Chronic pains

[Helvete]

Anyone know what can be done about this shit?

Get weird sensations in my fingers like their irritated nearly all the time combined with stabbing pains occasionally. The same happens in my right foot.
I'm certain it's still remnants of this horrible virus I had that just hasn't got out of my system yet and details of that horror can be found here.

Basically the pain was gradually subsiding in my legs as I was traveling over the last two months and has now seemed to spread back into my hands; showing no signs of dissipating.

I need helps. Doctors couldn't even diagnose what was wrong with me. Maybe I'll have better luck here in Australia but just waiting for medicare to be set up.
Apart from taking pain killers or other medications which will only hide the symptoms I can't see how I'll get better. I'm too young for this shit.

 

[ProxyAmenRa]

I had chronic for a few months just recently. Turned out I was simply too stressed and anxious. Reduced my anxiety and the chronic pain went away mostly.

 

[Perfectly Normal Beast]

i entered your symptoms at webmd but you'll get a more accurate result if you do it yourself because i had to guess a lot of the more specific points. you'll get a list of possible causes from which you'll be able to eliminate the more obviously wrong ones ("finger injury", "frostbite" lol) and some of which you can address without professional help. it could be something as simple as a deficiency of vitamin b12.

 

[Helvete]

I had chronic for a few months just recently. Turned out I was simply too stressed and anxious. Reduced my anxiety and the chronic pain went away mostly.

I'm almost certain it's to do with this other virus I had. It pretty much destroyed my body and it's just lingering now. It's like when you sweep up dirt with a dustpan and brush but you're always left with that line of dirt which doesn't brush up.
There's other stuff too like weight loss, I only weigh 50kg now and am super skinny where I had more muscle definition before and am noticeably a lot smaller. My appetite is completely back to normal, it has been for two months now yet I can't regain any of my old weight. I've always had I high metabolism but it's like working at super speeds or something now.
It could be my psyche though, it's definitely getting me down and has dragged on so long it could just be that, if not contributing to it.

i entered your symptoms at webmd but you'll get a more accurate result if you do it yourself because i had to guess a lot of the more specific points. you'll get a list of possible causes from which you'll be able to eliminate the more obviously wrong ones ("finger injury", "frostbite" lol) and some of which you can address without professional help. it could be something as simple as a deficiency of vitamin b12.

Thank you, I will try this out and see what it says.

 

[EditorOne]

I suddenly had a numb pinky finger and ring finger on my left hand. Turned out to be a pinched nerve in my elbow. The nerve was pinched because it got pulled out of where it belonged by some contortion of my elbow doing normal things like p icking up garbage cans and stacking firewood over many years. The nerve got relocated by a surgeon; 95 percent of feeling is restored, enough to be able to type normally again and enough to play the piano - so I guess I should learn how.

Your mileage may vary. There are a lot of things that can produce the symptoms you've described.

 

[Cognisant]

Get weird sensations in my fingers like their irritated nearly all the time combined with stabbing pains occasionally. The same happens in my right foot.

Alternate between putting them in hot and cold water.

What do you feel? Does it alleviate it or make it worse?

 

[Lot]

I've had some success with massage therapy. It seems to lower the actually pain felt. But if you don't get into a routine of stretching, you'll just be back in a few weeks. Some times it takes a few sessions to get rid of some pain. Sadly after recovering from what originally sent me there, I fucked my ribs up. Look into sports or trigger point massage.

I also use cannabis for the pain. It works well, enough. It stops the constant dull ache, but doesn't always help with the burning or stabbing pain until I get fairly stoned. Then I'm unproductive. So I just leave it at the dull ache, and put up with the rest. The regular three over the counter meds are useful.

Turmeric root powder is probably one of the other things worth getting in your system for pain relief. You can get it at pretty much any store that sells common spices. It's at least worth looking into.

 

[Ex-User (5841)]

Any history of diabetes or multiple sclerosis in your family?

 

[Helvete]

Alternate between putting them in hot and cold water.

What do you feel? Does it alleviate it or make it worse?

What would this tell you? I don't think it would make much change to the pain, there isn't any particular stimuli that it seems to be paired with.

I've had some success with massage therapy. It seems to lower the actually pain felt. But if you don't get into a routine of stretching, you'll just be back in a few weeks. Some times it takes a few sessions to get rid of some pain. Sadly after recovering from what originally sent me there, I fucked my ribs up. Look into sports or trigger point massage.

I also use cannabis for the pain. It works well, enough. It stops the constant dull ache, but doesn't always help with the burning or stabbing pain until I get fairly stoned. Then I'm unproductive. So I just leave it at the dull ache, and put up with the rest. The regular three over the counter meds are useful.

Turmeric root powder is probably one of the other things worth getting in your system for pain relief. You can get it at pretty much any store that sells common spices. It's at least worth looking into.

I may look into herbs or other Chinese medicines. I saw an acupuncturist in Thailand who I saw about the foot pain (it wasn't affecting my fingers at this point) and she said it was most likely the virus I had and it had affected my immune system and also preventing me from putting on weight. She also said the pain may be in my foot now but it could be anywhere else in my body the next day.

I'll have to try getting really high again, I can't really now as my uncle only smokes small amounts but in a couple of weeks I'll see my cousin and things will change.

