As far as symptoms go...I have had twinges of pain in my hands, but not as bad as it has been. Little numbness in my pinky fingers again, more in the right than the left. I also have swelling- no surprise there. It's not as bad as I have had it before. But manageable. My upper arms are pretty swollen again. I often joke that I am like the Stay-Puft marshmallow in GhostBusters, but only good. :) The balls of my feet are sore, but there is rarely a day when they aren't sore. My left toes were numb last week for a little bit. I do wonder if it is related to what is going on in my upper body.
Part of me feels that I just need to let this go. For the most part, I don't feel my life is in danger. But then, I have those days where I do panic and ask myself the "what-if" questions. By letting it go, I mean, no more doctors. No more tests. I'm at a loss as to what this is, and what it is doing. But then I think, "what if there is something really wrong and left untreated, it will cause more damage?"
And I need to stop googling things again...nothing is adding up, though!
I have an appointment later this month with an orthopedic surgeon, because my nerve test done came back testing for carpal tunnel. The only time I get tingling sensations are typically at night, right before I fall asleep- if I lay with either hand on that coordinating thigh. It comes gradually, and then it goes away just as gradually. It normally doesn't last long. People with carpal tunnel say they feel like their hands are swelling, when in fact, their hands are not swollen at all. Mine are. So again, it's puzzling.
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