Something new. (Medically)
Posted Friday, April 17, 2009 at 4:21 AM I just wanted to keep you all up to date on my condition. I shared this on several thyroid cancer sites to see if anyone has experience with what’s happening to me. On April 6th, around 2:30 or 3:00 in the afternoon, I suddenly felt exhausted—not sleepy, just weak—and couldn’t concentrate. The next morning I felt better, but that afternoon it happened again. Since then the weakness has started earlier each day. Now I wake up feeling weak and get weaker as the day goes on. I’m experiencing weakness, tingling in my hands and feet, headaches with exertion, dizziness, and trouble concentrating. I can’t do many of my normal activities—journaling, evening meditation, reading, or climbing stairs. My endocrinologist checked my TSH level; it’s 0.25, so I’m not hypothyroid. My GP believes this may be Paraneoplastic Syndrome, possibly Myasthenia Gravis. Paraneoplastic Syndrome occurs when cancer causes the immune system to attack the nervous sy...