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So I saw my neurologist. He said not a mini-stroke because if it were, I would have collapsed all the way down to the floor. My leg would not have supported me in that parallel to the floor position. This week I get an MRI of brain and spine. He said we may never know what it was. Sure. Could have b...

Thank you so much for your replies. Good food for thought. Lastly, if I am understanding you guys correctly, is it correct to say, most MS symptoms come on and stay on for a week(s) at a time? In other words, it is rare for them to happen and leave that day? Or does this happen to individuals? Just ...

Thank you so much for both of your replies. I will look into nutrition deficiencies for sure. I am not sure how they could definitively rule out a mini stroke either and I'm wondering if I should have had an MRI on the spot there. They gave me a blood test, EKG. The doctor said "strokes cause d...

So I was in the hospital last night for an 'odd' episode. I'm female in early 30s. Good health. I was standing in a shop, standing squarely, facing forward. Feet firmly planted. I had not just gotten up or anything. I had been looking at an object for a few minutes. Suddenly (and it all happened in ...