I'm a healthy 29 year old with no past illnesses or family history of diseases. Since Jan. 2019, out of nowhere, I started to have weird sensations on my right feet. They come and go intermittently and randomly throughout the day with no pin-point trigger actions. I'll try my best to describe the feelings:
- burning like hot boiling water (majority)
- buzzing electrical current (majority)
- insects crawling sensation
- boiling bubbles popping
After a week, it went over to my left feet. Then about a week later, I started having odd and funny sensations on my face and hands (similar to feet) as well. Face sensations are:
- A hair-strand brushing on the skin giving tickling sensation
- Felt as if my face has passed through a spider web
- Felt as though mini bugs are crawling on the skin
The frequency and intensity varies a lot. One day, I can have level 8/10 burning on my feet and level 3/10 on my face. Next day, level 2/10 on feet and 6/10 on hands. It's very random.
I don't feel any muscle or joint weakness. No pain or numbness. Occassionally I'll only have burning patches throughout my upper leg and pelvic area.
I have no other issues besides these weird sensations that is stressing me out because it affects my overall quality of life. It's exhausting to fight it everyday. I can't relax and feel fidgety all the time because of it.
I've done blood tests, ECG, Echogram, Ultrasound and everything came back normal. For further investigation, MRI of cervical and lumbar spine is requested. Nothing major found as well but only some mild findings which the orthopedic has said will not cause my issues:
Lumbar MRI: Mild intervertebral disc prolapsed of L4/L5 but no obvious loss of high signal of the disc on T2WI.
Cervical MRI: Mild disc prolapsed of C3/C4, C4/C5, C5/C6 and C6/C7 resulting in minimal anterior theca sac indentation. Loss of cervical lordosis (flat neck) due to muscle spasms.
With all the tests done, I still could not get a proper diagnosis. I was only given Neurobion (vitamin B complex) for a month but it did not help.
I then tried alternative treatments. Went for acupuncture sessions, chiropractic adjustments but couldn't find much relieve. My chiropractor suspected sciatica but I don't think it is. After multiple adjustments, my symptoms still remained.
Anyone here with similar symptoms? I really don't know what to do next. Please help!
Thanks so much in advance.
Strange Nerve Sensations on Feet, Hand, Face, Undiagnosed Debilitating Illness
Jun 11 2019, 06:16 PM, updated 7y ago
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