Added Another Doctor to my Team

I've figured out that absolutely no doctor is willing to consider my story. So, my current approach is just to begin gathering a team. If I had done this last year, I would have gotten no where, as I had nothing they could point at and say "that's not right." However, my right arm has become a significant issue. While, so far, they all see it as some type of possibly orthopedic issue (nope), I have follow-up appointments scheduled with all of them. I'm confident that as things progress they will begin to be willing to be more exploratory in their ideas.

Currently, I have a variable amount of pain in my right arm that is exacerbated by stretching the muscles. Additionally, I have intermittent aching pain without associated movement, tenderness of the epidermal layer (not the skin, the layers beneath it, and a burning sensation that varies in intensity. All these pains are at least partially relieved if I ice the area - skin, epidermal layer, and muscular.

Today, I saw an orthopedic physician that I have previously seen for a torn labrum. I did not share my full story, just that i had a history of 1-2 month illnesses throughout my lifetime followed by long periods of great health but have now suffered through 18 months of continually changing symptoms and suffering.

The outcome was an MRI ordered for my shoulder, and a followup afterwards. Additionally, my physician will check into who does muscle biopsies in the area and will look into that as a next step if the MRI doesn't show anything significant. I don't think it will. I think the muscular pain is tearing and that tearing is cleaned up by macrophages which my system has in overdrive.

Next week, I have an EMG of my arm. I don't think it will show anything either. Claude isn't able to give a solid opinion on the matter, as the entire condition is hypothetical to him. He gave a definite maybe.