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lauraspot
lauraspot

I am 26 yrs old i first went to my doctors 18months ago with pain in my neck, at first they thought it was a traped

nerve. when i later went back and told them i had not gone away but infact was getting worse. i now have pain all the way down my left side of my body. i have pins n needles in my hand sometimes goes numb my bones hurt its as if they are being pulled and twisted i am alot weaker now in my left side also that side of my face hurts aswel my musles at the back of my shoulder and my neck often spazrm.i was sent for an xray which nothing showed up they then sent me for a neck mri scan when the scan finnished the people that did the scan on me asked me what was going on i told them and they said to me they thought i should be having a brain scan by the sound of it not a neck scan.

i am so confused my doctors say they dont know what is wrong so now just say oh you have chronic pain we think. but i dont understand why when i had my MRI why they said they thought i should be having a brain scan can anybody help me with this or give me any advise? i am so stressed out with all this i know something is not right i know my know body but its as if know body wants to find out know that they have put down that it maybe chronic paini would be so greatful if someone could explain

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  • j90678
    j90678 lauraspot

    Posted

    Often a vitamin D deficiency can trigger aching bones (fybromyalgia pain symptom). Also, trigger point therapy and active release therapy can often aleviate unexplained pain.
  • Johnto
    Johnto lauraspot

    Posted

    I dont usually respond to threads like this but I felt compelled to do so just in case I could help either the original poster or someone else reading this thread.

    I have been dealing with entire left side pain for the past 4 years.  My story goes like this:

    I was a perfectly healthy male aged 30.  One day I started having sharp stabbing pains in my left arm, left leg, both had tingling and the left side of my face started going tingly along with symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.  Every problem I was having seemed to come out of nowhere.  One day I was healthy and the next day I was falling apart.

    I had every test imaginable including MRIs endoscopy, colonoscopy etc etc and everyone kept shrugging it off to stress/anxiety but I knew that this could not be it as Im not that type of person.

    I recently went to the hospital after having severe left arm pain thinking I was having a heart attack and they ran bloodwork on me.  My results came back normal (like every time I went for any testing) except for one thing.  My Vitamin B12 was 234pg/mL which is on the lower end of the range.  I googled what low vitamin B12 can do to your body and I couldnt believe it.  I have been going through hell thinking I was losing my mind or dying all because of a stupid vitamin.  

    I went to the drugstore the same day and I bought sublingual methylcobalam B12 tablets.  The entire left sided body pain I thought I would have to live with for the rest of my life went away after  4-5 days and it only cost me $15 bucks.   Its been about a week or so since I have been taking it and I couldnt feel any better.

    I hope this is what is causing your pain as well and I hope that I can at least help someone else dealing with this same problem.

    Good luck.

  • jonathan04099
    jonathan04099 lauraspot

    Posted

    Ive had these type of symptoms for 2 years, and finally feel I have a correct diagnosis. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, or Pectoralis Minor Syndrome.

    http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/pectoralis-minor-far-from-a-minor-problem/medical-allied-healthcare

    I felt I should post this for anyone who may be suffering from the same and can not get a correct diagnosis. I especially find this comment to be spot on for me..

    "As you can see, the pec minor can cause significant problems for the shoulder joint, neck and upper limb in particular. I could go on to talk about the effect that pec minor can have on the lower back and pelvis as a result of compensations occurring throughout the kinetic chain, but we'll save that for another day."

    Anyhow, I hope this helps someone...

     

  • marsha08828
    marsha08828 lauraspot

    Posted

    After reading this, I felt at home. I've been experiencing this type of pain for four years now. However, the pain starts in my left jaw. I no longer have dental problems. It feels like a crackling, swelling, painful sensation. It goes down my neck, into my shoulder, left arm, front of chest into muscle, underarm, back of rib cage, hip, knee, and toes. Im 33 years old. I've also had diabetes since I was 11, and I have hypothyroidism. Doctors continue to say diabetic neuropathy, but I cannot accept that since my a1c has always been great. As far as the pain goes, it started shortly after I lost a baby at 24 weeks. The pain became gradually worse. I went on the mirena IUD two years ago and the pain intensified so much with it, that I had it removed.

    I get flare ups to where the pain is all over the left side during the oms stage. Otherwise, the pain is almost constant in my jaw and shoulder. I've had MRIs, cat scans, x rays, etc, and nothing has come of it.

    Good luck to you who have this mystery illness. It has changed my life in the sense that I can't do much physically, wither for leisure or work.

    Here's one thing that's interesting. My tsh level was too high. My doctor increased my dose of levothyroxine and I went pain free for 9 days. But it returned after. Maybe there definitely is some sort of hormonal connection!

