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195469 tn?1388322888

The Anatomy of an MS Flair-up!

During a flair-up of MS or as you will soon see; symptoms can be from many sources or disorders other than MS. They can occur during a flair-up or remain constant.   Neurological diseases produce some strange sensations. Please keep in mind that these are only examples. This is not a complete list; but the most commonly experienced symptoms.

* Pain upon movement of your eye/blurred vision-even temporary blindness, commonly known as Optic Neuriitis.

* Trouble walking on an uneven surface.  Carpeting that is too spongy, sand,   tall grass; even being unable to walk in the dark.  Walking as if you are  walking through quick sand.  Upon closing your eyes; knowing where your body parts are in relation to space, i.e., close your eyes and see if you can tell in what position your leg is in.  Is it tucked under you?  Is it stretched out?  Do you know at all?

*Extreme heaviness in the legs, becoming even worse with over-exertion

* One side of your torso or body being numb with tingling and/or a burning sensations-numbness in any body part /face or even your scalp

* Spasms, usually in the legs, but can be in various areas of the body.

* Slurring speech, not being able to "find" words you want to use, mixing words up in a sentence.

* Short-term memory problems, remembering dates, people's name, days of the week, etc.

* Unable to stay on task, then having trouble restarting the project you were trying to accomplish

* Excess noise or sounds being very irritating; as in hearing loud music, too many people talking at one time, resulting in total confusion

* PAIN-burning, stabbing, achiness, pulling sensations in a muscle, cramping, etc.  Some MS patients experience headaches when in a flair-up.

* Bowel or bladder problems, running the full gambit-from not being able to hold your urine, dribbling as soon as you think of urinating and not being able to control it at all, not fully emptying your bladder, (same symptoms with bowels)constipation (usually) but can alternate between constipation and diahhrea  

* Fatigue-unlike anything you have experienced before.  Not your usual kind of tired after a busy day, but overpowering fatigue, even after a full night's rest or fatigue after very simple exertion or heat.

* Intolerance of heat/some people intolerance to cold-symptoms becoming more pronouced if overheated/usually abating when your body temperature returns to normal  (please keep in mind that if you are already in a flair-up your symptoms will increase during overheating but will decrease in severity; but not disppear after returning to your normal body temperature

* Flair-ups occur shortly after getting over any kind of infection-especially a respiratory infection.  Stress can cause symptoms and put you into a flair-up.  Sometimes when the stressor is removed, the symptoms will disappear.

* Walking can become difficult/for some impossible.  Some people cannot walk at all during a flair-up and are wheelchair bound, (or using a walker or cane) but can resume normal walking when their flair-up is over.  Of course we already know that some of our members are already in wheechairs everyday.

* Symptoms lasting more than 24 hours-sometimes lasting weeks or months and in some people with MS, never returning to your pre-flair state.

* Depression/mood swings

* Problem solving skills are affected.  As with me, not knowing how to put a rubber band in my hair; lasting several seconds...to only give one example.

* Dizziness/vertigo-severe balance problems.  Unable to walk without running into things or having to grab things to hold on, while trying to walk.  

* Hearing difficulties.  Usually one ear, not in both.

* Lack of flair-ups during pregnancy.  Usually within 6 months of giving birth, the mother will go into a flair-up.  

* Manual dexterity/lack of coordination


As I said in the beginning, this is not a complete list.  I am hoping after compiling this list, it may help some that are diagnosed, better understand some of their symptoms.  For those undiagnosed, to possibly see themselves WITH these symptoms. Maybe realize by reading over this list, that you will be able to see how confusing your Neurologist can be, when trying to diagnose MS; as these kinds of symptoms can be the result of SO MANY other disorders.

MS can be tough to diagnose.  For sure!  It's even harder when you have these kinds of symptoms and all your testing comes back negative.  MRI's come back clear.  Nothing to explain what you are going through.

'Patience' is one of the hardest words to hear, when you are waiting for the doctor's to tell you what's wrong.  The symptoms are so vast and mimic so many things, that the words "time and patience," are the only things another person can offer you.  Sometimes our best advice is to find another doctor.

I am not a doctor...only a person that has been living with MS for a long time. If there are any of you that want to ask any questions, I will be glad to try to answer them for you.  If I can't answer them, I will tell you; but will promise to direct you to someone who may better explain.  No one has all the answers....no one.  Or certainly there would be a cure and a reversal of MS by now.

Try to remember when you are told to "give it time and be patient," that you are also being told that you are not alone.  I, like so many others, will 'wait' with you.  I will always promise to do what I can as a human being and someone with MS, to do all I can to help you get through the tough times and rejoice with you during the happy times.

God bless each and every one of you.  You are all in my prayers.  You have my word.

Heather

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338416 tn?1420045702
I do have to say that I experience all of these symptoms when I'm overly fatigued.  Or maybe I am going through a small flare-up, but I don't think so.  

I went out in the garden Sunday, as it was a nice, cool, day, and got the garden started, planted some plants, shaped some rows.  After I was done, I was tired, but not too tired like I had expected to be - rather a relief!  But Sunday night and all of Monday, I've had symptoms return that I've experienced before, like the cold patches, the stumbling, the cog fog, the blurred and double vision, and especially the spasticity.
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195469 tn?1388322888
bumping up for our newcomers with questions about what consitutes a flare up...general information
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The invisable mouse!!!!!!!! I have never heard of this before but it happens to me all the time recently.  I thought I was going to have seizures.  Although I have never had those either.  I find that knowing when you are in an exacerbation is difficult.  I wonder if I am in one now.  I had a cold and have been going down hill lately.  But I do hate steroids!

