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12/19/2007 14:11
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 [size=4][/size]I hope that with so many intelligent people on this site, I can get some input on some new symptoms that I'm having. I've had 4 cervical fusions and now permanant nerve damage, but although they say I won't get better, they won't give "it" a name. Enough about that. For some reason, I've been having horrible pain the entire length of my back along with shaking, and dizziness when I stand or walk across a room. But what I think is bothering me most is the tingling and numbness of my lips. This all started yesterday and has made me feel even worse than the normal pain I usually have. Any input or suggestions will help. Thanks.


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02/18/2008 10:22
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 Most of what you're going through sounds like typical FM problems. The numbness of your lips, I have no idea. I've never had that. What kind of a doctor are you going to? You need to find a rumatologist. I know my spelling sucks. But I think you know what I'm trying to say. You call and ask if the doctor treats fibromyalgia. If they say he does, then make an appointment. Are you going to a pain management doctor? You should tell your doctor what you're going through. Have you started any new meds? You could be allergic to one. Please keep me up to date on what you find out. Georgia
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02/18/2008 14:47
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 I agree with Ggirl, to not give up and keep searching out help. I was reading an article on WEB MD not that long ago about doctors that just ignore our complaints. When they do, Web MD states we are supposed to tell them to document in your medical records that you had tingling and numb lips and they refused to run tests to diagnose and rule out any medical ailments or illnesses. Web MD said that this inaction by doctors is not acceptable and we have to jump on it and be proactive to help ourselves--if we don't help ourselves, then this doctors won't.

Take care and keep on this. Good luck.

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02/20/2008 09:22
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 Yes, please see a specialist. They may be able to put a name to what you have.

I fing that a lot of my docs dont know what to do with me, b/c I have so many things wrong and when I complain of something new, they say it is stress. I am so of that. It is as if they ignore what I am saying.

I recently changed cardiologists because he ignored that I was having v-tach and blacking out. I saw a new EP (I have a pacemaker) and he was astounded. He is sending me for a lot of tests and I may have to have an ICD put in.
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02/21/2008 10:47
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 Mamanordy, I am SO GLAD you switched doctors and you can see how vital it was that you do so--you life depended on it. I recently switched my HMO primary care doctor because the other one had been telling me that my complaints about my eyes were nothing but "old age" and I said to him that I'm not even a senior citizen and he wouldn't look at my eyes. Finally when I continued to complain, months later he looked into my eyes and sent me to a specialist and I had lupus in my eyes and I now have to be seen by the specialist every 6 months awaiting surgery. I then switched HMO primary care doctors because I don't want a doctor like that. We all deserve better than that.
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