Heartbreak is never fun, but one woman’s breakup took a devastating turn after a breakup left her unable to walk.
The TikTok user, who messages under Miss Nervy, was diagnosed with a functional neurological disorder just over six weeks ago and is now confined to a wheelchair.
The content creator originally shared her story via a series of slides describing her experience before following up with an in-depth video a few days later.
The 20-year-old reported feeling her legs tingling when she woke up on a Monday morning, which resulted in her being unable to stand or walk.
She went to the doctor and had a CT scan of her spine done, which was clear, but she was admitted to hospital as she could not walk or stand.
“I wake up and can’t move my legs or stand,” she recalls. “It’s really driving me crazy now, it’s not funny anymore.”
Days later, she was still unable to walk and this time was sent to the neurological department, where the doctor made a diagnosis.
“I was so heartbroken that I developed a neurological condition that causes this,” she said.
The TikTok user, who posts under Miss Nervy, was diagnosed with a functional neurological disorder more than six weeks ago and is now confined to a wheelchair
The student posted a follow-up video answering some frequently asked questions about her condition.
“For the past month and a half I’ve been in a wheelchair or in a bed, as you can see behind me,” she shared in a recent video posted online.
The content creator said she has had several MRIs, CT scans, X-rays, an EMG, and numerous blood tests, but she can’t find anything physiologically wrong.
“Everything turned out fine,” she said. ‘Everything has been thoroughly examined.’
The first time she started experiencing symptoms, she was in the hospital for four days, and the second time for eight days, assuring viewers that doctors had “checked everything.”
The young woman added that they also tested her eyes, but nothing was abnormal.
At this point, the creator still can’t stand it and said in a response that her thighs feel the same as how your face feels when the dentist anesthetizes you.
“A little bit numb and from my knees down, it’s tingling like pins and needles non-stop,” she said.
The student posted a follow-up video answering some frequently asked questions about her condition (stock image)
Functional neurological disorder (FND) is a neurological condition that affects the way the brain and body communicate.
According to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Medical News Today and NORD, although the symptoms resemble neurological diseases, including those of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s and epilepsy, and can be just as debilitating, they are not caused by a structural disease of the nervous system. but instead pose a problem with the ‘functioning’ of the nervous system and are often referred to as ‘medically unexplained’.
People with FND appear to lose the ability to control or access their bodies normally. The ‘basic wiring’ of the nervous system is intact, but when people with FND try to use it to move, feel or think, they cannot exercise normal control over it.
Its cause is poorly understood, but scientists have likened it to a malfunction in the brain that causes symptoms to persist after they are first experienced as a result of a physical injury, an infectious disease, a panic attack or a migraine.
Depending on their condition, patients may receive physiotherapy, psychological therapy or occupational therapy – or a combination thereof.