I'm not diagnosed yet.
One of my constant issues in the past two years has been vertigo and/or dizziness. What is the difference?
I used to get the spinning in one direction episode that could work up to one minute. The last two weeks my sensation has changed. I feel as though i am constantly starting a spell but it does not follow thru. This is occuring more often, too many times a day. Many times it feels as though my knees go weak and a couple of times I felt nauseated. I have noticed that when i am reading the screen i tend to get them more often. It does seem to happen with the smallest of movements. It really is getting to me. My balance is not good.
I'm waiting for a return call from my doctor but is there something i can take to help it out and does this sound familiar to anyone.
Anamaria
I have a lot of the same symptoms and also have a thyroid condition (Hashimotos). It's aweful being in limbo and it sounds like you've had symptoms now for many years! I really feel for anyone suffering so long with so many weird and difficult to explain symptoms. I also hope you get to see an MS specialist and that they are able to help you.
Best wishes!
Hello Amas and Welcome. I don't know what I can add that others have not. Definately make a timeline, I would write down everything including the eye thing. Anything that is bothersome is worth mentioning to the dr. My timeline is 3 pages long and I really hope the dr reads it. I am un-dx'd. Good luck and I hope you get to see the MS specialist.
Spastic Ada
Thank you to all who responded to my post a couple of days ago. I have contacted my Dr. office and requested a referral to an MS specialist and am awaiting a response. I am making a list and timeline of my many symptoms that can be ms related and would like some help. When I was about 25 (I am 42) I had seen an eye doctor for pain in one eye when i looked sideways. He found nothing but recommended I see my doctor. Pain stopped and doctor didn't do anything about it. Could this have been ON. Is it relevant to mention. As noted earlier I have had issues with one eye more recent and nothing is found. Next, I read somewhere that sleep apnea is/or could be neurological. About 10 years ago I had an issue waking up at night gasping for breath as if i was holding my breath while sleeping. My doc. didn't take me seriously. Is there a relationship here? I have never been able to handle a spa or hot bath. It makes me shaky and I am wornout for hours afterwards. This goes back to my twenties. Burning pain in leg goes back 10 years. It has not been continuous but thats the first time I remember it. Do I need to mention this far back. I don't want this diagnosis but i see that there is a good possibility. I hope to avoid having a LP done, if it gets there. I can handle pain but when I was in labor with my third child i needed and epidural and that spot hurt me for 9 months. It was terrible. What should I include? Thank you all in advance for your time. This is a great group.
Quixotic, I can see myself making that same mistake. No problem and I hope you too can comment on my post. Amas
Hello to all
I don't post very often , but I love to read the posts , to educate myself , and join
in the prayers .
I understand there are no two persons with MS or possible MS , who can display identical symptoms , but I have never found anyone with symptoms as close to mine as Ams .
Yes , I have been Dx in September of last year .
I have not known anything about this disease until Dec. 06 , and my first ever brain MRI .
Based upon my medical record , I have complained about different symptoms for last 12 years ( four episodes of vertigos , numbness along left side of my body , nubmness under feet , painful hip and arm and few odthers ).
Since few months I have L'Hermitte sign .
At first it was kind of waek electric shock in my left leg .
Now it gets stronger , and goes into my both legs .
I don't feel it in my spine , but starts in my hips area .
Mine is not painful , but it's something you would rather avoid .
It's very distinct , and it may travel in many different pathways .
Lately , I feel it in my arms .
Heat makes my symptoms more visible .
I loose balance and I stumble .
Good luck to you Ams
This blog gathers the best MS crowd . It is the most friendly bunch , you can wish for , if you have to face this unpredictable disease .
In my pain I posted in the wrong thread. I am so sorry. Thank you, Elaine. Sorry, Amas. I'd like to comment on your post later! q
Quix,
For a root canal, you should go to an endodontist. All they do is root canals. I am a severe dental phobic and had to have three in two months. A good endodontist will get the job done quickly.
I also take 2mg of ativan and ask for nitrous oxide.
I am feeling your anxiety. Let us know what happens.
Elaine
Big SNAFU. I fractured a molar tonight. It 's the one next to the tooth that triggers my Trigeminal Neuralgia. I'm in a lot of pain, but I see my MS Neuro tomorrow morning. I'm worried because I have read that having dental procedures can really complicate and worsen the TN pain. I'm pretty sure this will lead to a root canal.
Rena - do you have any knowledge about whether they recommend a regular dentist or whether they use a specialized doc like an oral surgeon. If the hit the nerve with the shot ---I don't even wnat to think about it.
Be back when I can.
Quix
WELCOME,
LIKE ALL SAY ABOVE I AGREE.
STRAIGHT TO MS DOCTOR.
THAT WILL BE YOUR BEST BET.
GOOD LUCK AND WELCOME AGAIN.
KITT
I would bet, having a diagnosis of MS myself for over a decade, that it would be safe to say that your lesions ARE in a typical location for Multiple Sclerosis and also the SHAPE of most MS lesions.
I am with LA. GO straight to a MS Specialist. I would skip a regular Neuro all together.
Hope you get answers soon. That's a pretty large lesion you have...
Best Wishes,
Heather
I'm feeling the same way today. My vision is bad today. I have good days and bad days with my vision and I couldn't understand it. I just picked up new reading glasses a few weeks ago and they just don't help. Amas
Sorry for all of my weird spelling today! My brain and fingers are not together today.
Hi and welcome. Lhermittes' painfulness is kind of relative. Electric shock sensations when bending the neck are never fun, of course, but whether they are actually painful depends on the individual.
ess
I have experenced Lhermittes and it was not exactly painful to me guess.
I would say iIt was uncomfortable. Kind of like being snapped by a rubber band.
Maybe that is pain....My doctor told me I don't feel pain normally. So I would say it probably is painful in some situations.
With all you have going on plus your MRI you really do need and Ms specialist!
LA
Thank you for responding. I have thought about requesting a MS specialist because in reading the posts I have realized that I may have had this for a while. More and more is making sense to me now. Do you know if Lhermittes is always a painful sensation. About 3 1/2 years ago i had episodes of my kness wanting to give out with a buzzing sensation, everytime i looked down while walking. Amas.
I would see an MS specialist. Skip the second neurologist and go right to an MS clinic. I know this from experence! I saw two regular neurologist before I went to an MS clinic.
I should have went right ot the MS clinic. It would have saved me from 9 months of wonerding and no treatment.
I can not read all of your post because of my vision. But from what I can follow in your post I would certainly get myself to an MS clinic.
LA