Why is my duaghter's muscle strength low ? Posted: 08-28-07 14:46pm
My daughter has an abundance of medical
symptoms and we are not getting a good
response of what to test: Symptoms: Low
weight (she is following celiac diet for
that), she is 5'3 and just now weighs 89.5
pounds, nicotine ring around mouth
sometimes more visible than others. About
this time last year her feet started
collapsing and muscle weakness in her
legs. They tested muscle strength and it
was down but did not come back with
anything definitive. It had stopped
progressing (she could barely walk
upstairs) but she is now having pain,
burning, tingling in her legs and into one
hip and occasional blurring in one eye
lasting just a few seconds, but almost
daily. They have done an MRI of the brain
and has been tested for MS. Help!
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Quincybug09
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Re: Why Is My Duaghter's Muscle Strength Low ? Posted: 08-29-07 21:50pm
whatnow
wrote:
My daughter has an abundance
of medical symptoms and we are not getting
a good response of what to test:
Symptoms: Low weight (she is following
celiac diet for that), she is 5'3 and just
now weighs 89.5 pounds, nicotine ring
around mouth sometimes more visible than
others. About this time last year her
feet started collapsing and muscle
weakness in her legs. They tested muscle
strength and it was down but did not come
back with anything definitive. It had
stopped progressing (she could barely walk
upstairs) but she is now having pain,
burning, tingling in her legs and into one
hip and occasional blurring in one eye
lasting just a few seconds, but almost
daily. They have done an MRI of the brain
and has been tested for MS.
Help!
Hi. In my experience with MS, I had
symptoms for years that were undiagnosed.
I would seek medical attention, but never
received an explanation for my symptom.
Now doctors are paying much closer
attention to neurological symptoms and
those who do have MS have a better chance
of being diagnosed early. The MRI is one
of the best diagnostic tools for MS. But
if it is no MS, the MRI could also give
them other information needed to reach a
diagnosis. Have you returned to the
doctor for the MRI results? And also, may
I ask, how old is your daughter?
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