hi
let me apologize for being off-topic here, but i don't have anyone else to talk to about this.
first of all, i know the answer is "get checked out" and i have already had an MRI and a CT on this, so i'm posting more b/c i need some ideas and some support.
i'm under a ton of stress and i worked really crazy hours last week. so i was exhausted and premenstral. then i pricked my finger on a painted tack and i realized that i hadn't had a tetanus booster. it was a tiny prick that i cleaned really well. and the tack was part of an art piece, it wasn't lying around on the floor or anything. but i started to freak out about it so i tried to get a shot, but my doctor said i had to come in and see her. i made an appointment.
however, before that could happen, i've had this twitch in my left eye (i chalked up to stress, b/c it has happened before) and then it turned into my whole left face felt taught and tingly but not numb. I can feel stuff. then my left side went weak a couple times and the face tingling and taughtness never went away. so I went to the er before my appointment came up and i mentioned the tetanus thing, but of course they focus on TIA/stroke since my symptoms were more in line with that. they didn't find anything and i was sent home.
today, i woke up from a nap and my whole face was tight and my neck stiff. i washed my hands in hot water and they both got super tingly feeling.
everything i've read on tetanus says it is contractions, stiffness and fever, so the tingling isn't quite right. the tightness in my face isn't painful, just weird. it sounds more like neuropathy or a pinched nerve, right?
i also have a low-grade headache.
i am trying to figure out how much of this could be extreme anxiety and how much is a serious medical problem and how urgent is this?
my neck has been stiff off an on, too. i'm either sleeping wrong, really, really, really freakin' wrong or i have menningitis or neurpathy as far as i can tell. the problem is, i'm so anxious that i can't seperate my stress symptoms from the actual condition now.
i have no idea what to do at this point. except go to my doctor (hopefully tomorrow). but how numb do i have to be before i need to go to the ER?
help.
s
let me apologize for being off-topic here, but i don't have anyone else to talk to about this.
first of all, i know the answer is "get checked out" and i have already had an MRI and a CT on this, so i'm posting more b/c i need some ideas and some support.
i'm under a ton of stress and i worked really crazy hours last week. so i was exhausted and premenstral. then i pricked my finger on a painted tack and i realized that i hadn't had a tetanus booster. it was a tiny prick that i cleaned really well. and the tack was part of an art piece, it wasn't lying around on the floor or anything. but i started to freak out about it so i tried to get a shot, but my doctor said i had to come in and see her. i made an appointment.
however, before that could happen, i've had this twitch in my left eye (i chalked up to stress, b/c it has happened before) and then it turned into my whole left face felt taught and tingly but not numb. I can feel stuff. then my left side went weak a couple times and the face tingling and taughtness never went away. so I went to the er before my appointment came up and i mentioned the tetanus thing, but of course they focus on TIA/stroke since my symptoms were more in line with that. they didn't find anything and i was sent home.
today, i woke up from a nap and my whole face was tight and my neck stiff. i washed my hands in hot water and they both got super tingly feeling.
everything i've read on tetanus says it is contractions, stiffness and fever, so the tingling isn't quite right. the tightness in my face isn't painful, just weird. it sounds more like neuropathy or a pinched nerve, right?
i also have a low-grade headache.
i am trying to figure out how much of this could be extreme anxiety and how much is a serious medical problem and how urgent is this?
my neck has been stiff off an on, too. i'm either sleeping wrong, really, really, really freakin' wrong or i have menningitis or neurpathy as far as i can tell. the problem is, i'm so anxious that i can't seperate my stress symptoms from the actual condition now.
i have no idea what to do at this point. except go to my doctor (hopefully tomorrow). but how numb do i have to be before i need to go to the ER?
help.
s
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