Undiagnosed
Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2019 8:53 am
Hi I’m a 30y/o female. I’m undiagnosed but certain I’ve been living with ms for at least 10 years. I had my first attack before my 20th birthday. Numb patches all over body, couldn’t think clearly, had a hard time finding words, vertigo, slightly weakened bladder and bowel muscles. Doctors wouldn’t believe me because I had no visible symptoms and told me it was just anxiety. This went on for a month or two. Then I got pregnant with my first child. I had an MRI 3 months after he was born but I was not having symptoms at that time. Never got a call about so I assumed it came back clean and moved on with my life.
About 2 & 1/2 years later I experienced symptoms again. Numbness in my legs. By that time I had an almost 3 year old and an 18 month old. I was still able to work and didnt seek medical attention.
I didn’t experience symptoms again until 3.5 years later which was a couple months after my third child was born. My symptoms were feeling uncoordinated (this was only noticeable by me), my voice and throat felt weird, cog fog again. Once again I avoided medical attention because all I wanted to do was focus on my newborn and kids and the symptoms eventually went away.
Fast forward to three years later and they are here again. Symptoms started with twitching in my torso and legs, then a few weeks later the twitching spread along with a tingling foot and feeling uncoordinated again. Then 3 or 4 weeks after that I constantly have the urge to urinate. All of this was within 6 weeks. All of these symptoms were so spread out.. are they still considered one attack or could my ms be turning progressive? I never knew rrms could turn progressive until recently so this has me freaking out. I plan on seeing a doctor as soon as I can.
About 2 & 1/2 years later I experienced symptoms again. Numbness in my legs. By that time I had an almost 3 year old and an 18 month old. I was still able to work and didnt seek medical attention.
I didn’t experience symptoms again until 3.5 years later which was a couple months after my third child was born. My symptoms were feeling uncoordinated (this was only noticeable by me), my voice and throat felt weird, cog fog again. Once again I avoided medical attention because all I wanted to do was focus on my newborn and kids and the symptoms eventually went away.
Fast forward to three years later and they are here again. Symptoms started with twitching in my torso and legs, then a few weeks later the twitching spread along with a tingling foot and feeling uncoordinated again. Then 3 or 4 weeks after that I constantly have the urge to urinate. All of this was within 6 weeks. All of these symptoms were so spread out.. are they still considered one attack or could my ms be turning progressive? I never knew rrms could turn progressive until recently so this has me freaking out. I plan on seeing a doctor as soon as I can.