Ww still have no clue! Due to a sleeping problem - that is the fact that I couldn't stay awake while working or driving (which became the real problem), about 2 months ago I had a sleep study done and was told I have sleep apnea which means I quit breathing quite a few times during the night awakening me but not enough that I am aware of it and keeping me from getting the rest I need. So I was given a machine to use at night that forces me to breathe all through the night. After a month I went back to the doctor to be told I also have restless leg syndrome. I was given a medication to deal with that. Six days into the medicine, I started to have a pin prickling feeling in all my fingers. Then it went to my toes. After some research, it was found that that could be a side effect of the medicine, so I quit taking the medicine.
A couple of days later I started having severe back and chest pains. Since my family dr. is in Toledo, I had Amy take me to the ER in Toledo. They did some x-rays, couldn't find anything and sent me to my family dr. My family dr. was out of town so I saw an associate. She ordered some blood tests and gave me some pain meds and anti-inflamatory medicine. That was two weeks ago today. I had a miserable weekend - nothing seemed to take the pain away. On Tuesday evening, the 21st and the day of the flood here in Findlay, I could take it no longer and Carl took me to the ER in town - I was there from 8:30 pm - 3 am. They did blood tests, x-rays, ekg, and cat scan for blood clots. They found nothing. Nothing they gave me took the pain away. About 1 they gave me morphine and after an hour when it did not help they gave me two vicadens. I am not sure the pain went away but I sure did! They sent me home with major pain killers and to follow up with my family dr.
The next day Carl took me to Toledo to the dr in Toledo - still not mine cause she was still on vacation. But this one said some of blood tests showed that I was anemic and the rheumatoid factor was up. She gave me a shot of steroids, put me on prednisone and set up an appointment with a rheumatolgist. Twenty years ago, I had a flair up of rheumatoid but after a few years it went into remission. The day after the shot, I felt wonderful - I thought the problem had been found. But the next day, I was back where I started. I used the meds to get me through the weekend until I had the appointment with the rheumatoid speciallist. I was so sure that was going to be the answer and he would have a magic pill to make things better.
But after an examination and discussion, he does not feel I have rheumatoid arthritis. He ran some more blood tests but doesn't feel that RA was going to be the answer. By now my dr. is back and I was able to get into her that afternoon. None of the symptoms add up to anything. The tingling in my hands and feet don't go with the pain in my back, chest, upper stomach/esophagus area. More blood tests, an ultrasound and that is where we are now. No rhyme or reason to the pain. Sometimes the meds help sometimes they don't. I have one good day and then several bad ones.
I see the dr. again on Wed. Hopefully some of these tests will show something but I am not too hopeful. But they haven't run out of ones to run. Next will come an emg to see how my nerves are involved since the numbness, prickling sensation is still there. They may have to look into GI stuff - and thebn who knows.
I have had gall bladder trouble for several years (years ago) before I had it out. I have had kidney stones. I have had a hysterctomy. I know what pain is but I have to say this is the worst I have had for so long of a period.
Pray for me that we find out what the heck is going on. The pain meds make it very hard to do anything. I haven't been to work in two weeks - but then the church was flooded with sewage and it is just getting to the point where we can get back in.
Thanks to all who have been concerned. Diana
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I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers Diana.
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