Is it MS?
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 2:38 pm
Ok... So I've been having weird symptoms for a while that I believe might be MS. I think I have finally come up with the nerve to deal with this...
So here is the background...
November 2008 - Basically my entire body went numb (tingling). Half of my face, neck, shoulders, back, legs etc... Went to the doctor & he did a basic "can you feel sharp/dull test..." Which I could feel the difference... My neck & back were super tense. I was sent to the chiropracter to see if that would take away the pain... It seemed to go away after 3/4 weeks - my doctor mentioned MS but since the symptoms went away neither myself or the doctor pursued anything else.
December 2009 - Breathing problems - went to specialist & he could not figure out why. He said it just appears sometimes in people for no reason. Ok so I have an inhaler - but it is not excerise induced or an outward allergent either... This has been coming & going ever since.
December 2010 - Numbness/tingling came back intermittently. Sometimes on my face, neck/back or arms. Also what I can describe as pins/needles sensation (burning almost) in my arms when I would move my arm, pick up things & at rest. Also, out of the blue ,weakness in my hands/fingers & arms. These also come and go.
My neck & shoulders are in pain!! Like I have huge knots in there squeezing me.
For the last month I have been tired all the time whether or not I have had enough sleep.
My balance is horrible (I have noticed this over the last 6 months) I will also get dizzy/light headed easily.
In the last 6 months I have seen white "spots" in my vision This lasts for 10-20 seconds. (3-4 times)
Muscle spasms in arms/legs - not very extreme or often. This has happened randomly over the past 3 years.
I noticed over the past few weeks sensitivity to extreme heat. I went in the hot tub... my feet had been cold & it felt like I was scadling them when I tried placing them in the water. Afterwards my legs felt like they were extremely overheated/kinda weak... Once they "cooled down" I was fine.
Also being super emotional... not just in the "time of the month"
Crying over things I would not normally...
There are a few more things but I believe I am rambling...
I plan on seeing my doctor after the holidays... I don't want to go in blindly! Whether it is MS or not I want to be able to get some kind of answer...
Any thoughts...?
So here is the background...
November 2008 - Basically my entire body went numb (tingling). Half of my face, neck, shoulders, back, legs etc... Went to the doctor & he did a basic "can you feel sharp/dull test..." Which I could feel the difference... My neck & back were super tense. I was sent to the chiropracter to see if that would take away the pain... It seemed to go away after 3/4 weeks - my doctor mentioned MS but since the symptoms went away neither myself or the doctor pursued anything else.
December 2009 - Breathing problems - went to specialist & he could not figure out why. He said it just appears sometimes in people for no reason. Ok so I have an inhaler - but it is not excerise induced or an outward allergent either... This has been coming & going ever since.
December 2010 - Numbness/tingling came back intermittently. Sometimes on my face, neck/back or arms. Also what I can describe as pins/needles sensation (burning almost) in my arms when I would move my arm, pick up things & at rest. Also, out of the blue ,weakness in my hands/fingers & arms. These also come and go.
My neck & shoulders are in pain!! Like I have huge knots in there squeezing me.
For the last month I have been tired all the time whether or not I have had enough sleep.
My balance is horrible (I have noticed this over the last 6 months) I will also get dizzy/light headed easily.
In the last 6 months I have seen white "spots" in my vision This lasts for 10-20 seconds. (3-4 times)
Muscle spasms in arms/legs - not very extreme or often. This has happened randomly over the past 3 years.
I noticed over the past few weeks sensitivity to extreme heat. I went in the hot tub... my feet had been cold & it felt like I was scadling them when I tried placing them in the water. Afterwards my legs felt like they were extremely overheated/kinda weak... Once they "cooled down" I was fine.
Also being super emotional... not just in the "time of the month"
Crying over things I would not normally...
There are a few more things but I believe I am rambling...
I plan on seeing my doctor after the holidays... I don't want to go in blindly! Whether it is MS or not I want to be able to get some kind of answer...
Any thoughts...?