Four months ago I believed I had colon cancer which was found to be a haemorrhoid in end but during that time I had a mental breakdown, I didn’t eat for 10 days or sleep and was crying down the phone to relatives stating I was gonna die .
Since then I have never been same .
I have had muscle weakness as I couldn’t stand for a long time and issues with my grip as not being able to hold dishes like I use too .
I was referred to neurologist who gave me all clear and stated that I was fine , I hadn’t have mnd or ms or any neurogical condition . Since then my muscle weakness is worse and I’m getting burning primarily more in feet but in different parts of body , not to mention pins and needles to .I as m getting the occasional twitch as well.am I right to want a second opinion or as people keep saying trust neurologist as he would not put in paper I definitely don’t have it without being 100 per cent sure . Any thoughts, am I right to ask again or should that be enough .I’m considering going private for eMG will that help ?
You thought you had cancer – of course your level of vigilance about your health is going to be turned up to sky high for while after even if it wasn’t before. Cut yourself some slack here – it’s normal and you’re human.
I think you should follow the doctor’s advice as far as you’re able to. If you wake up one morning and you can’t walk or you can’t pee or you can’t see, that’s a different matter obviously. But in your shoes and as matters stand I would be doing my best to keep myself busy, and try to accept the doctor’s assurances unless and until something decisive happens to change the picture.
Yeah I should really, just hard when it’s 24/7 on my mind . It’s just with my grip and balance going , I’ve gone straight to worst case and with all issues being motor related I’m panicking
I can understand that. They say that time is the best diagnostician, and that can be a comfort if you’re being told you’re fine when you feel that something’s fundamentally amiss.
Doctors are human too, and it seems to me that in general they tend to set more store by what other doctors tell them than by what the patient does (if there’s mismatch). In part that is why I think it would be a good idea for you to wait until something new and different is happening before you commission another doctor to take another look. But it’s your health in the end, so only you can decide what’s best for you now.