Overcoming Tremors and Twitching

[LisaQ.]

Traci,
When I was dx'ed, shaking was my worst symptom. I had tremors of my legs, arms, hands, trunk, jaw, well...practically my whole body. Forget about standing, at all. Ever. I was too frightened of falling to even walk, most of the time.

Twitching was just incidental for me.

Oddly I was previously dx'ed with coxsackie B virus, but not coxsackie A, which is apparently responsible for hand, foot and mouth disease. (I've always had foot IN mouth disease, but that's a different subject, LOL.)

Coxsackie viruses can wreak post-viral havoc with your nervous system. Do you know which virus you tested positive for?

HFMD can also be caused by other enteroviruses.

The bottom line is, you just need to let it run its course, but I thought you might find comfort in knowing you aren't alone. Shaking legs and buckling knee caps are quite common.

Blessings,
Sue

 

[NervousNextStudent]

Thanks so much SuzieQ, I wasnt tested for the virus...which really upsets me. I went to the ED with the symptoms and they diagnosed me with out blood work...the Dr. said oh yes...classic hand foot and mouth, and later that week I found out a girl at my daughters day care had it so I accepted the diagnosis...I then got a referal from my GP for the ID clinic two weeks down the road...by the time I went I didn't have any active lesions so the ID doc said he couldn't blood test for it.

Just this week I've gotten more sores on my hands but no where elese, mind you this is 2 months after I had hand foot and mouth....so I'm on my way back to the ID this morning to see if he thinks I've still go it, or if I just have some type of skin irritation.