I’m in a bit of a spiral so apologies if I ramble!
Over the past few months, I’ve experienced isolated incidents of a sharp, electric shock-type pain in a very specific place (upper left chest / shoulder). I went into a bit of a google hole after the last one and decided this was L’hermittes (although it doesn’t travel down my spine). Following this, my health anxiety has been through the roof and I feel like I am constantly looking for more symptoms. I have constant tingling in my feet that I can only describe as a very low buzzing (not actual pins and needles / no numbness). I also have a headache on my left side and feel like my left leg is a little heavy. I haven’t experienced any fatigue or dizziness. My balance and vision also seem fine. I also didn’t experience health anxiety until the start of this year, but it’s a little out of control at the moment.
I have spoken to two doctors and have started physio, all of which think this is an MSK/trapped nerve issue, but I am SO convinced it is early signs of MS. Does anyone have any similar experiences? Thank you!!
Please leave Dr Google alone. Try to enjoy the life you have and make Sue you have plenty of friends, interests, etc to keep your mind occupied. Worry usually makes everything worse!
I think the psychologists call it confirmation bias, don’t they? That error of reasoning in which one decides on not-enough-evidence that something is true and then blanks out any evidence to the contrary?
In that world, no medical reassurance will be reassuring enough. Your very vivid description of thinking it might be L’hermittes sign when it isn’t even in your spine makes me just want to give you a big hug because I can practically feel your anxiety from here and I know that’s a horrid place to be.
It’s often a good plan to address and try to eliminate the easily fixed problems first. That’s what you’re doing with the Physio work. I very much hope that it does turn out to be a musculoskeletal problem. I think your job now is to try to keep your mind receptive to that possibility and allow yourself to heal if that’s what the trouble is.
If in the end that doesn’t help then it’s time to start looking at other options but for now you have a plan in place. Do the exercises, try to believe that they’ll work and I hope they will. Good luck.