This Is MS Multiple Sclerosis Knowledge & Support Community

This past week I started exercising again. By that I mean brisk walking, no weights or anything. I started getting headaches since starting and there is some pain in my ears as well. It feels like an earache but the pain comes and goes. My ears are perfectly clean so I know its not an infection. Cou...

Thanks LR1234, I hope you're right!

Last year I had symptoms all summer until I got pregnant. The more pregnant I got, the more these symptoms died down. My baby is 6 months old now and these "attacks" have not yet returned. I had an MRI recently which came back clear. My main symptoms were: Numbness on head, neck, arms and ...

i'm surprised they did one without contrast at the dx stage of things. but i'm no mri tech so who am i to say.. may i ask, what were your symptoms before pregnancy? Hmm where to start.. complete loss of sensation from my waist up(it came & went), white spots in vision, sensitivity to light, diz...

Can an MRI without contrast diagnose MS just as good as one with contrast? I had like a billion symptoms before my pregnancy so there should be some very visible lesions, right? Oh god, I wish I could just cure this thing!

Forgot to add, I'm still waiting for my results!

It's been 3 months and I still haven't had any attacks. I'm hoping it won't happen. But probably will right?

I have not been diagnosed yet. I had my first MS attack (ithink thats what it was) last year and fell pregnant before i could get an MRI. Well, I'm not pregnant anymore (i gave birth last month) and I was prescribed iron pills after having my baby. I haven't had an attack yet, and I'm dreading it. B...

I was the same. When I had my baby, I was against having an epidural for the same reason. I had numbness all over my body during my first MS attack and I didnt wanna feel that again just like you. AND i was scared my sensation wouldn't come back. I did it without the epidural for awhile but ended up...

Thanks so much for your response. Its really helpful.
Is your bladder problem due to weakness? My bladder empties way slower than it used to because those muscles became weak. It started last summer & never returned to normal. Would this make it difficult to give birth? ( the pushing part?)

:? Hi Mrs Jitters I was surpised to read that of fatality.... :!: Could you perhaps expand on this ? It is alarming and very sad. I wonder if there were other factors involved. Isn't the site a good way to keep in touch? Good luck hi kevin4apenny Yes, this site is great. I'm glad I found it. Here i...

Hi Ann,
What are your symptoms like? Did they get in the way of raising your babies? Did you have an epidural for labor/delivery? I remember reading that an epidural can make MS worse or trigger an attack or something like that? I'm not sure if that's true or not..

Thanks for the responses! I have read the thing about nursing and already decided I am going to breastfeed. I just want to be healthy enough to take care of my babe. I hope it helps. I also read about the liberation treatment. At first I was excited but then I heard some patients had complications b...

Hi, I'm "mrsjitters":lol: I am 20 years old. I have yet to be diagnosed, but I am certain that I have MS. I also suffer from anxiety disorder which, I guess, makes it hard for doctors to believe me or take me seriously. My problems started last summer when my whole body went numb & I g...