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oh and kind of a funny story... my uncle's father recently has been having numbness in his feet and the feeling of pins and needles, and they couldn't figure out what was going on. B/c of all the time I spent looking into B12 as potential cause for what's going on, I knew this could be a symptom of ...

Hey Jimmylegs! It has been awhile.. mainly because not much has changed.. unfortunately. Great news on your latest results!! I have an appt with my neuro on Thursday, but I might have to cancel due to something for work. Deep down, however, I think subconsciously I want to cancel it b/c if I do go, ...

No worries on the hijacking! Thanks for the post, Jen! As much as I don't wish this experience on my worst enemy, it's comforting to hear of someone who understands where I'm coming from! Jimmylegs - I grabbed this Magnesium Oxide kind. The first time I took it my stomach hurt a little bit, but it h...

Thanks all!! It seems the general consensus is to start looking around for another neurologist and get a second opinion, which I most certainly will do. Jimmylegs: I think i calculated that my uric acid was 224. Hmm not so high, huh? And that magnesium I got is 250mg, plain old magnesium (no other v...

Thanks so much for getting back to me jimmylegs! At the moment, I'm not taking any supplements. I know, I'm awful!! I did, however, pick up some B12 and Magnesium at the store after work today (well, before work i quickly picked up what i thought was b12 only to get to my desk and realize it was B2....

Hi all, I was on this forum about a year ago, scared to death i had ppms. well, after a clear brain mri last spring, i decided to try and take a breather from all of it. unfortunately, things haven't gotten better. in fact, they're way worse. A good number of you were so incredibly helpful and reass...

Hi Bluegem, and welcome to the forum :) I'm afraid i won't be too much of a help right now as I am also a newbie and still have yet to be diagnosed. And I can't say whether or not I think you have MS, BUT I can tell you that I do know what you're going through! I have had some very sad moments over ...

as far as the knee weakness goes, it kind of just feels like my knees just could give out a little more easily than normal, if that makes sense. they have yet to do so, and it's not everyday that they feel this way. sometimes i dont notice my knees and it's more general leg aching/weakness. sometime...

Thanks so much Jimmylegs!! I did in fact buy some Vitamin B supplements awhile ago, and like you, i haven't been taking them very often but i'll def. be getting more serious about that!! I haven't noticed any prickling or numbness in my feet yet, but my knees have gotten to the point where i felt li...

Just wanted to say thank you all for your responses so far!! They have made me feel a lot better. I guess I should just be grateful that the MRI was clear (of lesions at least). I suppose i'm just jumping the gun a little a bit on the whole PPMS thing. This weakness i'm talking about, most of the ti...

fyi, this mri was just on my brain!

so as some of you may know from my previous posts, i've been suspicious of having MS for about a month or so now. Well, my opthomalogist agreed to get me an MRI (with and without contrast). The results came in today and i'm at a loss. Technically, the MRI came back clear. No lesions whatsoever. The ...

Thanks Dom!! You're comment meant a lot to me! I am trying to keep positive and not jump to any conclusions - and I constantly remind myself that you're right in that it's not 1986 anymore and the knowledge and medicines and research that is going on now is much better these days!

and mick- thanks for your information!! It has definitely helped me and I appreciate your replying even though you say you don't post often!

gwa - in response to your question about whether it's a suggestion of my doctor or a self diagnosis, i'd have to see it's probably a combination of both. I went to my opthomalogist complaining of vision problems, he didn't see anything (no swelling of the optic nerve or anything) BUT when i told him...