Wondering if I might have MS, feeling lost...
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Was diagnosed with fibromyaglia several years ago but never had an MRI to rule out MS.
In the past few months I've been having numbness, tingling and pins and needles in my arms and legs from no apparent cause (had bloods all normal) a weak feeling in my legs, tremors in my hands and in my legs. I also get random shooting pains around my body and itchiness which tends to pass quickly enough but is very irritating!
I feel unsteady on my feet and less coordinated than normal and in the past month or so as these symptoms have been bad (they come and go every few months with relative normality between) I have been experiencing overwhelming fatigue and change in bowel function (had some bleeding and was seeing a doc for gastritis or GI bleeding that has since stopped).
Whenever I see a doctor they tell me it must just be fibro...
I feel like I'm going crazy. I can't function properly. My family are frustrated because I'm always tired and feeling sick, but they dismiss my concerns of MS as far fetched.
I don't know what to do...I recently heard one of my old doc's wife has been diagnosed with MS so thought of trying him in the hope he might understand how hard all this is...
Any advice, feedback, anything? I don't know...I'm so unsure of myself especially as so many symptoms can be caused by fibro anyway... I'm worn out trying to cope when it feels like my body is failing me...
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You simply cannot beat a senior doctor in a major, metropolitan teaching hospital. They have the knowhow and the funding.
Whichever country you live in, get on the Internet and research where is the best hospital, and who is the top person, I've emailed them directly before now and they always reply.
Then go back to your GP and ask for a referral.
You could well be looking at a lot of tests before you get a diagnosis. I certainly had plenty.
Best of luck.