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Tingling and pains and other symptons so concerned!
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Tingling and pains and other symptons so concerned!
by Rebs, Sep 10, 2005 12:00AM
About 4 mtns ago I started experiencing tingling in both my hands mostly, occasionally some toes on right foot, it past then about 6 weeks ago it started up again, now it is mainly in my left hand and arm, with scattered tingling on and off in patches, however I do have it elsewhere,toes feet,other arm etc. and the othe night I got a numb patch on my left thigh for a couple of seconds, I seemed to have developed some buzzing in my ear mainly at night, on one occasion I've felt lightheaded for about 1 hr, I get occasional pains in my left hand that last mostly 1/2 hour and sometimes this wierd sensation in my head like something is stuck! my doctor things it is mainly a result of stress but this happens when I feel relaxed. I unfortantly have become a real worrier and stress out a lot mainly over my health as for the past 3 years I have had chronic pain etc as a result of having colitis which I have as of yet not found anything to work. I am now so concerned and stressd that I might be getting some horrible neurological disease like MS, as I feel I just can't cope with anything else. Please could you advise me on what to do, and should I be as concernd as I am about MS?
Thank you so much for taking the time out to read this email
Regards
Joanne
Thank you so much for taking the time out to read this email
Regards
Joanne
Doctor's Answer
by CCF-Neuro-M.D.-PW, Sep 15, 2005 12:00AM
Your symptoms are difficult to localize to one area of the nervous system. Disease that affect multiple areas at once are quite rare, and usually other symtpoms give them away - for instance with MS the presence of vision loss, periods of weakness or clumisness in one arm or leg et c are more suggestive of neurological disease. Therefore, the chances are that you do not have a primary neurological disease. My advice is limited though, as I have not seen you, so you should followup with your doctors especially if one of the above symptoms develop. There is a battery of blood tests to look for the more common causes of sensory abnormalities like diabetes, vitamin B12, connective tissue disease. Tingling in the hands at night can be due to carpal tunnel syndrome - a pinched nerve at the wrist and can be evaluated by a nerve conduction study at your local neurologists office. The most important thing is not to worry too much now, but visit your doctor if the symptoms change or progress over time.
Good luck
Good luck
Thanks for your comment I hope the med work, like you I also get so stressed out about my health and also convince myself that I have MS, its absolutely awful isn't it.
Anyway look forward to hearing how you getting on
Good luck
Joanne
Didn't know if I should write you, but here it goes.
July 27th of this year, well it all started before this. But on this date I was rushed to the Emergency Room, it all started with a very bad headache, the pain started down my neck into my right side, my face, down my arm and side, down my leg into my foot, than I was paralyzed. Completely paralized on my right side, speech slurred, vission problems, the list goes on. My blood showed a high count of white blood cells. At first I was diagnosed with having a mini stroke (I am only 39 years old). The symptoms lingered passed a normal episode of a mini stroke, so more tests were ran, they took every test under the sun. They took spinal fluid from my spine, it showed high in proteins, and infection. The first MRI-checked Muscles and Nerves, it came back showing nerve damage, they took a second MRI, only went deeper, all the way to the spinal cord, the MRI came back with a lot of inflamation along side of my spinal cord, etc. Today I was given the news that shocked me to no end, I am still in shock actually. I was asked if anyone in my family had MS, I said NO, not that I am aware of. The Neurologist told me today that I have MS. He told me not to worry, that now their is help out there for people with MS, that I can live a pretty normal life. Not to worry. This site is good for people to talk with each other and encourage each other, but please talk to a Neurologist, because the unkowing, and worring about something that may or may not exist can cause a lot of stress, anxiety, worry. And that alone can make a person sick. I don't know how old you are, but as we get older in life we have aches and pains.
Yes, I was diagnosed with MS, but it does not have to be a death sentence. I plan on living my life to the fullest, and continue in my life with a positve out look on life, and I want you to do the same whatever your out come is.
Tidbit
Hi!
My case is almost similar to the ones posted here and I would like to share with you and get an advice. It all started 2 1/2 months ago with sharp pain under the ribs. It was so severe that i could not move or breathe. 2-3 episodes of same pain was felt on the same day.It went on with severe fatigue even though i was not not doing any work.There was light headedness also. Slight Pain under the ribs continued.Then the pain started in the muscles. It was like sharp pain in the muscles like electric shock and burning.That area became warm too.It was random. sometimes in the right arm, left arm,wrist shoulders, thighs,legs,foot and ankles.
On some days there was severe chest pain.I have seen my family doctor who conducted all the tests including chest x-ray,blood work,abdomen scan, bone scan, lime test.All the tests were normal. All these are so weird. What ever I do that day or some days before is coming on TV. All this is like a magic and crazy and adding to my worries.
Mean while I sarted getting severe headache which previously I was not having at all. It was very severe and my left leg started becoming numb. Tingling,muscle