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my husband has this - started with vomiting then headache ...
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my husband has this - started with vomiting then headache and fever then tingling in his feet which spread to his hands, then the left side of his face now looks like bell's palsy with major pain in his feet, hands and face. was in the hospital for 4 days and they did mri, cat scan, ekg and blood work and found nothing and sent him home. any ideas as to what this might be or other tests he should take that no one has thought of?Optional Information: Male , Age: 46Already Tried: steroids, antiviral, pain meds

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January 19 7:37 PM (2 hours and 10 minutes and 55 seconds later)
         
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take him to the ER, he might be having a TIA also known as a mini stroke

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January 19 11:01 PM (3 hours and 24 minutes and 51 seconds later)
         
Reply to CYNTHIA's Post: that is the trouble -- a mini stroke has been ruled out -- his heart is perfect, his mri was perfect, his cat scan was perfect, his ekg was perfect, all his blood work is perfect right in the levels it should be. it has to be something else everyone is missing?
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January 20 4:17 AM (5 hours and 15 minutes and 54 seconds later)
         

you have his lab work, that would be a great help, did you take him to the hospital while all of these symptoms were occuring? up to recently how would you describe his activity level, employment?i am just tyring to get more information in case something was missed, like you feel it has been, bell's palsy has unilateral facial paralysis,increased salvation on the side effected, increased tear formation, it can also cause distoration of the effected eye, howerver that would not explain the pain he is feeling. will continue researching this, and will talk with you soon, however if the synptoms progress take him to the hospital



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January 20 12:55 PM (8 hours and 37 minutes and 38 seconds later)
         
we signed the paper at the hospital to have the records and labs results sent to us, but that will not be until next week. he was taken to the hospital before and while all this was going on. activity level - laying on the couch - job description - drives a limousine for a couple of attorneys.
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January 20 3:32 PM (2 hours and 37 minutes and 8 seconds later)
         
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i would have thought that they check him for a DVT already?
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January 21 9:19 AM (17 hours and 47 minutes and 13 seconds later)
         
Reply to CYNTHIA's Post: it's been checked out - he was very active before this. how about lyme disease? how long does it take to fine the results?
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January 21 11:09 AM (1 hour and 49 minutes and 51 seconds later)
         
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they do take about a week to result, have you noticed any round type of rash any where on his body. even if he was bit many months ago, is can be latent, then appear with neurological symptoms, since they have already drawn blood, they can add this test to it , just call the doc and ask him .

how is he feeling now?

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January 22 11:37 PM (1 day and 12 hours later)
         
Reply to CYNTHIA's Post: he is back in the hospital and they are running more tests which are coming back perfect - so I guess we just wait and see.
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January 23 4:28 PM (16 hours and 50 minutes and 38 seconds later)
         
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Good luck to the both of you, my prayers are with you, if we can offer any assisstance, please remember we are here 24/7
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January 23 11:23 PM (6 hours and 55 minutes and 36 seconds later)
         
thank you
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