bksmvh
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Sorry this is going to be so long but I want to be thorough for anyone who takes the time to ready this:
Since the middle of Nov I have had a strange feeling in my left leg. It started with pain in my lower back on the left side and I started to notice that my leg felt weak and the muscle hurt me (started with calf/quad). I also have twitching in various areas of my arms and legs, feet, back etc. Since then both leg muscles have started to hurt and my arms at times. I also get neck pain and lower and upper back pain. I have had a fluctuating ANA for the last 14 years and my rheumatologist thinks I may have fibromyalgia. The neurologist that I am seeing said that there is something causing an overactivity of my nerves but isn't sure what it is.
Last week I started to notice that my left quad muscle is smaller than my right. I went to get a massage and the therapist said that the right is stronger and more solid than my left. He didn’t feel any loss of muscle fiber when I asked him about atrophy and told him I was worried about that. He said maybe since i was having so much pain and discomfort on my left side I was just favoring my right so much more. Which I am but still can this cause atrophy. Later that night I noticed I had some more saggy skin on the inner thigh of my left leg and a dimple on my right leg knee area.
Right now the rheumatologist is waiting for my next appt with the neurologist before she confirms fibro or that this is relater to auto immune issues I have. My appt is next week.
I can understand the muscle pain being relater to fibro but can atrophy? Also it was a while from when I had the initial pain in my left leg to when it spread to other extremities…is that normal to start in one area?
Again, thank you everyone for your input…This has been so concerning to me and giving me so much anxiety for quite a while.
Since the middle of Nov I have had a strange feeling in my left leg. It started with pain in my lower back on the left side and I started to notice that my leg felt weak and the muscle hurt me (started with calf/quad). I also have twitching in various areas of my arms and legs, feet, back etc. Since then both leg muscles have started to hurt and my arms at times. I also get neck pain and lower and upper back pain. I have had a fluctuating ANA for the last 14 years and my rheumatologist thinks I may have fibromyalgia. The neurologist that I am seeing said that there is something causing an overactivity of my nerves but isn't sure what it is.
Last week I started to notice that my left quad muscle is smaller than my right. I went to get a massage and the therapist said that the right is stronger and more solid than my left. He didn’t feel any loss of muscle fiber when I asked him about atrophy and told him I was worried about that. He said maybe since i was having so much pain and discomfort on my left side I was just favoring my right so much more. Which I am but still can this cause atrophy. Later that night I noticed I had some more saggy skin on the inner thigh of my left leg and a dimple on my right leg knee area.
Right now the rheumatologist is waiting for my next appt with the neurologist before she confirms fibro or that this is relater to auto immune issues I have. My appt is next week.
I can understand the muscle pain being relater to fibro but can atrophy? Also it was a while from when I had the initial pain in my left leg to when it spread to other extremities…is that normal to start in one area?
Again, thank you everyone for your input…This has been so concerning to me and giving me so much anxiety for quite a while.