Well that’s assuming these whacko symptoms I’ve been experiencing lately is the result of having brain tumors. It would however explain my insanity too. :-D
But let’s recap: It started off with my arm hurting like a son-of-a-female-dog (which I blame women for, and still do). Then my hands started feeling like they’ve been slathered with Novocaine. Then I get a neck sprain where I can’t turn all the way left without screaming for Mommy (and it’s been like this for almost two weeks now). Then my tongue gets numb on me. Seriously. The same kind of numb feeling I’ve been experiencing in my hands too.
So other than the brain tumors, it could also be: hypothyroidism, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, or some kind of neuropathic disease that would eventually result in my extremely violent and painful death. Total awesomeness, dude!
As you can imagine, this hasn’t really put me in the mood to blog lately. I’d go to a doctor, except for the fact that I hate, hate, HATE doctors. They subject you to a hundred tests that makes them a ton of money, and then when they still can’t figure out what’s wrong with you, they’ll give you some B.S. diagnosis like “chronic fatigue” just to keep you from warming up to their dirty secret that in spite of all their training, they’re still a bunch of clueless morons who don’t know a damned thing about the human body. The only time it seems they get a diagnosis right is when it happens to be for a fatal disease.
So, no doctors for me right now, thank you very much. Just in case though, I’ve been searching for Last Will and Testament templates I could use to make sure my parents quickly inherit all my belongings without any problems (including my stuffed animal collection and my Homer Simpson doll.) My laptop though I’m taking with me to my grave.
I should maybe be more concerned about this, but I guess I’m at peace now with the fact that my life has always been utterly meaningless, so it wouldn’t surprise me to see nature correct its mistake by soon putting me out of my misery.
Oy, I need to stop reading those novels by H.P. Lovecraft. It’s really making me morbid these days.
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Sounds like a pinched nerve, probably in the cervical region (THE NECK).
If you still want to die, there’s a great software program called Family Lawyer that has a pre-made last will & testament you can fill out. Now how would I know that?
You gotta take care of yourself, dude! You’re not getting any younger!
You may have to go to a few doctors first, but someone will be able to tell you what’s wrong. Last month I had an allergic reaction on my foot caused by the Japanese version of Neosporin. I went to a dermatologist and she told me it was athlete’s foot. She prescribed some topical medicine, and within two hours of putting it on, my foot was swollen and covered in painful blisters. The second dermatologist correctly diagnosed the problem and saved me from having to amputate from my ankle down.
What?! And risk the world losing a comic like you? How selfish of you!
Get yourself to a doc, pronto!
Ditto ^ I get that you don’t like doctors Linc, but you really should go. It could be something simple and easy to correct.
Problem is, we have a high concentration of doctors here who are, for lack of a better phrase, a bunch of flaming dillweed schmuckaroons. Last doc I saw almost killed me by giving me freebies from a drug company he was shilling for.
If it gets worse I’ll probably go see someone, but I’m already starting to get some feeling back in my tongue, so we’ll see how I am after the weekend is up.
Now we KNOW you’re feeling better. More like your old self!
Pinched nerve. I agree. I’m not a doctor I just play one at home.
Dude! Go to the freaking doctor.
Real men don’t see doctors. They work through the pain.
Or better yet, they get some hot girl to kiss the booboos that give them pain.
READ:
“Dr. ClaireBear is single.”
Just saying. ^_^
I agree with another comment; definitely sounds like a pinched nerve. I have had those before. However, it would go away in 3 or 4 days. How long have you had this?
It’s been going on for a few weeks, but my neck is finally getting better, and my tongue is not as numb as before. My hands though still feel numb, so it might be carpal tunnel. I haven’t put it on ice yet but I’m going to every night and then see how it goes.
@CaseyC – Wow…two Caseys, both allergic to neosporin…what are the odds…I ended up with both arms swollen to double their normal size, and bright red after putting it on a scratch a few years ago.
And Linc…stop being such a drama queen…you’re not dieing. Sheesh.
Look, just because I like to be melodramatic doesn’t mean I’m a drama queen. Besides, I’m more of a dancing queen anyway:
Hey! You stop reading and writing in the bloggosphere for a month and it all goes to hell!!!!! You’re dying on me now??? At least your rage against my fellow sisters and I is a constant we can hang on to! lol! Sorry I’ve been absent, a bizzare, hectic, depressing and good 4 months has been my 2008 so far and it has stripped me of all worthwhile things to say. Contemplating killing the blog for a while. In the words of the governor of the great state of California (not that I’d know) “It’s nad a toomor, it’s nad.” For translation – re-hire kindergarten cop or any Arnie movie. Rach.
Pinched nerves don’t heal in 3 to 4 days! Not even chicken pox goes that quickly. I have had a problem with my shoulder for almost a year (I keep straining it). But pinched nerves often take months.
@evilwoobie: Sure, she could fix me right up… if she didn’t live 15,000 miles AWAY.
@Rachel: SEE what happens when you disappear on me like that??? My life just falls apart completely! Shame on you!
I hope you’ll stick around now, because baby needs a wittle bit of blog wubs.
you know, i never really got around to looking at how far NYC is from Manila, but if you’re ever in town, give me a call.
okay, putting on my nerd hat.
sounds like it could be a possible polyneuropathy – multiple nerves – but what could have triggered it? no leaning too much on an impinged nerve because that wouldn’t cover the tongue numbness and it’s not likely to involve both your hands… a brain tumor and an impinged nerve root more commonly causes symptoms that are specifically localized along a certain distribution, like a cut off power supply.
are you taking any medications or been drinking too much alcohol?
bottomline – you really have to get checked. for one thing, a neurologic exam by an MD would give him a pretty good idea of where the problem is, so he can start figuring out what the problem is. i know you hate seeing doctors (so do i and i am one!), but sometimes it’s best to can the manly man act and get yourself diagnosed. okay?
Would a neck sprain cause the tongue numbness? That’s actually gotten better lately. Not a 100 percent, but better. The hands could be explained by carpal tunnel. They’re already feeling a bit better as well ever since I’ve been icing them.
neck sprain does no equal tongue numbness because the tongue’s nerve supply comes from higher up, from your cranial nerves (sensation of the tongue is governed by the facial nerve – VII, sensation of the face by the trigeminal nerve – V). i suppose bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome is possible, but it usually doesn’t present as numbness all at once.
go. to. your. doctor. now.
I will. Eventually. :-D
YEP! Get your arse down that doctors.
Like me, you could have MS. (Which is also a son-of-a-gun) But you could also have a tumour which if caught in time WILL NOT kill you.
Have some respect for your family who’ll say “If Only” a million times a day after you’ve gone.
But if you’ve just been on ‘the queer stuff’ then you reap what you sow.
Pete.
I’m worth more dead than I am alive. I bite the bullet and they can buy a house and live debt free, so you can understand if I’m having a little bit of trouble trying to figure just exactly why I should keep on drawing breath. :-D
And so… How is it over a year later?
Ask me again in another year. :-D
Ok, will do…
But only after asking if you’ve tried sour candies for your numb tongue?