Joined: 12 Jun 2005 Posts: 2 Location: Milton Keynes
Waiting For a Diagnosis Posted: 06-13-05 06:17am
I am 22 and 6 months ago I suffered what
was diagnosed as a stroke. I completely
lost the feeling over the whole of my
right side, starting in my hand and
spreading up my arm and leg and into my
face. I could not move my limbs for the
first few days. Gradually over about a
month the feeling came back and my walking
improved. I am now back to normal,
except I get very tired and my right arm
and leg ache sometimes.
A cause could not be found for the stroke,
but I was told that two separate areas of
damage were found on the mri scan.
About a month ago I began to get a
shooting pain in my left arm, from my
elbow into my fingers. This lasted for
about 6 hours and was followed by a
burning pain in my left hand and left
thigh over the next few days. I also
woke up with a very numb left leg, lasting
about 10 minutes.
I have now seen a neurologist, who is
investigating the possibility of m.S. I
am due to have another mri this week. I
know that I have expericed many of the
symptoms of m.S. And I am expecting the
diagnosis to be m.S. Particularly as I
have read that two separate areas of
damage seen of an mri scan can diagnose
m.S. I also recall some double vision a
couple of months previously to the
original attack, although this only lasted
about 5 minutes.
I would really like to hear from anyone
else who has been though something
similar.
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poetmcc
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 273
Posted: 06-13-05 07:25am
Sorry, I am not someone going through the
same thing as you aksed...
I just wanted to wish you good luck on
your mri and I hope you dont have mutliple
sclerosis ( this is m.S right?)
take care and please keep me posted on how
you are doing. I will be thinking of you,
the very best to you, hope you feel better
soon. :)
"everything will be all right in the end
and if its not all right its not the end.
"
