Please help! My 5yr old displaying symptoms

This is likely not MS but a nerve issue with her wrists/arms or neck.  Go to her physician and he will refer and check this out.

Hi,

I have only ever experienced symptoms in one side of my body. The reason I was eventually diagnosed was because of one sided weakness and I was unable to walk. I have never experienced any pins and needles sensations. 

This is just my experience but I was sent away several times and actually told that I was a liar. Don’t give up hope  

Mum's instincts are usually taken seriously

Pins and needles can be trapped nerve in upper spine. I have cervical spondylosis as well as ms and also spinal stenosis, I get pins and needles and I had MRI to see if I was in relapse. Try again and good luck, an MRI will show what's wrong

I will pray too. Start a diary of when this happens. What happens before....or leads up to that. What was child doing? Time of day and how long it lasted too. This might help in evaluations. Good luck tomorrow.

Also if it is one hand or both each time. Is one side worse than the other?

Jeri

Hi,

So sorry to hear what you're going through.  As a parent it is even more difficult to watch our kids going through these things.  I agree with the previous poster that it is unlikely to be MS however there are other things that this could be.  The range goes from pinched nerve to more serious issues.  You didn't mention how long this has been going on for.  Does it come and go or is this constant?  Also, something very important, did this begin after a flu or other virus, fever etc.?  I'm appalled that an ER Doctor would send a child home without doing proper testing.  What exactly did they do for her?  Did the Doctor mention any possibilities as to what this could be.  Remember, you will be the best advocate for your daughter.  Depending on what your answers to the above questions are, I might be inclined to get a Neuro consult.  These are very specific symptoms you are describing.  It's not like a tummy ache which could be from many things.  Stay strong and be diligent.

Please keep us posted.

Hi,

Yes, it definitely sounds like you need a neuro consult and MRI asap.  Don't hesitate to go back to the hospital and stand your ground.  You can't be too careful when it comes children.  Good luck to you and keep us posted.

Jen,

You did not mention where you are from. Health care options vary greatly. Do you have MS? I do and it is worrisome watching our kids develop and worrying. Do let us know how your daughter is. I had those symptonms in my 20s and had carpal tunnel and agin in my 50s and that was a pinched nerve in neck..

Jeri