Some Answers, More Questions
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:51 am
I really don't know where to begin. Let me start by listing my symptoms, most I have experienced off and on for years. This is a complete list of everything I deal with. Not a list of me matching up what may be MS related.
1. Numbness in Arm & Hand (started in April 09)
2. Blurred Vision (years)
3. Vertigo (years)
4. Heat Sensitivity (started in late teens. 26 now)
5. Trouble Sleeping (last 4 years)
6. Hands Shaking (started early this year)
7. History of Migraines (diagnosed in 2006)
8. Frequent Headaches (since teens)
9. Hallucinations (couple of years)
10. Body Twitch (couple of years)
11. Bruise Easily (couple of years)
12. Poor Circulation (year or so)
13. Pins & Needles on Hands and Feet (started early this year)
14. Complete Loss of Peripheral Vision (occured once in 2007)
15. Pain in Legs-hours at a time (couple years now)
16. Ringing/Buzzing in Ears (couple of years)
17. Floaters (couple of years)
18. Dizziness/Lightheaded when standing-daily occurence (year or so)
So, I saw my Doc on Friday and got results to my EEG, EMG, MRI and Labs. The Results...
Labs:
I have High Cholesterol
I DO NOT have Lyme Disease or Lupus
My Kidney's and everything else are fine
EEG:
Confirms I am having seizures lasting about 7-8 seconds. Doc say's it could be related to Epilepsy but she wants to view my scans first. I didn't know I was having seizures and am wondering if all the times during the day that I'm experiencing blurred vision, if that's a "symptom" of the seizure.
EMG:
Confirmed I have Carpel Tunnel in both wrist (knew that). She also said I appear to have the beginning or Peripheral Nerve Damage.
She did the EMG for the tingling in my finger tips and hands. I also have tingling in my toes but she only did the upper body EMG. She told me what I needed to do to get my cholesterol down which is no problem. She also said I needed to start coming in for B12 shots. I've seen B12 mentioned here frequently and I'm wondering what it does/helps? She also said I needed to get on a Woman's MultiVitamin immediately.
The thing that pissed me off is she didn't even have my scans. She told me (at the appointment) to bring in a copy of my scans so she can look at them. She read the radiologist report and pretty much told me what I had already figured out. There is definitely one 7x9mm spot. She didn't want to say anything further until she saw the scans.
So here are my questions...
What does B12 help/do?
Do any of you (diagnosed with MS) suffer from seizures?
Have you had the possible epilepsy diagnosis before your MS diagnosis?
Of course, I have a shit load of questions pop into my head after the appointment. I'm going back on Monday to give her my scans and then we'll see what she say's after viewing those. Some of you may have heard my previous rants about her lack of listening and I just can't understand how Epilepsy & Peripheral Nerve Damage could produce all those symptoms. Some of which don't seem related to those 2 possible diseases.
Just wanting some experienced feedback, any little bit helps. Thank you!
1. Numbness in Arm & Hand (started in April 09)
2. Blurred Vision (years)
3. Vertigo (years)
4. Heat Sensitivity (started in late teens. 26 now)
5. Trouble Sleeping (last 4 years)
6. Hands Shaking (started early this year)
7. History of Migraines (diagnosed in 2006)
8. Frequent Headaches (since teens)
9. Hallucinations (couple of years)
10. Body Twitch (couple of years)
11. Bruise Easily (couple of years)
12. Poor Circulation (year or so)
13. Pins & Needles on Hands and Feet (started early this year)
14. Complete Loss of Peripheral Vision (occured once in 2007)
15. Pain in Legs-hours at a time (couple years now)
16. Ringing/Buzzing in Ears (couple of years)
17. Floaters (couple of years)
18. Dizziness/Lightheaded when standing-daily occurence (year or so)
So, I saw my Doc on Friday and got results to my EEG, EMG, MRI and Labs. The Results...
Labs:
I have High Cholesterol
I DO NOT have Lyme Disease or Lupus
My Kidney's and everything else are fine
EEG:
Confirms I am having seizures lasting about 7-8 seconds. Doc say's it could be related to Epilepsy but she wants to view my scans first. I didn't know I was having seizures and am wondering if all the times during the day that I'm experiencing blurred vision, if that's a "symptom" of the seizure.
EMG:
Confirmed I have Carpel Tunnel in both wrist (knew that). She also said I appear to have the beginning or Peripheral Nerve Damage.
She did the EMG for the tingling in my finger tips and hands. I also have tingling in my toes but she only did the upper body EMG. She told me what I needed to do to get my cholesterol down which is no problem. She also said I needed to start coming in for B12 shots. I've seen B12 mentioned here frequently and I'm wondering what it does/helps? She also said I needed to get on a Woman's MultiVitamin immediately.
The thing that pissed me off is she didn't even have my scans. She told me (at the appointment) to bring in a copy of my scans so she can look at them. She read the radiologist report and pretty much told me what I had already figured out. There is definitely one 7x9mm spot. She didn't want to say anything further until she saw the scans.
So here are my questions...
What does B12 help/do?
Do any of you (diagnosed with MS) suffer from seizures?
Have you had the possible epilepsy diagnosis before your MS diagnosis?
Of course, I have a shit load of questions pop into my head after the appointment. I'm going back on Monday to give her my scans and then we'll see what she say's after viewing those. Some of you may have heard my previous rants about her lack of listening and I just can't understand how Epilepsy & Peripheral Nerve Damage could produce all those symptoms. Some of which don't seem related to those 2 possible diseases.
Just wanting some experienced feedback, any little bit helps. Thank you!