Fibro or MS?

First some background I'm a 21 year old female and was in college and working until this hit. Currently I have to live at home since I can't drive myself due to my condition.

I've dealt with going to doctor to doctor since June of 2017. Starting as dizziness and going to the doctor it was thought to be vertigo. After nothing helped I went to a neuro who did tests, and said I had 'Rabbit Fever'. Later when going to Mayo finally they retested to find it was negative, Mayo diagnosed me with PPPD & POTS. During this time my symptoms were dizziness, severe migraines, sensitivity to light and sound (had to wear sunglasses in the house), balance and speech problems with neck and back pain.

Going to 2018 the neurologist couldn't find anything wrong and I even went to another neuro who just gave me migraine medication, which did nothing. My doctor had since ordered a brain MRI and one of my spine. No lesions on my brain but in my lower back my doctor found abnormalities and she said even the nurses were concerned. I was referred to a spinal surgeon by her who said they were 'normal' even with my severe pain and unable to even walk by myself at times.

I was then sent to a rheumatologist who took hardly 5 minutes to look at me and said I had Fibromyalgia in April of 2018. He then proceeded to take 30 minutes with different analogies on what Fibro was like. In April to May I was on opiods for pain since I couldn't hardly get up by myself.

Even my chiropractor wants me to have an LP but since the neurologist said no, though he suggested it in my letter to Mayo Clinic, and suggested I see a mental health doctor. I already saw one for my medication with anxiety which has been control for the past 7+ years. She told me I don't have to see her anymore and that it was odd with my case on these symptoms and no one agrees with each other.

I've wanted an LP but my doctor refuses since she sees no reason, I have no brain lesions and blood work comes back normal along with what the specialists say. I know the risks of this procedure can happen(paralysis, infection, etc) but to me the things that could come out of it are more than worth it. Things that have been tested include, I may be forgetting something:

*Lupus *Malaria

*Lyme disease *Tularemia (Rabbit Fever)

*B12 deficiency *EKG testing (heart)

*Hormone imbalance

*Mono

Symptoms include or have included:

*Nausea *Dizziness

*Light/Sound Sensitivity *Back/Neck/Arm/leg pain

*Weakness of legs *Tingling in legs/feet

*Fatigue *Vision going out upon standing

*Headaches/Migraines *Body pain

*Brain fog *Slurred speech

*Pins and needles sensation in leg (All pain with my leg involve my right)

My reason for this is because I was happy at one time with the Fibro conclusion my symptoms are so close to both that and MS I would like another opinion since getting anywhere with my doctors seem impossible. I've become more upset recent months because nothing can be done really and even CBD isn't helping my pain anymore.

My right leg has been unable to be used for the past 2 1/2 weeks along with being somewhat numb/tingling feeling and pins & needles sensation. Within the past couple weeks I've fallen one time being today where I couldn't even put pressure or use my leg to balance.

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