A mixed martial arts fighter who has a condition which makes it look like he has bugs crawling under his skin has said he's in constant agony.
Chris Fantetti, 26, has 1,000 fasciculations a day and says that the erratic muscle jerks have meant he struggles to wash and dress himself.
The former fighter, from Gillingham, Kent, was diagnosed with a neurological condition called chiari malformation by a private doctor in Spain in January.
As well as this, he was also diagnosed with filum disease and neuro-cranio-vertebral syndrome but claims he was told by doctors in the UK that it was 'just in his head.'
Chris Fantetti, 26, who has 1,000 fasciculations a day says he's in constant agony because of his condition and can no longer compete in mixed martial arts competitions
Mr Fantetti claims that before this he spent five months in pain and visited his GP at Woodlands Family Practice at least 20 times and his local hospital at least 10.
Former railway worker Mr Fantetti, who has lost two stone in muscle since he became ill, said: 'It's totally changed my life, it's really depressing.
'I have about 1000 fasciculations a day and it genuinely looks like I've got bugs crawling under my skin when it's at its worst.
'I'm in constant agony and I can't see any end in sight.'
Mr Fantetti first began to experience back pain in July last year but believes his condition may have first showed initial symptoms as early as January 2018.
At the same time he also began to experience the fasciculations, which a doctor has since found is caused by chiari malformations, abnormalities in the brain that impair balance and muscle control.
He claims despite more than 20 visits to his GP surgery he was diagnosed with asthma and told the condition was psychological.
Mr Fantetti said he also made at least fifteen visits to A&E at Medway Maritime Hospital in Gillingham after experiencing pain but claims he was told he had anxiety.