Any history of diabetes or multiple sclerosis in your family?

No history I'm aware of. I'm not diabetic. I wouldn't rule out MS though, I don't know if you read the other thread I linked but my immune system was pretty bad and I got seriously ill, if something like MS has since developed I wouldn't be surprised.

 

[Cognisant]

What would this tell you? I don't think it would make much change to the pain, there isn't any particular stimuli that it seems to be paired with.

If it reduces the pain it could be a circulatory thing, if it increases the pain it could be a nervous system or brain thing, if it doesn't do anything at all then it could be a muscle, tendon, or pinched nerve thing.

If you can't feel the temperature difference that's hospital-right-now bad.
Of course if it were that bad you'd be dead by now

 

[Ex-User (5841)]

No history I'm aware of. I'm not diabetic. I wouldn't rule out MS though, I don't know if you read the other thread I linked but my immune system was pretty bad and I got seriously ill, if something like MS has since developed I wouldn't be surprised.

My mom has both. She can't tell the difference between hot and cold and her body parts are usually either numb, on fire, or immobile.

Not telling the difference between hot and cold probably isn't hospital right now bad, but definitely you-need-to-see-a-fucking-neurologist-ASAP bad. MS onset in men is usually early 20s iirc.

If you're hesitant, just think of being wheelchair-bound and a 60yo nurse with a pack-a-day smoker's voice and tits down past her knees grabbin your willy twice a day to replace your catheter.

 

[TheScornedReflex]

I'm sorry you have to hear this over the Internet but, you're dying.

 

[Ex-User (5841)]

Can't let the man down! This is THE INTERNET!

 

[Helvete]

My mom has both. She can't tell the difference between hot and cold and her body parts are usually either numb, on fire, or immobile.

Not telling the difference between hot and cold probably isn't hospital right now bad, but definitely you-need-to-see-a-fucking-neurologist-ASAP bad. MS onset in men is usually early 20s iirc.

If you're hesitant, just think of being wheelchair-bound and a 60yo nurse with a pack-a-day smoker's voice and tits down past her knees grabbin your willy twice a day to replace your catheter.

I can feel the difference between hot and cold. Nothing's numb but often there are aches, high levels of irritation and stabbing pains - it's all like back ground noise though and can more or less be tolerated. Still I need to get it checked as soon as I can.

I'm sorry you have to hear this over the Internet but, you're dying.

I question your sincerity, sorry.
If I quit the internet will I be ok?

 

[Architect]

That could easily be a genetic mutation in your methlation cycle, in particular the MTHFR gene (677 and/or 1298) which isn't uncommon. Get a 23andme genetic test for $99 which will tell you, fortunately treatment is simple which is supplementation. The defect is a SNP ('snip' - Single Nucleotide Polymorphism) for encoding an enzyme that converts folate to methlfolate, if you have the mutation your conversion is impaired to a greater or lesser degree. Symptoms are varied but that's one of them.

The virus is possibly a clue as well, as an impaired methylation cycle means your system is less able to repair itself against environmental damage, including viruses.

Actually, seeing your other posts on this and the mental issues, it seems rather convincing. Get the test, and you can consult with me later on treatment if you wish.

 

[Cognisant]

"There's nothing wrong, you just have bad genes" - Dr Architect

 

[Helvete]

Seeing the doc tomorrow - finally, so hopefully it'll reveal the mystery I've been paining for. Relatives basically cornered me and told me they didn't want me doing anything (work wise) before I got checked out and stuff in case I shouldn't be working or something.
This means I gotta pay the bills though, I didn't want to do that, I wanted to suffer until my medicare card came. It would've been like uncontrolled self harm.

 

[Helvete]

Mystery unsolved. I have good blood. The doctors know nothing. They mentioned something about chronic fatigue syndrome but I can't remember what they said about it. I was just pretty angry that they have no idea what's wrong and had no idea what to suggest to me or how to proceed.
In their eyes there's nothing wrong with me, bar the symptoms I've been complaining about. This is the second set of medical professionals who haven't been able to help.
I'm looking into CFS now but I think it's probably a long shot; I share some symptoms with it but one major contradiction is that I do have the energy to do day to day activities, I just cannot do anymore than that. Going for a run or jog would be too much for example.

 

[Yellow]

I wouldn't rule out MS though, I don't know if you read the other thread I linked but my immune system was pretty bad and I got seriously ill, if something like MS has since developed I wouldn't be surprised.

Luckily, MS doesn't work like that.

Curiously, I've heard of depression appearing as bodily discomfort and unexplained illness. When pursuing my psych degree, we were taught that in cultures with no/little concept of mood disorders, you're more likely to see these kinds of physical symptoms of depression. Sometimes, without even a flattened affect.

 

[Minuend]

What kind of doctors have you been to? Have you seen a neurologist?
What did they test the blood for?
Did they check the things you had abnormal levels on from last time?
Do you ever feel feverish or have a similar feel in your body to when you are down with the fever?

I have no idea what gastroenteritis is, but is it possible you could have been misdiagnosed the first time around and that was actually the beginning of whatever you feel now?

 

[StevenM]

You say you just finished with a bad virus. I'm curious if you took antibiotics, particularly one from the floroquinolone type.