I am a 51 yr old female. I have been going to Neurologist for 5 years. I am going because I have muscle spasm 5-10 a day, numbness, fatigue, memory problems, reading stuff wrong and many other problems. All this has been going on for 20+ years. Doctors always say stress or bad nerves. I have been told in the pass I have fibromyalgia. I honestly feel like something else is going on.
I had MRI's, EGG, EKG, Nerve test and now they want me to have a sleep study.
On my brain and spine MRI it shows I have a syrinx from C5-T5. The doctor stated he thinks I was born with it but none of my problems can be coming from it. Which really confuse me because I know my problems are real. All they want to do is put you on lots of meds that is making it hard to work.
The Neurologist is going to send me to a Neurosurgeon to keep an eye on it? But reinsured me that I do not need surgery.
My problem is the last 3 months I started falling, reading things wrong, and last month I am having ear discomfort and headaches.
Can anyone please help me or recommend a doctor that will agree that some of this is coming from the syrinx? I live in North Carolina and I am sick of feeling like I am going crazy and no one cares.
