In early April of 2010 I began noticing a soreness and throbbing on the back of my neck around the C6/C7 vertebrae area. While in the grocery store a pulsating electrical current shot out of my neck and briefly paralyzed half of my body. This occurred again 3 days later. A shortwhile after this I was struck ill with a mysterious flu-like condition that rendered me very confused, nauseas, and with difficulty breathing. When I woke up the next morning I could barely gain control of my muscles enough to walk. When I did finally stand up I could barely maintain my balance and felt constantly wobbly. This continued for weeks. My neck and chest muscles were tight and I was coughing up yellowish sputum. I felt overall sick, weak and confused. I tried various things and noticed that when I took an over the counter anti-histamine my condition improved a little bit...although by not much. I was sensitive to light, my eyes were bloodshot and my muscles were very weak and I couldn't stand for very long before I had to sit down again. Approximately 2 weeks after the onset of this illness I noticed these "blood spots" growing in the middle of my fingernails that expanded outwards and eventually turned into a gold, flaky crust on the inside of my nails. Some nails became bent and crooked and had deep open "pits" in them. To this day, 6 months later, my nails are still the same and new blood spots grow out on occasion. 5 out of my 10 fingers are affected. Update: The nails tested positive for Aspergillus Niger by Lab Corp August 2010
Update: Travelling to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN for help.