    • robin08472
      robin08472 marsha08828

      Posted

      Marsha I would google and see if there's a class action lawsuit against marina IUD . Actually I just looked it up and there is . I had heard that the IUD has caused all kinds of issues. I would start there. Google class action lawsuit against marina IUD and get the lawyer info . Unless you already know a lawyer you can have them do it . What happens when you get your own lawyer they contact the lawyer doing the class action and if they think it's a case that lawyer pays your lawyer . That money doesn't come out of any money that they win for you it totally separate . So you won't be paying 2 lawyers . You don't pay anyone if they don't win. I'm involved in a class action now. I got my own lawyer so I would have someone to talk to . My daughter passed away last year from a new medication she had been put on . When I did my research I found the medication has killed so many . My doctor calls it legal cocaine . The crazy thing is she didn't take it often . They found a trace of it and caffeine in her system . No one ever told her not to take it with caffeine . Anyways I hope this might help and maybe they will get to the bottom of your pain. I have had chronic pain for 13 years . They had me on major pain meds for 13 years. I went off them cold turkey that week was pure hell but I'm better. I'm still in pain but now I go to a chiropractor 2x week and give myself b 12 injections monthly which help a lot . But the pain from a loss of a child is of no comparison . There's no meds for that just the grace of God that keeps me going. I wish you luck .. Robin
  • kadrikadri
    kadrikadri lauraspot

    Posted

    Hey! I am having very similar problem and I am 26 yrs old female. Have you gotten any info what is?

    All the best

    Kadri

    • kadrikadri
      kadrikadri

      Posted

      To describe my pain more, it all started approximately 2 years ago when i felt pain in my left shoulder. I didnt pay much attention on it but then some moths later I started feeling it in my face and arm. Sometimes even my head on left side felt strange and tender. Now i feel pain also in my left leg and sometimes toes, mostly in my hip area. The pain is worse during morning and evening. Has anyone got info what it is? Ive been to physios and general doctor who said i should go to neurologist which im gonna do. They also suscpect sclerosis m. what I really am scared of. Should I be? Has anyone been diagnosed with symptoms like that? What have you been diagnosed?

      All the best,

      Kadri

      All the best!

  • kadrikadri
    kadrikadri lauraspot

    Posted

    Hello! Has ANYONE found out or been diagnosed what thing is causing them the pain. For me it all started from mild shoulder pain on left side but now my whole left side feels numb, weak, tight (face, hip, arm). Sometimes also tingling. Ive been to physio, massage and chiropractor (a small relief but the pain comes back next day). Also went to neurologist and she sent me to brain scan (I dont know the result yet) but she said maybe MS. She clamed me donw and said that it is a big chance that it is just due to stress. But now I am extremly worried. Has anyone been diagnosed with SOMETHING?

     

  • christopherV
    christopherV lauraspot

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    I used to possess the same troubles. Pain on left side and in addition it become left side weakness. heat was a big component which made things worse. I possess the same problem is but I was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis after once I worked I kept slipping down.had difficulty arising while in the cab of the truck, found out. I so we can I couldnot press on the clutch with my foot that is left. When I swallowed I began choking and then I was unable to eat and develop pneumonia. they imagined I have had a stroke. That they removed that the that was but systoms not disappear began having issues breathing. They call the neurologist he has confessed me towards the hospital for 5 nights and he is the main one who provided the diagnosis to me and provided me seemed to enable a whole lot.I nevertheless involve some pain however not as undesirable and alot enhanced. I hope this can help
  • pocahauntis
    pocahauntis lauraspot

    Posted

    If you're anything like me, you have one or more compressed disks in your neck. You need to go to a neorlogical specialist to determine if your disks are flattened and what to do about it. 

    I had spinal fusion (C4-6) one year ago and I am just now coming out of the after-affects. The only thing that helps is a LOT of physical therapy, regaining strength in your neck and shoulder muscles, learning how to sleep in a good position, and how to re-train those muscles. It's a long road but it IS possible. 

  • sheilagalvez77
    sheilagalvez77 lauraspot

    Posted

    I am actually going through the same thing right now, for almost the past month. It is so painful! I have bruising, swelling, numbness, dizziness, and headaches. All I want is to find out what this is... it's so painful all the time I can't lay down I can't sleep comfortable I can't stand I fall from the weakness of my ankles. I feel weak all the time and it's only on my left side. It hurts so bad to raise my arm to stretch to turn I have numbness even have numbness on the left side of my head from the back to the front. I too have had MRI testing I have cats can I haven't had my heart checked I've had X-rays nobody seems to be able to tell me what this is I haven't had this 4 a long time now. As time goes it seems to be getting worse and more painful.
    • sola89502
      sola89502 sheilagalvez77

      Posted

      Same with me can't figure out ,one of nurse friend told me ask doctor get MRI on cervical (neck)and find the problem is disc 5 and 6 make all the pain numb tingling weak on my left side ,hope this help you
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