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honeyleigh 
I went to see Dr. Whitney twice this week. On Tuesday he just evaluated me and told me to come back Friday for a nerve test. I had the test this morning, and I have mild carpel tunnel in my right hand, but nothing abnormal in the left. Since the left side is more numb/tingly than the right, he ordered an MRI to see if we can find out what's causing it. I haven't scheduled it yet, I am waiting on them to call me. The thing that scares me is he ordered an MRI of the spine and BRAIN. Yikes. I told my mom it's just of my spine b/c I don't want to freak her out. I'm even more freaked out b/c Izzy on Grey's Anatomy has cancer and has been having MRI's on the show for awhile now and it's so sad. I still think TMJ is causing the numbness and tingling, but we'll see.
My labs were "either normal or of no significance" according to the recorded message left by my doctor's office, but I am still going to request a copy. I saw the eye doctor on Friday; he gave me a prescription for night driving glasses and I am having a visual field test this week to make sure the floater is no biggie.
To my surprise, my pulse-ox test came back abnormal. I don't know the details, but my doc referred me to a sleep specialist (Dr. Hasan, Tallahassee Pulmonary Clinic), so I will find out more when I go see him May 19th. I'm almost relieved; this could be why I am so tired all the time!
As for the numbness and tingling, my mom asked me if it could be TMJD, and when I researched the symptoms, it was like, "jackpot!"; TMJ Disorder could be causing many of my problems: headaches, neck pain, and the numbness, also sinus problems; maybe even not sleeping well at night. So I requested a referral to go see Dr. Woodruff for that, and I will see him June 4th unless someone cancels.
My appointment with the allergist is May 19th as well, I also have an appt. scheduled with the neurologist, i think not this week but the next. I think that's everything. I will post updates after my appointments.
So, since my arms/hands/fingers have ben numb since Saturday (5 days) I decided to call my doctor. I was able to get an appt. today. He of course does not know whats wrong. I will see three other doctors: a neurologist, an eye doctor, and an allergist. I am also having labs done, and having an overnight pulse-ox. Here is my list of symptoms:
fatigue
floater in my right eye
sensitivity to light
poor night vision
bumping into things
memory loss
occasional heart flutters
snoring
rashes/hives that come and go in different places
I mentioned all of the above to my doctor today except for the heart flutters, sensitivity to light, bumping into things, and the memory loss because - I forgot. Even though I had them written down. I felt a little rushed and it was an awful long list, a lot to cover in one visit. I will see how the results of all these tests come out and then mention them on my next visit. I will be sure to tell the specialists when I see them also.
Please comment if you can relate and/or help me. Thanks!
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