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Suggest Remedy For Weakness In Limbs When Diagnosed With Paresthesia
Question: It's been 2 months since started with paresthesia like symptoms which progressed to extreme weakness in my limbs and hands ands chronic swelling in my hands, occasional pain and scratchy voice and metallic taste on my lips and with water,
The weakness now is constant. I have a hard time walking or getting my body up (lift). I have shortness of breath with any exertion, sometimes chest tightness and motion sickness in car. I frequently urinate and have uti like symptoms but UTI outruled. Anything hotter than XXXXXXX warm water, gets me swollen & sometimes I get a frost bite type of itch that makes my skin crawl.
The onset followed a bad virus at the end of October, followed by a first time flu shot in mid November when viral symptoms seemed clear. Not two weeks later, the symptom presented.
Some things have been ruled out and tests underway. The viral angle/CIPD has not been explored (appts this and next week), but my question is whether it is dangerous to go this long with obvious inflammation (hands swollen and red). Sed rate was just taken again, but 5 weeks ago was at 40 (when only paresthesia like symptoms). I've been swollen and red in hands for almost the entire time.
Also can anemia present these type of symptoms?
The weakness now is constant. I have a hard time walking or getting my body up (lift). I have shortness of breath with any exertion, sometimes chest tightness and motion sickness in car. I frequently urinate and have uti like symptoms but UTI outruled. Anything hotter than XXXXXXX warm water, gets me swollen & sometimes I get a frost bite type of itch that makes my skin crawl.
The onset followed a bad virus at the end of October, followed by a first time flu shot in mid November when viral symptoms seemed clear. Not two weeks later, the symptom presented.
Some things have been ruled out and tests underway. The viral angle/CIPD has not been explored (appts this and next week), but my question is whether it is dangerous to go this long with obvious inflammation (hands swollen and red). Sed rate was just taken again, but 5 weeks ago was at 40 (when only paresthesia like symptoms). I've been swollen and red in hands for almost the entire time.
Also can anemia present these type of symptoms?
Brief Answer:
Possible CIDP? Needs confirmation.
Detailed Answer:
Hi Mam
I understand your query and concern.
The symptoms you described most probably goes in favor of CIDP/Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuroradiculopathy.
Limb weakness along with sensory symptoms like parasthesia's with a preceding viral infection with 2 month symptoms quite rightly explains CIDP in my opinion.
But this needs confirmation in the form of CSF/cerebrospinal fluid examination.
I also request you to have an MRI spine with gadolinium enhancement to support the nerve root involvement.Plain MRI cannot detect this.
Anemia cannot cause such symptoms of swollen red hands.
This CIDP Can be treated with drugs like Immunomodulators and plasma exchange.
Post Your further queries,if any.
Thank you.
Possible CIDP? Needs confirmation.
Detailed Answer:
Hi Mam
I understand your query and concern.
The symptoms you described most probably goes in favor of CIDP/Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuroradiculopathy.
Limb weakness along with sensory symptoms like parasthesia's with a preceding viral infection with 2 month symptoms quite rightly explains CIDP in my opinion.
But this needs confirmation in the form of CSF/cerebrospinal fluid examination.
I also request you to have an MRI spine with gadolinium enhancement to support the nerve root involvement.Plain MRI cannot detect this.
Anemia cannot cause such symptoms of swollen red hands.
This CIDP Can be treated with drugs like Immunomodulators and plasma exchange.
Post Your further queries,if any.
Thank you.
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