15 Year Old Girl w/ Constant Pain & Twitching (HELP PLEASE)

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Hi, I'm 15 year old female, and an otherwise healthy person. Around early December of 2016, i started to get massive neck, arm (where elbow is) and shoulder pain and extreme headaches. In January of this year, they continued and I was hospitalized b/c they were so intense and I had multiple MRI's, blood tests, etc.  All the sudden, the pain stopped. I thought all of these had to do with a recent break up I had, and just went on my way. Around early March, I started to have some bad chest pain and my left calf hurt awfully, it feels all tight and I literally could not walk. They thought I had a blood clot. I had ultrasounds and blood tests; nothing. And now, starting on April 4th, I started having more problems w/ the left calf and now I still have the pain but now my calf is twitching...My left hand all started to hurt when I wake up, but once I use them I'm fine...It's all on my left side btw... I just have no idea what's going on, and I just want it to stop! I am in extreme pain, I've seen multiple doctors, and they have no idea what's wrong! I'm fearful of getting some diagnosis that would paralyze me like ALS or something else!! I JUST WANT SOME HELP!!

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    Well ALS it highly unlikely especially as a 15 year old. I hate to mention to you what my first thought was only because it might scare you. But please understand that I know very little about this disease. You might look up MS multiple sclerosis. I really don't know what the symptoms are so please do not freak out. But since this seems to be affecting both sides of your body and you're having twitching I think you might want to Google it and see if it fits your symptoms. But also since you are only 15 years old I really think you need to talk to your parents about this whole thing. It's your parents that need to address this situation.

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      Thank you for the bit of advice...I am glad that ALS dosen't happen in people my age, so I can rule that out I guess!! But I just wish there was some kind of medicine or something for the pain to stop.. sad

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      By the way! The leg pain and twitching got worse after a couple of nights of like body chills and shivers and being really sick....I don't know if that is a sign of anything... My parents gave me a muscle relaxant thing and that worked and helped me out....So please wish me luck all <3

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      I will be thinking of you. Keep me posted.
  • Posted

    I don't know whether to be happy that you finally have an answer or sad that you have fibro. You know what I mean? And your so young to given such a painful diagnose cities at such a young age really is rough.. Did he give you any medication for it? Well good luck on that diagnosis..

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