[Dan Madden]

I am an optimist because being a pessimist does me no good at all.

[Dan Madden]

Sharity–I’m undiagnosed. MRI’s of brain and thoracic spine both negative. In the last year, I’ve developed a numb left achilles tendon and foot; also nystagmus, diagnosed a month ago….things skip around in my vision. I don’t have diabetes. I have some of your symptoms:  itching (left quad only), jerking (getting much worse), forgetting words. I was talking to a friend about a famous athlete and forgot his name mid-sentence. Your jerking is an exact description of mine. Mine first manifested about 20 years ago and involved my left hand while carrying a coffee cup. Without active concentration I will spill the coffee. This “monitoring” is not required by a healthy nervous system. Now I get minor jerking elsewhere (shoulders, back). Lying on my side and supporting my head with my neck muscles while reading is no longer an option, as the more interesting the book, the less neck muscle monitoring I will do, so my head suddenly drops on a regular basis.  What I’m pretty sure is happening is that the common positions we hold our body in are now requiring  concentration to maintain. Another symptom I just realize I have is that I’m becoming too wordy.

[Dan Madden]

Steve, I had a hard time reading your info because if the control language that accompanied it, so sorry if this is a dumb question: Are you undiagnosed?

Dan