Muscle fatigue on the right side of my body - Please Advise
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 6:48 pm
I've been struggling almost nineteen months with odd symptoms, and no doctor has been able to help me. In March of 2014, I started experiencing numbness in my ring and pinky finger of my right hand. My right hand was also weak and it was difficult to grip a pen.
I started seeing a chiropractor, who adjusted my neck, and the symptoms seemed to slowly fade. A dull, achy, tired sensation moved up my right arm and eventually disappeared. After being symptom free for several months, I started experiencing a slight dull, achy, fatigue sensation in my arm again. But now it was slightly in my leg too.
I eventually saw my primary care doctor, who ordered a brain MRI without contrast. The radiologist found no lesions on my brain. Then I saw a neurologist who ordered an MRI of my cervical spine with contrast and found no lesions. I also had an EMG test that didn't find anything. They also checked for a pinched nerve with x-rays of my neck in different positions; but they didn't find anything.
Since then, I have experienced intermittent symptoms. Right now, as I type, my right hand feels slow and clumsy. My ring and pinky finger feel slightly numb. Sometimes my right arm feels so tired, especially when holding my phone to my ear. I feel an achy, burning sensation in my arm... almost like I overworked the muscle. The sensation is similar to the feeling of doing many reps with a light weight until your muscles burn and ache.
I also get a tired, heavy sensation in my right leg. Sometimes my right leg aches, like it's partially asleep.
I have experienced fuzzy vision in my right eye on a few occasions. I only noticed it when looking at a computer screen, and the words looked fuzzy. For some reason, the astigmatism in my right eye seems to get worse all of a sudden. A little while later, it goes away.
All of my symptoms are on my right side. Strangely, they come and go throughout the day. Even though my right arm feels tired and burns, I have no apparent loss in overall strength. It's the same with my right leg. Even though my right leg feels heavy, achy, and tired, I can still run.
Since my symptoms are intermittent, my doctors are unable to help me. My primary care doctor thinks that it has something to do with my central nervous system, since the symptoms are in both my arm and leg on the right side. My neurologist told me to return when things are really bad.
Do my symptoms sound like MS to you? I could really use your thoughts. Thanks.
Peter
I started seeing a chiropractor, who adjusted my neck, and the symptoms seemed to slowly fade. A dull, achy, tired sensation moved up my right arm and eventually disappeared. After being symptom free for several months, I started experiencing a slight dull, achy, fatigue sensation in my arm again. But now it was slightly in my leg too.
I eventually saw my primary care doctor, who ordered a brain MRI without contrast. The radiologist found no lesions on my brain. Then I saw a neurologist who ordered an MRI of my cervical spine with contrast and found no lesions. I also had an EMG test that didn't find anything. They also checked for a pinched nerve with x-rays of my neck in different positions; but they didn't find anything.
Since then, I have experienced intermittent symptoms. Right now, as I type, my right hand feels slow and clumsy. My ring and pinky finger feel slightly numb. Sometimes my right arm feels so tired, especially when holding my phone to my ear. I feel an achy, burning sensation in my arm... almost like I overworked the muscle. The sensation is similar to the feeling of doing many reps with a light weight until your muscles burn and ache.
I also get a tired, heavy sensation in my right leg. Sometimes my right leg aches, like it's partially asleep.
I have experienced fuzzy vision in my right eye on a few occasions. I only noticed it when looking at a computer screen, and the words looked fuzzy. For some reason, the astigmatism in my right eye seems to get worse all of a sudden. A little while later, it goes away.
All of my symptoms are on my right side. Strangely, they come and go throughout the day. Even though my right arm feels tired and burns, I have no apparent loss in overall strength. It's the same with my right leg. Even though my right leg feels heavy, achy, and tired, I can still run.
Since my symptoms are intermittent, my doctors are unable to help me. My primary care doctor thinks that it has something to do with my central nervous system, since the symptoms are in both my arm and leg on the right side. My neurologist told me to return when things are really bad.
Do my symptoms sound like MS to you? I could really use your thoughts. Thanks.
Peter