MS and Other Neurological Symptoms Posted: 08-28-08 12:49pm
I am working on making an appointment with
a neurologist soon and I want to ask if i
should ask my doctor about the posibility
if Multiple Sclerosis. Also, I would like
some insight on what other disorders could
possibly mimick MS, i dont want to look
like a fool when i go to the doctor and
mention ms.
Ill start with my symptoms. This has
gotten worse over the past two years. The
most recurrent symptom is in my legs. They
twitch ALL the time and it feels wierd,
sometimes its painful other times not.
Also sometimes my left leg goes numb for a
minute and usually its fine but the past
two times it has happened it came on so
suddenly that i fell and I couldnt even
walk. Right under my eye, in my cheeck, i
get a twitch sometimes that last any where
from a couple hours to a couple days.
Today my left leg went really numb and it
felt like little pins just barely pricking
me and after the numbness went away my leg
now just hurts on my thigh and my knee. i
couldnt move my leg for about two minutes
after the tingling stopped. Another thing
that really bothers me is when im holding
somehting, wether it be a piece of paper
of the coffee pot (my boyfriend laughs at
me because of this) my hands shake really
bad. Could this be tremors?? I do have the
blurry vision but ive always had bad eye
sight but it has gotten worse over the
past two years i have had to change my
glasses twice and it doesnt really help.
the main thing i am worried about and this
is the main reason i think it could be
something really wrong is back in june i
had a grand mal seizure. I have had
complex partial seizures before but i was
never diagnosed with epilepsy. lately i
cant seem to get enough rest no matter how
much i sleep. i dont know if this has to
do with anything but i seem to be really
sinsitive to heat, just being outside
doing nothing my face turns bright red.
really strange. also i get little jerks in
my arms and legs every once in a while
I am 21 years old female and neurological
disorders run in my family. no clue if any
one in my family has had ms. please help
with questions and please tell me what all
this could be if it is not MS. thanks so
much
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Posted: 09-01-08 17:28pm
This is great that you are planning on
making an appt to see a neurologist.
Please follow through.
With the symptoms that you have described,
a good neuro would also consider MS as
well as any other disease that could cause
these symptoms as well. He / she will do
a complete workup...blood, personal and
family history of known diseases and an
MRI (with and without contrast), etc.
When you meet with your neuro...do NOT
leave anything out, no matter how silly it
seems to you...or something so private
that you do not want to share (like loss
of bladder control). Everything must be
on the table for accurate tests to be
performed and eventually a dx.
Partial list of other Auto Immune Diseases
that mimic MS symptoms: Lupus, Sjogren's
Syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis, Lyme Disease,
Vitamin B-12 deficiency, Muscular
Dystrophy, ALS or Lou Gehigs Disease,
hypo-thyrodism, etc....
I have personal experience with MS (me)
and I am very familiar with all the tests,
waiting, fustration, other possibilities,
etc.... As long as you have a neuro and
you are comfortable discussing anything
with him / her and he / she with
you...consider yourself in good hands.
Me too, I am very sensitive to heat...my
legs fail me if I get overheated however
once I cool down, I'm good to go...minor
twitches as well. Never had a gran mal
seizure.
Best wishes and may you find the answer to
which you seek.
