The Beginning

Where do I begin? Well I guess I will start with my past medical history brining me to the first day of my symptoms. This will be sort of long, but I feel it is important to share the past as it may have hidden clues for a diagnosis! Here we go.

• 1998 - Urgent C-Section to deliver identical twin boys at 33 weeks gestation. I received a spinal to numb me instantly and the nurse hit a nerve during the procedure. It took about 5 months for the feeling to come back after the cesarian and the pain in my back never fully subsided from the nerve she hit.
• 1999 - Threw out my back which was still healing from the twin pregnancy. Taken to ER, put on meds and physical therapy. Recovered.
• September 29, 1999 - My husband is diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Talk about stress overload. Went through a few boughts of depression and took some anti-depressents during this time. Husband ended up surviving after a year long battle and things were good.
• No Direct Time Frame - Have had strep throat on several occasions and everytime the docs test me for meningitis since my reaction is so severe. I was even hospitalized for it once since my body went into shock.
• Jan 2001 - Gave birth naturally to my miracle daughter. After my husband's leukemia, Stanford told us he was infertile. God gave us a true blessing and we thank Him daily for her! Had an epidural during labor and my right thigh went numb for 2 years,
• 2004 - Right shoulder blade went numb. No injury, just lost complete sensation in the skin. Muscle works fine. Still numb to this day.
• 2005 - Fell on stairwell, broke left foot in 3 places. Ouch. recovered in about 6 months.
• 2007 - Had severe pelvic pain in left pelvic are for about 2 months. CT Scan showed some type of growth in the abdomen. Small 1 inch incision made and a golf ball sized endometrioma was removed. Numb skin returned to normal after about 2 months.

So that is the past. Things were going well and I felt fine. This is where my story really begins...

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