| Legs very weak
(feels like they can't hold my weight). For that reason I lock my
knees. Many times I simply can't bend my knees.
Hyper extend knees when walking or standing.
Tend to fall forward when I stand to pull pants
up etc. I try to compensate and sometimes fall backward as a
consequence.
It's hard to tell for sure because I use a walker
but I get the impression that I kind of go off to the right a little
when I walk.
Legs and feet from the knee down feel icy cold
(mostly at night when I go to bed), cold enough to be painful many
times.
Ankles turn easily (predominate on right).
Sweat at night (forehead, back of neck, underarms
and genital area). Underarms feel sticky, genital area is always moist
with kind of a sweet smell to it (a sickening sweet smell). NOTE: I
can't remember EVER seeing my dad sweat.
Sensitive to cold. Sensitive to odors (I always
notice someone's breath) and loud noise (loud music irritates me,
that's a problem because my wife has a hearing problem, get a headache
from lots of noise).
Have a birthmark on top of left foot (brown
color, close to a rectangle shape, about 1 1/2 inches by 1/2 inch, have
always had it that I can remember).
Have little red spots covering chest, stomach,
upper arms and back (I notice them more on chest and stomach, that is
also the area I can see the best). Have had them as long as I can
remember (color would be a dark red, strawberry or cranberry color).
NOTE: My son has them too.
Have a lot of neck pain (tension or a tight
feeling, gets sore and painful at times radiating down into shoulders).
Sometimes I also get bad headaches (starting in neck or base of skull,
spreading to eyes and temples, could be worse on either side and eyes
get very sore). When the headache is really bad I can't eat from
nausea, don't urinate as much because I don't drink much (sometimes
want something cold to drink but don't have the energy to get up and
get it). Have tried both cool and warm compresses over eyes with
minimal relief. Don't want to move during these headaches (any kind of
movement causes greater pain). Sometimes Silica helps but most times I
try to go to sleep and it may ease up. Will start before I get up and
last all day, may finally start to ease up by early evening (neck will
be very sore and tender afterward).
Get cramps in my hands now and then (fingers draw
up and I have trouble stretching fingers out straight). My younger
brother had that bad (The doctor's solution...cut the tendons in the
fingers...even that didn't help the fingers drawing up or the pain
involved).
Get groin pain (seems to be the
testicles)...feels like clothes are tight pressing on them or clothes
are twisted putting pressure on them.
Ears ring constantly (seems to be louder in right
ear most of the time)...never goes away.
Get depressed, worry about finances and it
bothers me that there are things I can't do around the house and I
don't like depending on someone else to do them, as a consequence I
won't ask which means it won't get done then I worry about that too.
Always seem to feel guilty. I take the
responsibility for everything even when I know I can't do it I still
feel guilty because I can't.
Have trouble going to sleep (mind is always
working). Even when I do sleep I'm still extremely tired and even seem
to feel worse after sleeping.
Usually drag toes when walking, the times when
I'm able to pick feet up I pick them up too high trying to avoid
dragging toes.
Stay very tired (could be because it's such an
effort to do anything physical).
Get sores on shins from hitting them on things
and they sometimes seem to take a long time to heal.
Sometimes I take a sneezing spell (not sure if
it's a reaction to something in the air or not). NOTE: My dad does this
also, he is very sensitive to chicken feathers and pollen. (When I was
visiting recently he started sneezing, runny eyes etc. I gave him
Allium Cepa 30c and it cleared up in a couple of minutes).
Balance is very bad. When the legs feel a little
stronger than they have been in awhile I still need something to hold
onto to give me some stability. Worse in the dark....a little better
when I can see where I'm walking. I always said in the dark I can't
tell which way is up (I lose my spatial reference). I always tended to
try to be near a wall or at least something to touch to help keep my
balance.
Feet and legs jerk (either one may do it, mostly
at night in bed but sometimes at other times too).
Can't sleep on back (back and legs hurt when I
try). Could never sleep on stomach (can't get comfortable and neck
hurts). Have to sleep on side with knees pulled up and hand between
knees to ease pressure. Feet feel heavy and get ankle pain in bed.
Seems easier to get to sleep on right side.
Itch sometimes (don't know if it's an allergic
reaction or not). Will be ankles, forearm or stomach usually. Will come
in waves (every time I'm almost asleep it will feel like something is
biting me, scratching really doesn't help, will burn and itch and get
red from scratching). Apis seems to help some (the last time at least).
Get dark circles around eyes. When humidity is
high nose gets plugged up and get dry mouth with bad breath.
Tend to feel like an outsider in most situations.
Kinda stay to myself, stay home rather than go anyplace because I feel
funny having people help me with things and there is some discomfort
associated with moving around, sitting and standing, walking etc.
Will sometimes get emotional or tender hearted
and prefer to be alone at those times.
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