MS Hug
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 2:54 pm
Hi everyone. I'm new here. I haven't been diagnosed but my primary doctor is referring me to a neurologist because according to him by symptoms are clearly nerve issue and there could be underlying MS.
My symptoms started about 3 months ago when I suddenly woke up with neck pains. It wasnt the kind of pain that you would feel with a stiff neck. It felt like deep pain that I thought it was just a pinched nerve. I went to see my primary doctor who ordered an x-ray. The result showed that my neck was abnormally very straight (normal would have some curvature). He said its probably strained muscles and referred my to a PT. For almost 2 months I could feel like the muscle on my neck cramping and getting really hard. It would be aggravated by driving or depending on my posture.
After about 2 months, the pain subsided a bit. But I started feeling tingly on my fingertips of both hands. I went back to my primary and he referred me to neck and spine specialist who ordered an MRI. Before I was able to do the MRi, I started feeling some numbness and tingling on my abdomen/torso. Then after about 2 weeks, I could feel the tingling on my thighs, legs and toes.
I also started feeling something tight around my torso like below the bra line but above the belly button. It feels like something is strapped around my body. At first I even thought my bra was too tight or something. Aside from the neck pain, the rest of my symptoms are not painful. More annoying coz I would be dropping some things because of the numbness on my fingertips.
Is that the MS hug? What do you think of my symptoms? Thank you.
My symptoms started about 3 months ago when I suddenly woke up with neck pains. It wasnt the kind of pain that you would feel with a stiff neck. It felt like deep pain that I thought it was just a pinched nerve. I went to see my primary doctor who ordered an x-ray. The result showed that my neck was abnormally very straight (normal would have some curvature). He said its probably strained muscles and referred my to a PT. For almost 2 months I could feel like the muscle on my neck cramping and getting really hard. It would be aggravated by driving or depending on my posture.
After about 2 months, the pain subsided a bit. But I started feeling tingly on my fingertips of both hands. I went back to my primary and he referred me to neck and spine specialist who ordered an MRI. Before I was able to do the MRi, I started feeling some numbness and tingling on my abdomen/torso. Then after about 2 weeks, I could feel the tingling on my thighs, legs and toes.
I also started feeling something tight around my torso like below the bra line but above the belly button. It feels like something is strapped around my body. At first I even thought my bra was too tight or something. Aside from the neck pain, the rest of my symptoms are not painful. More annoying coz I would be dropping some things because of the numbness on my fingertips.
Is that the MS hug? What do you think of my symptoms? Thank you.