Waiting to see neurologist! Can any one help me understand my symptoms
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Hi
I had my first MS symptom 4 years ago but didn't back then know it could be related to MS. I was gardening and lost feeling and use of my hands! They went pins and needles and numb I could not grasp the plants I was planting! This went on for a few days so I went to see my GP, he referred me for carpal tunnel tests. However in the weeks awaiting this appointment my symptoms disappeared so when the appointment finally came through I cancelled it, I put that episode down to to much gardening. Since than over the years I have even back and forward with pain in legs well all over my body to be fair, heavy legs, tiredness(extremely) now have b12 injections which helped slightly. Last month I got numb and pins needles in both legs and arms with a tight burning feeling in my chest, like my bra was really tight causing my bones to crush! My bra was off! I went back to the GP who has now reffered my to see the neurological doctor who treat and diagnosed MS. I have read up a lot and I'm scared so much as I'm really thinking I have got this! The only symptom I have never gotten is pain in my eyes or different sight problems! My eyes are very sensitive to the light but no pain! Does this sound like I have MS or could I be over worrying?
I'm 37 years old and this weird body sensations are driving me insane! I feel like an old woman and my body is giving up one me ??
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PaineFury Flossyco
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I'm not a doctor, but these symptoms can possibly be MS. An MRI and Lumbar Puncture would be more definitive tests
caroline66389 Flossyco
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Flossyco caroline66389
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Hi thanks for getting back to me
The pains are like cramps and fizzy numb wowed feelings! I can't describe them to be precise but it feels like lead with aching and my toes cramp a lot spreading out. I can not walk or stretch it off! It comes and goes
RhiaLogan Flossyco
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I've been going through this somewhat, in April my hands went numb which I thought was crazy and quickly turned into my arms and chest and had a feeling of being squeezed around the bottom of my ribs and upper stomach . It wasn't painful just very uncomforatble. I was referred to a neurologist which I saw for the first time in July he scheduled an mri of my spine, went for that on the 18th. Found my cervical spine at the very top was swollen and there was a spot there he isn't sure what it is though and said he had never seen anything like it. I am going for a spinal tap on the 6th (ms panel) and an mri of my brain on the 15. That being said this is just the current issue in February I had facial paralysis and body numbness too but nobody listened about the body numbness . Had these issues six years prior to this and all Dr's did was say they can't find a reason that in had the pain and numbness in my body yet they did no tests !?! So they said it was all in my head and yes after months and months it went away. I was kind of upset and relieved at the same time when the neurologist said that it wasn't just in my head that these things are happening . Because I've been dealing with this stuff for so long that to know I'm not crazy and I'm not making these things up that there is something wrong with me. I've never had pain in my eyes that I can remember but from the research I've done, not everybody gets it. I do however have very poor vision. I started off with just numbness and tingling at first with no pain now almost 5 months later the pain gets excruciating at times days it's not.