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Hey, guys! There's been a bunch of crap happening lately so I figured I owed an update.
I saw PM&R yesterday and got some interesting news: the ball part of my hip (the part that goes in the socket) is oval instead of round, which might be causing a lot of my hip pain and problems. Also the doctor suspects fibromyalgia on top of ME AND she thinks I might have spinal stenosis, which is when the hole that my spinal cord goes through is too narrow and is squeezing my spinal cord, which would explain the problems with numbess, etc. in my legs.
I got X-rays of my hips and back yesterday and will have an MRI of my lower spine soon, then I will start light physical therapy in a pool barring any problems in the test results.
She was also concerned about my hamstrings being extremely tight. Here I thought they were just tight because I don't stretch but turns out constantly ridiculously tight hamstrings is a ~problem~
My hair has been falling out in big, BIG clumps recently, but it's doing better now that I've stopped putting my hair up every day and I've started co-washing (washing my hair with just conditioner instead of shampoo). I'm gonna try some vitamins, as well.
Also, I did a trial run of gabapentin/neurontin (a neuropathy medication) and it helped SO MUCH. I've also been on forearm/elbow crutches for about a week now. They help with the pain in some places but kinda transfer the pain to my shoulders, so it's a trade-off. Overall they help add stability so I continue to use them.
Uhhhh.....I think that's it? I had one of my "episodes" yesterday, which I might post a topic about. They look like seizures, feel like seizures, seem like seizures, but I'm conscious the whole time so I don't think they are seizures.
And I think that's about everything....
Thanks,
Lauren
I saw PM&R yesterday and got some interesting news: the ball part of my hip (the part that goes in the socket) is oval instead of round, which might be causing a lot of my hip pain and problems. Also the doctor suspects fibromyalgia on top of ME AND she thinks I might have spinal stenosis, which is when the hole that my spinal cord goes through is too narrow and is squeezing my spinal cord, which would explain the problems with numbess, etc. in my legs.
I got X-rays of my hips and back yesterday and will have an MRI of my lower spine soon, then I will start light physical therapy in a pool barring any problems in the test results.
She was also concerned about my hamstrings being extremely tight. Here I thought they were just tight because I don't stretch but turns out constantly ridiculously tight hamstrings is a ~problem~
My hair has been falling out in big, BIG clumps recently, but it's doing better now that I've stopped putting my hair up every day and I've started co-washing (washing my hair with just conditioner instead of shampoo). I'm gonna try some vitamins, as well.
Also, I did a trial run of gabapentin/neurontin (a neuropathy medication) and it helped SO MUCH. I've also been on forearm/elbow crutches for about a week now. They help with the pain in some places but kinda transfer the pain to my shoulders, so it's a trade-off. Overall they help add stability so I continue to use them.
Uhhhh.....I think that's it? I had one of my "episodes" yesterday, which I might post a topic about. They look like seizures, feel like seizures, seem like seizures, but I'm conscious the whole time so I don't think they are seizures.
And I think that's about everything....
Thanks,
Lauren