what does your relapse look like?

[admackenzie]

Okay so I am not diagnosed, nor do I really know if I am anywhere near a diagnosis or if I am (or my doc) on the right track here. But my symptoms are:
Fatigue - crazy fatigue
Limb weakness - most intense was in both feet, they were slapping the ground as I walked. Was in both feet but worse in left foot.
Pins and needles - arms and feet
Oh I am 29.

I saw my doc last week who is sending me for blood work, and has sent the referral for an MRI. She has requested I go back if I have any more bouts of weakness, or if I have any vision problems.
So starting on Thursday night my eyes started to hurt. Friday afternoon/evening they hurt so bad I could hardly open them. I do get diagnosed migraines, but this was different. I had no actual vision problems, my eyes just hurt. Mostly my left, my right was just a bit. They hurt more when I moved them, so looking around, mostly up. The eye pain lasted about 2 days, and I have had a dull headache ever since.
Then on Friday night my right hand got very weak. I was trying to cut my sons nails with nail clippers and I could not hold the clippers properly, or squeeze them. I ignored it and went to bed. Saturday I spent the morning studying, still have slight weakness in my right hand, then Saturday night it got worse again. I was helping my brother and sister n law make pizzas and my hand was shaking and just not working. It was like I couldn't even feel it.

Anyways, I am not asking for opinion on the likely hood of MS or if you think I have it. What I am asking is, when you get a relapse, are your symptoms bad 100% of the time during that relapse, or do they symptoms sometimes come and go? The only symptom that hasn't disappeared since this all started is my fatigue. But the limb weakness, it's not always super apparent. And it is often worse at night. Is that common with MS? Symptoms being worse at night?

Thanks for reading!

[Scott1]

Hi,
You have said enough magic words to justify an investigation by a neurologist. If your doctor is just a GP then he should have referred you to one not asked for tests.
An MRI and a proper examination by a neurologist is the first step. Not blood tests and then wait. They can be done simultaneously. If your are as bad as you say then request one now.
Regards

[lyndacarol]

admackenzie, I answered your duplicate post in the "Undiagnosed" forum: http://www.thisisms.com/forum/undiagnos ... ml#p233777