Just a Question
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 11:49 pm
Hello everyone!
I am a 27 year old female with no history of any medical conditions except the occasional migraine, but the last 2 or 3 months I have had some troubling things going on and after doing a web search (which was the worst idea I've ever had) I am worried I could have MS. I was hoping to maybe post how I've been feeling and get some feedback on what others who have been diagnosed noticed in the beginning of their MS journey. Here I go.
Terrible, awful night sweats - having to change clothes once or twice or just resorting to the birthday suit
Numbness in my feet
An odd almost tingling but not painful sensation in my arms and legs when moving (usually walking or standing)
Tiredness (needing to sleep 8 or 9 hours and then still feeling tired or falling asleep later in the day - too tired to make dinner, etc) but other days where I feel like I can take on the world and am active
Constantly vacillating between hot and cold when I'm awake. (At work I will go from being covered in a blanket with hands so cold they're bright white to taking off the blanket and my sweatshirt in a matter of 15 minutes)
A warm feeling like warm water rushing over me
A red and warm to the touch face all the time
Brain farts (last night I put the peanut butter in the broom closet and not the pantry and a few days before I put a bag of frozen chicken in the cupboard and not the freezer)
Lightheadedness
Constant itching so bad that I look like a tiger attacked me when I'm finally done scratching
Pain with intercourse and inability to orgasm
All of these come and go and never are with me for too long but have been present constantly over the last few months. I have no family history of MS. I'm afraid if I go to the doctor with my concerns they will be treated as unimportant because any blood tests (thyroid, CBC, and BMP) have been normal as has a recent head CT unrelated to the symptoms that was done about 6 months ago for a lump under my chin found by my dentist that turned out to be a part of my bone structure.
I'm just confused and looking for answers, not necessarily reassurance. If I do have MS or something else, I will take it in stride and continue to do the best to care for myself, I just want to know if there is any chance anyone else had these symptoms in the early days of their diagnosis.
Thanks all!
I am a 27 year old female with no history of any medical conditions except the occasional migraine, but the last 2 or 3 months I have had some troubling things going on and after doing a web search (which was the worst idea I've ever had) I am worried I could have MS. I was hoping to maybe post how I've been feeling and get some feedback on what others who have been diagnosed noticed in the beginning of their MS journey. Here I go.
Terrible, awful night sweats - having to change clothes once or twice or just resorting to the birthday suit
Numbness in my feet
An odd almost tingling but not painful sensation in my arms and legs when moving (usually walking or standing)
Tiredness (needing to sleep 8 or 9 hours and then still feeling tired or falling asleep later in the day - too tired to make dinner, etc) but other days where I feel like I can take on the world and am active
Constantly vacillating between hot and cold when I'm awake. (At work I will go from being covered in a blanket with hands so cold they're bright white to taking off the blanket and my sweatshirt in a matter of 15 minutes)
A warm feeling like warm water rushing over me
A red and warm to the touch face all the time
Brain farts (last night I put the peanut butter in the broom closet and not the pantry and a few days before I put a bag of frozen chicken in the cupboard and not the freezer)
Lightheadedness
Constant itching so bad that I look like a tiger attacked me when I'm finally done scratching
Pain with intercourse and inability to orgasm
All of these come and go and never are with me for too long but have been present constantly over the last few months. I have no family history of MS. I'm afraid if I go to the doctor with my concerns they will be treated as unimportant because any blood tests (thyroid, CBC, and BMP) have been normal as has a recent head CT unrelated to the symptoms that was done about 6 months ago for a lump under my chin found by my dentist that turned out to be a part of my bone structure.
I'm just confused and looking for answers, not necessarily reassurance. If I do have MS or something else, I will take it in stride and continue to do the best to care for myself, I just want to know if there is any chance anyone else had these symptoms in the early days of their diagnosis.
Thanks all!