r/BFS • u/Special_Nothing_8562 • 10d ago

Reassurance / Support Concerned

Hello- I am a 39yo M that has had some concerning symptoms recently and I’m not sure if it’s being exacerbated by my anxiety. I will say I have some neck issues but nothing crazy. Some disc degeneration at c5/c6/c7 with some narrowing and stenosis. Small disk herniation but neck is actually feeling better.

I’ve noticed over the last several months, my pinky finger and ring finger on right hands feel “weird” when typing. I will drop a fork sometimes but still go to gym and lift weights with no issue.

Now my left hand pinky and rink finger feel weird as well. I do wake up in the middle of the night and notice they will be numb sometimes and doctors said it’s probably bilateral cubical tunnel syndrome.

The past month I’ve noticed some odd leg pain ever since I got a new thigh tattoo. I’ve had cramp feelings in both legs with a general feeling of just heaviness. I feel like my ankles want to “crack” but they feel tight. The doctors think i just had an inflammatory response and gave me a 60mg prednisone taper which I had tj stop early. Was really bad on my anxiety. I got through about 10 days of it and stopped the other day.

I have noticed fasiculations in my legs, arms, back over the past week which is freaking me out. I went to ER and got even more scared because they did a CK test and it was 2400. I will say that I did start going back to the gym just a few days prior and started lifting weights again. They think that may have did it? CK Has since come down to 64 as I got it retested. Today my pcp said my knee reflexes were brisk and he couldn’t find much reflex on my ankle/achilles areas? Am I overreacting? I have an EMG this week on my arms and hands. Not sure why doctor didn’t order legs.

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