Post by spaceman on Feb 23, 2017 16:52:21 GMT -6
Hi!
13 months ago, I had severe muscle weakness in both legs and both arms (to the point that I needed a power wheelchair and assistance bathing). I was also incontinent. My neurologist was unable to find a cause. He sent me to a University hospital a few hours away. There, they ran another spinal MRI. At that time, this place told me that it was stress and sent a psychiatrist who was extremely rude.
I went home severely depressed. 2 days later, my infectious disease doctor called to say that I had a tick-borne illness. My infectious disease doctor told me that the tick-borne illness that I had could NOT have caused my problems. Despite that, it was treated with doxycycline and after 6 months of intensive physical therapy, I was able to walk again. I'm still not where I was before this happened, but I have most of my bodily functions. I have struggled with Orthostatic intolerance for 19 years.
I recently got access to the MRI report. It says that I have a hemangioma on C3. The impressions listed are that everything was normal.
1) I am really mad that when looking for a reason for my severe symptoms, they did not even mention that I had a small benign tumor in my spine. It seems to me like they had decided I was crazy the moment I walked in.
2) Could Orthostatic intolerance, adult-onset anaphylactic allergies, or trouble breathing be caused by a hemangioma at C3?
13 months ago, I had severe muscle weakness in both legs and both arms (to the point that I needed a power wheelchair and assistance bathing). I was also incontinent. My neurologist was unable to find a cause. He sent me to a University hospital a few hours away. There, they ran another spinal MRI. At that time, this place told me that it was stress and sent a psychiatrist who was extremely rude.
I went home severely depressed. 2 days later, my infectious disease doctor called to say that I had a tick-borne illness. My infectious disease doctor told me that the tick-borne illness that I had could NOT have caused my problems. Despite that, it was treated with doxycycline and after 6 months of intensive physical therapy, I was able to walk again. I'm still not where I was before this happened, but I have most of my bodily functions. I have struggled with Orthostatic intolerance for 19 years.
I recently got access to the MRI report. It says that I have a hemangioma on C3. The impressions listed are that everything was normal.
1) I am really mad that when looking for a reason for my severe symptoms, they did not even mention that I had a small benign tumor in my spine. It seems to me like they had decided I was crazy the moment I walked in.
2) Could Orthostatic intolerance, adult-onset anaphylactic allergies, or trouble breathing be caused by a hemangioma at C3?
