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Hello all I'm new here and undx'd but have a lumbar MRI scheduled for today. I've been trying to figure out what's been going on with me since early Feb with what I've called an exacerbation of whatever this is. I came across AS and have looked at symptoms of others and see that mine are a very good match, including waking with my jaw locked/very tight. Today I woke feeling "ill" again also.
The one thing I'm unsure of is the shooting pains. I even get the, in the tip of my finger and big toe, and right next to my shin bone, inner thigh. Is this a part of it? Also, my back/hip/leg pain...well I can be horrid one day (like Friday was probably one of the worst days ever) after being fine the day before. Before I mention this to a doctor, I want to make sure it's a real possibility.
Thanks so much.
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Here's more info...seeking any input and opinions... I do NOT want to get on a bandwagon of incorrect dx's...I'm gonna get to the bottom of this ASAP.
I am just wondering how many with AS might have this symptom, I looked at the symptom thread on another site, and did see it mentioned. Pains in big toe, shin or next to shin bone, hands, wrists, upper arms, inner thighs (one excruciating), foot episodes, last night back of foot, elbows, knees, above the right knee, fingers, etc etc Woke with jaw severely tight on 2 mornings in a row (TMJ). Have had pain behind eyes mainly left as recent as Friday. Had a broken blood vessel in my left eye near the iris when this episode first began in Feb. Episodes of body aches & flu-like symptoms also.
I had my MRI this evening and mentioned AS so they'd pay attention. I looked again at my symptom log (kept for a period since Feb 9 until I got sick of it) and along with recent symptoms it really fits the bill (all the joints as described by others). Also have had flares of low back pain including issues at times with standing/shopping etc for >1 hour since age 19, along with DDD lumbar and cervical beginning in 20s.
My main problem is flaring of back pain by my right SI mainly, moves into hips/groin, and thighs - one sometimes both. Tail bone pain also. Buttock also, esp at the bottom crease area, bilaterally. Burning at times various locations. One day last week my left leg seemed to have a tight muscle spasm down the back, then subsided. This all began, btw, with what I thought was a pulled muscle in my upper back. On Friday the back pain was horrid, and at one point travelled up into my thoracic/upper back into the back of the shoulder area,,,
Felt ill when I awoke today, after feeling not very good yesterday. Friday with the pain was horrid, Thurs was a great day and Wednesday a bad day. Today I had aching from my left shoulder down the arm. After the MRI part of my hands were numb, simply from resting them on my abdomen during. They were stiff today also.
We shall see, but if anyone experiences sharp/shooting pains I'd love to hear from you. I also found I noted rib pains, and have had that recently as well including today below my right breast, and three at once on the side such as the kidney area below the rib age that that stopped me I my tracks on Thurs nite but then ceased.
(Also, pain doc PA noted tenderness of my SI on both sides).
Last edited by Veritas; 03/30/15 03:39 AM.
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