Fifths Disease In Adults (constant pain, polyps, elbows, recovery)
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They did a lot of blood work up the other day and I'm scheduled for an MRI next week. The one thing the doctor did mention kind of makes sense though given the way my nerve endings seem to be not functioning...... he thinks that maybe the insulation that surrounds the nerves may be gone. It's kind of like stripping a wire. I get all kinds of weird electrical feelings in different parts of my body. It's like I'm getting shocked and it's several little shocks at a time in one spot and then it stops. I really don't feel like I want to be out in a thunderstorm w/ lightening, lol.
Have you recently gone off any antidepressants (don't feel like you have to answer me - just wanted you to know what I went through.) When I came off of Lexapro, even tapering off VERY slowly, I had horrible withdrawal symptoms for months. Headaches, a kind of dizziness that felt like electric shocks in my head and out to my hands and feet, disorientation, anxiety, fatigue. It was truly horrible. I couldn't turn my head without experiencing those shocks. For some people, coming off SSRI-type antidepressants can be very very difficult (Prozac and Paxil are two more SSRIs.) I am one of those people, and I will NEVER go back on one of them.
They did a lot of blood work up the other day and I'm scheduled for an MRI next week. The one thing the doctor did mention kind of makes sense though given the way my nerve endings seem to be not functioning...... he thinks that maybe the insulation that surrounds the nerves may be gone. It's kind of like stripping a wire. I get all kinds of weird electrical feelings in different parts of my body. It's like I'm getting shocked and it's several little shocks at a time in one spot and then it stops. I really don't feel like I want to be out in a thunderstorm w/ lightening, lol.
aka as MS. That's why they are doing an MRI
could be a weird viral infection, blood tests can't pick that up.
Have you recently gone off any antidepressants (don't feel like you have to answer me - just wanted you to know what I went through.) When I came off of Lexapro, even tapering off VERY slowly, I had horrible withdrawal symptoms for months. Headaches, a kind of dizziness that felt like electric shocks in my head and out to my hands and feet, disorientation, anxiety, fatigue. It was truly horrible. I couldn't turn my head without experiencing those shocks. For some people, coming off SSRI-type antidepressants can be very very difficult (Prozac and Paxil are two more SSRIs.) I am one of those people, and I will NEVER go back on one of them.
Nope. Never been depressed a day in my life. I'm one of those happy go lucky types that is always smiling. Only meds I've been on have been for allergies and asthma. Don't even take much in the way of painkillers when I've had surgery.
Im so relieved to finally hear of others who know what im experiencing. Im a 33yr old woman who feels trapped in an 90yr old body sometimes!
No one at all seems to know anything about adult parvo and the long term effects it can have..my doctor included, hence the reason i've had no helpful advise, information or treatment for it!
I was diagnosed with parvovirus nearly 2yrs ago after taking extremely ill whilst pregnant. I had all the usual symptoms of itching, rashes, painful joints but to most unimaginable degree. I broke my back 2 yrs prior to this but i can honestly say this was definately the most pain i have ever suffered in my life. I could barely walk, talk or even see propely. I actually thought I was on the road out..my fiance was carrying me to the toilet and took me to A&E 3 times in 5days but they did nothing to help. This ultimately resulted in the dealth of my unborn baby girl as I have since found out that with an earlier diagnosis they could have given me a blood transfusion and saved her....
Once the initial virus started to calm down and all my skin on my hands and feet peeled off!? strange I know! I begun to make a slow recovery and when I say slow I mean Im still recovering. I still have regular flare ups but they are decreasing at a slow rate and unfortunately for myself there is no such thing as a pain free day, just varying degrees of aches, pains and still also itching. I dont take any meds and have never been offered any but reading everyones posts has made me realise there is help available if u find the right doctor.
Thankyou everyone who has posted because this is the first time in 2yrs i realise im not alone...x
Nope. Never been depressed a day in my life. I'm one of those happy go lucky types that is always smiling. Only meds I've been on have been for allergies and asthma. Don't even take much in the way of painkillers when I've had surgery.
You could have just said you were only on allergy and asthma meds. Being depressed or taking meds for it is nothing to be ashamed of.
Severe mania is considered a mental disorder. sociopath's smile all the time, I went to school with one.
has anyone reading this thread went on to have a successful pregnancy after parvovirus. I still suffer flare up's now however have just recently found out im pregnant again and im naturally very worried as i lost my last baby due to parvo!!??? Very worried and doctors are completely hopeless.....
Got an MRI. Clean What's causing it? A polyp, a large one, in my sinus cavity on the right side.
Doubtful
Many people have polyps in their sinus. I have one even, sometimes they cause trouble sometimes they don't. But they definitely do not cause the problems you are experiencing. Also MRI's always don't tell the whole story, it's just a tool.
has anyone reading this thread went on to have a successful pregnancy after parvovirus. I still suffer flare up's now however have just recently found out im pregnant again and im naturally very worried as i lost my last baby due to parvo!!??? Very worried and doctors are completely hopeless.....
It is unlikely that you are infected with live virus at this point. Your baby is most likely protected by the antibodies your body has made to the virus. The odds are that your baby will do fine!
You mentioned in an earlier post that you feel that the little girl you lost could have been saved by giving you a blood transfusion. That is not correct. If a pregnant woman has parvo and the fetus shows evidence of anemia on ultrasound, it is possible to transfuse the fetus in utero. But the baby has to get the transfusion, not mom.
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What's causing it? A polyp, a large one, in my sinus cavity on the right side.
