insane types of feelings/sensations that i never dreamed the body would be even capable of creating.when nerves become affected in some way,they can create their own little form of hell to have to deal with.hopefully the neuo will have some ideas as to what is the underlying issue here.please keep me posted.good luck, FB

RobertH · 10-06-2007, 09:55 PM

Got results yesterday from the Cardiologist. The GOOD news is that I have the heart of a 20 year old, and there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with my heart. He gave me Protonix(?) for acid reflux, and I took one today, but the fact I had no chest pain could be just coincidence. The bad thing is that it means something else is wrong and still a month out for my Neuro appointment. I had HORRIBLE whole body chills today almost all morning long, and some mild facial numbness on left side today, along with my left eye twitching. I still haven't quite quit smoking but today I've only had 3.

YAY me!