Question: Increasing fatigue and irritability over last 6 months or so. Caught son's cold, then recovered quickly. A few weeks later, suddenly struck with extreme weakness, feeling as if someone had slipped me drugs in a sense: All over, particularly leg muscle weakness, cognitive changes (lack of concern over deadlines, difficulty following tasks, immediate time thinking only, inability to follow conversations, no concern about future, no depression, irritability went away, I found things comical that normally I wouldn't) no coughing. no nasal drip, no congestion. constant headaches. burning and tingling on scalp. Ear pain (still present) despite visual of ears being fine for weeks per dr., 3 days of constant pressure under chin from neck to chin, sensitivity to light, marked numbness on top of foot, weakness in legs, tingling sensations on arm, leg. Blood work revealed mildly elevated lymphocytes and low neurophils, and slightly low glucose. I eat all throughout the day, and had an XXXXXXX about 45 minutes prior to the blood draw. Thyroid came back as fine. No anemia. Normally have somewhat fitful sleep, but during this week of weird symptoms, I slept 10+ hours easily and was groggy waking up. Have no history of being a hypochondriac, and haven't been to the doctor prior to this event (aside from obgyn) since 2003. Dr ordered MRI of brain (without contrast). Symptoms lasted 1 week (starting to improve last Friday, same day as MRI). Most have basically subsided, but I still feel constant pressure in my head, headaches, ear pressure, some neck pain, and vision weirdness/sharpness. Fatigue (worse in afternoon despite my not working for over a week now) and increased irritability have also returned. Still not 100% mentally on other issues though. My Dr. called today after speaking with radiologist (haven't gotten report yet) and my MRI supposedly all normal. But I just do not feel right. I'm concerned something was missed either in the MRI or in considering other potential reasons for issues at hand. I am not concerned about a brain tumor fyi, but I have a family history of brain cancer. I'm more concerned Dr. was so focused on family history that something else was overlooked...but I'm not a doctor, so that isn't really a fair assessment for me to make! Also, may not matter, but I've been exposed to an extended tick bite in a lyme tick area out of state in 2007, but had no notable symptoms during that time. Tick bite was on my head and went undiscovered for about 20 hours and was attached during that time. Son also bangs my head (hard!) accidentally with his from time to time (he's 2 1/2)...but aside from that, no injuries, car accidents etc. Basically I just want to know if ventricles are normal or could be contributing to any of this...and also if there is anything that may have been missed by the MRI since it didn't have contrast (first bought of MS, or other issue?) or that I should explore going forward. Thank you so much for your assistance. Sorry this is so long. I type 85 words per minute. :-)