Hypochondria

I'm convinced I have some rare neurological disease. DH disagrees.

For about a year I've had occasional random, painful twitches in my hand -- often when I'm trying to grip something (or unbuckle carseats, ugh), but sometimes with no provocation at all.

A week or two ago, I had intermittent pain in my heel that was so bad I gasped loudly any time it struck (freaking out the girls; the toddler had to remind me not to huff and puff her). I walked on the side of my foot for a few days to compensate until -- *poof!* -- the pain was gone as mysteriously as it had come.

Tonight I've got the hand twinges and the same thing going on in my neck.

With all of these things, it's always on my left side.

DH thinks it can all be explained by ordinary ailments: The beginnings of carpal tunnel syndrome, since I'm on the computer so much (and have been much of my adult life for school and jobs and hobbies); plantar fasciitis, from wearing cheapo Walmart shoes with poor arch support; I probably slept on my neck funny. Hmmph.

He's probably right. He is, after all, the one with the extensive medical education from accredited universities, whereas I'm the one who gets her information on rare diseases from House (mmmmm, rowr!). Still, we do seem to have some weirdo diseases in my family, so I feel a teensy bit justified in my paranoia.


~RCH~