Sort of reposting a lingering problem for which we can’t find a solution.
After a hair transplant end November 2021 and a period of high stress, I started to experience physical symptoms. The symptom/problem started around mid-December (3-4 weeks after surgery). Started with a burning sensation in my inner thighs which lasted for 2 days. This turned into a feeling of small electric shocks in my legs. Which led to eventually experiencing small pricks/stings in my legs and arms.
The sensation is almost always present. Sometimes in high, sometimes low sensitivity. It doesn’t flare up in periods of stress or decrease at times of rest. I’ve been trying to correlate the intensity with certain events or times of the day but haven’t been successful in generating any valuable conclusions.
So far, I have done:
I have experienced a lot of stress and did have a lot of fear post-surgery. A lot of health anxiety hit me like a ton of bricks. I believe my fight or flight response was triggered a lot or for a longer time because of all the fear and anxiety. But I can’t be sure that what I’m experiencing is due to my brain sending the wrong signals and my nerves firing up.
Does anyone have any clue on what I could have? Or if anything that I shared based on others’ assumptions could be true?
I really hope I can find something to calm my body down. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please feel free to share them.
After a hair transplant end November 2021 and a period of high stress, I started to experience physical symptoms. The symptom/problem started around mid-December (3-4 weeks after surgery). Started with a burning sensation in my inner thighs which lasted for 2 days. This turned into a feeling of small electric shocks in my legs. Which led to eventually experiencing small pricks/stings in my legs and arms.
The sensation is almost always present. Sometimes in high, sometimes low sensitivity. It doesn’t flare up in periods of stress or decrease at times of rest. I’ve been trying to correlate the intensity with certain events or times of the day but haven’t been successful in generating any valuable conclusions.
So far, I have done:
- Extensive bloodwork -> everything normal
- Consultation with a dermatologist -> everything normal
- Consultation with a neurologist -> thinks it’s hypersensitivity
- Did an MRI of my upper back (also because I started to experience mid back pain) -> everything normal
- Consultation with other general doc -> also leans towards hypersensitivity
I have experienced a lot of stress and did have a lot of fear post-surgery. A lot of health anxiety hit me like a ton of bricks. I believe my fight or flight response was triggered a lot or for a longer time because of all the fear and anxiety. But I can’t be sure that what I’m experiencing is due to my brain sending the wrong signals and my nerves firing up.
Does anyone have any clue on what I could have? Or if anything that I shared based on others’ assumptions could be true?
I really hope I can find something to calm my body down. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please feel free to share them.