Hi JebMD and Leaflea,
Having a really painful burning day yesterday and today. The burning pain feels very similar/almost exactly like a sunburn but can't see anything on my skin. When the burning gets this bad, it's so hard to function through the day with pain like this.
JeBMD, sounds like you really had a scare with the thyroid and you too Leaflea. Glad your cyst went away , I know all too well about ovarian cyst problems as my doc watched a complex ovarian cyst for about a year before I had to have it removed along with the remaining atrophied ovary (bone marrow transplant in 1994 at age 19 due to CML/leukemia and atrophied ovary was due to the premature menopause caused by chemo for the BMT. Anyways, I can relate to both of you
I keep reading online for reassurance about EMGs and twitching, also about EMGs being done too early and whether or not an EMG must be done in the affected limb. Seems to be conflicting information about this and I don't know what to believe. I guess somehow in my mind I will either need to accept that the 4 places the neuro stuck me were enough. I got the EMG report print out and all the columns say either None or Normal. I think it would be easier to move on if I don't have all this burning pain and the incidental brain lesion finding. I also have been taking prescription Ativan for the last two years (anywhere from .5mg to 1mg per day) and I'm wondering if this burning pain can be some kind of tolerance withdrawal as I've read about this also. I decided in the last couple days to stop taking he Ativan and incidentally the burning went from tolerable to really bad. This may jut be coincidental.
JebMD, I hope everything turns out well for your daughter. I can imagine its not easy being a doctor and not worrying about the various conditions you see patients with, the mind is so powerful and amazing what we can convince ourselves of.
Please excuse my vent in my earlier paragraphs, I know I'm repeating things from prior posts but it often feels better to vent and not feel so alone with this.
Thank you both a again
Jenna