numbness, lightheadedness, and some other stuff

October 20, 2000

Hi Everybody! wondering if anyone else has had these things happen...

on Wed. I went for my 3rd biofeedback appt. I hadn't been feeling

good at all (had left work early). The tech and I were going over my

week and just talking when my mouth got EXTREMELY dry. She got some

water for me.

I began sipping the water and began to feel very lightheaded and

nauseous. The tech helped me recline back in the chair and then I

began to feel very hot on the inside, but very cold onthe outside and

started to sweat a lot.

Then, both of my hands went NUMB and my fingers started drawing

together. The tech went to get my husband and the Dr. in charge of

the biofeedback clinic. The entire episode lasted about 8 minutes.

Everything started slowing coming back to normal, but I had an

enormous headache and my body felt like it had been run over.

Nothing like this has ever happened to me before, and it scared me to

death! The Biofeedback director/Dr. came in (after everything had

gone away) and did a quick neuro exam; determined I was not in any

immediate danger.

I followed up with my PCP yesterday (the nsg I have seen most

recently is out of town this week and I won't be able to see him

until my appt on Nov. 21--ARRGHH!) She basically told me that there

really wasn't anything else she could do, except provide me with pain

meds until my appt on the 21st.

I told her I was very concerned about the episode Wed. esp. the

numbness of my hands. She said that according to my cervical spine

MRI (done in March 2000) there was no syrinx. I asked her could one

have developed since--she didn't answer.

Any thoughts/ideas? Both of my hands hurt very bad through the night

last night and I woke up several times with numbness.

Another interesting tidbit--I also saw my optomitrist yesterday

concerning my visual changes. Turns out my prescription has changed--

for the better! She couldn't explain that one either.

Thank you all for your care and support! I couldn't get through all

this without you all!

love and prayers,

Kaycey

ACM 1; 6-8mm; no surgery

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