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Re: weak muscles


Posted by Sammy on June 25, 2000 at 20:34:34:

In Reply to: Re: weak muscles posted by Linda on June 25, 2000 at 19:47:21:

LINDA,
NO I WAS NOT ON PROVIGIL WITH THE LEG PAIN. MY LEG PAIN IS DIRECTLY RELATED (?) TO MY VASCULAR DISEASE. INTERMITTANT CLAUDICATION,AND PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE. HOWEVER YOU ARE DESCRIBING A VERY EERILY SIMILAR SITUATION THAT OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER ONE OF MY ANGIOPLASTYS. THE PAIN WAS SO INTENSE THAT I THOUGHT MY FOOT WAS BROKEN. THE PAIN WAS LOCATED IN THE ARCH BUT WOULD "MOVE" TO THE OUTSIDE PORTION OF MY FOOT. THE DOCTOR XRAY'D THIS TO RULE IT OUT. NOT BROKEN, HOWEVER I ALSO CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE A LOT OF JOINT PAIN AND MUSCLE ACHES. I KNOW THAT I TOOK A CHOLESTEROL LOWERING DRUG CALLED LIPITOR THAT WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO SOME OF THE PAIN. AFTER I STOPPED THE DRUG FOR A FEW WEEKS THE GREATEST PORTION OF THE JOINT PAIN WENT AWAY. OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS THE JOINT AND MUSCLE PAINS HAVE SLOWLY INCREASED TO THE POINT OF TAKING IBUPROFEN 3 X DAY AND CODIENE IN THE EVENINGS.
LINDA REMEMBER THAT MY SITUATION IS EXACERBATED BY MANY PROBLEMS OTHER THAN THE NARCOLEPSY / CATAPLEXY.
MY NARCOLEPSY CATAPLEXY BECAME WORSE AND DIAGNOSED OR SHOULD SAY IS BEING DIAGNOSED AFTER I HAD A STROKE. SO WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH IS RELATED TO THE NATURAL PROGRESSION OF THIS DISORDER OR STIMULATED BY THE BRAIN DAMAGE FROM THE STROKE, AND VASCULAR DISEASE.
PLEASE ALSO REMEMBER I AM NOT A DOC... OKAY U SHOULD TALK TO YOUR GENERAL MED, OR NEURO MAYBE THE NEURO CAN HELP BY ASKING FOR A MRI OR A DOPPLAR OF YOUR VASCULAR SYSTEM???
GOOD LUCK...HOPE TO SEE U HERE MORE..
PEACE AND SLEEP WELL
SAMMY

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