This is my first post I will check back often.

Suzy
P.S. I wish this came with spell check!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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365281 tn?1200059308
WOW!!!!
So beautifully put!!! You are an awsome lady! also pretty dam smart!
Sad to say but i have so very many ot those you listed. And back when i had pneumonia i DID start having these symtoms again.. geeze i had it 2 times sincs october. Thats why i wondered if some of these symtoms stay with you. I too wondered why am i getting these resp infections all of a sudden????
well as you know i now know im not crazy...lol
Wish me luck tomorrow. remember i get to get my results back from neuro and hopefully he will give me some sort of dx and then send me off to another doc to remove this infant that im carrying around on my kidney!!! lmfao
does it ever end?????
thanks so much for all your valuable input!!
Cheyl (cherby)
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305544 tn?1197997610
Cannot begin to express how valuable this post it to us all. Thank you Heather!
Terrie
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Wow, what a great post!  I am not surprised though cause you are such a vital part of this forum with all your informative answers to questions and your many posts.  I appreciate all you do for all of us and your willingness to always help us and answer all questions as best you can.  I am sure everyone here would agree that you are the Angel.

I usually wait a few days when I see one of your topics and then I print it out so I can digest it better, and always keep them in my little MS drawer in my desk.  My memory is so bad most days, I can't keep up with everyone and all the topics.  This way I just have to sift thru all my printouts when I want to reread something one of you have posted. The old eyes can't take much reading on the monitor most days anyway.

Well, for one of the undx, it is kinda scary to read this and know I have most if not all the symtoms listed.  One thing you mentioned that really struck home for me was the "invisible mouse".  I have never heard anyone describe this before.  It happens to me daily, some times more than once or twice a day.  I had been wondering if it was my guardian angel or if I had just finally, totally lost my mind! ha....ha....ha...ha.  

Thank you again for all you do for all of us here, you are a very special person to reach out to others like you do.  Hope you are feeling better soon.

doni
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195469 tn?1388322888
Can I get back to you with my opinions?  Remember I am not a doctor, but would be glad to give you my thoughts, concerning your questions.  I have repairmen coming and my Internet connection will be down for awhile.

Will try to get back on later to add my comments.

Hope that's alright.

Heather
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Wow!!!  What a great list.  This really has helped me with my situation and I have a few questions if you have time.

My situation started a couple of months ago, right after a friend of mine was misdiagnosed with ALS.  I'm an overly empathetic person and so this dx just really rocked me.  Five days later I awakened with horrible pain in both calves.  It felt like I had walked around Disneyland all day.  It didn't feel like a pulled muscle.  A couple of days later, my calves started twitching.  I could even see the twitches. Then a couple of weeks later, my forearms began to get incredibley fatigued.  I then went to my neighbor who is a GP because I could get into him the same day (On a side note, he has a specialized practice where people pay $1700 dollars a year to see him and he won't let me pay him at all!!!  He won't even take a co-pay!  Such a GOD-SEND!).  My GP  did a full blood panel and then got me into a neurologist on the same day.  Neuro did psychological test on me and then an EMG.  Everything, including the bloodwork, came back normal.  Drs. thought it must just be a virus and told me to wait.  The next week, pain started in my back and stomach muscles.  Went back to neuro and had MRI with and without contrast of the neck and brain.  He also did a blood test for Myasthenia Gravis, Epstein Barr and CPK.  Again everything was normal.  He thinks it's viral.  Meanwhile my fatigue is getting worse and worse.  Then my husband threw his back out and I had to take care of him and my 3 young children and it about did me in.  I can no longer take care of my twins (who will be 3 in Jan.) and I'm in bed most of the day.  Hot baths had been helping the pain and so I got into a hot shower last Friday and stayed there for about 20 minutes.  After I got out, I was so fatigued that I could barely move and breathing was even tiring for me.  This lasted for about 1 1/2 hours.  We called neuro and he said that heat can make whatever I have worse.  Didn't realize at the time that that was an MS sign.  Saw neuro last Monday and he ordered a spinal tap and put me on prednizone (sp?).  So, I know that there is still a 5% chance that this could be MS and truthfully many of my symptoms are that of MS.  I've also experineced the buzzing/burning feeling in my calves, back and arms.  My questions:

How long do flare-ups last?  
Can MS affect the entire body like it has with me?  
Does exhertion make the symptoms worse?
OF the 5% who don't show lesions, do they have a lighter case of MS or is it just too early to see lesions?  Or do some MS patients never show lesions?  

My spinal is scheduled for next Thursday.  So I still have to wait.  The unkown is driving me crazy and I'm just so sad.  How do you cope?  

Thanks so much for any advice.  I can't tell you how it helps to read about you guys.

CarolynV
      
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199882 tn?1310184542
Thank you so much for all of this information.  I know it has helped me so I'm real sure that it will help a lot of others out there.  Especially the undiagnosed.  It was wonderful of you to spend so much time getting everything together for us.

Thank you and I'll be praying,
Carol
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195469 tn?1388322888
I tried putting some of those things together when I wasn't feeling over fatigued or in a brain fog.  I just came out of a flair-up about two weeks ago and dern if I am not feeling like I am going into another one.  This is unusual for me and as you know, I have had MS for 12 years.

I have an appt. with a new Neurologist tomorrow.  Hopefully she will order an MRI immediately, to see what is going on.  It's been two years since my last MRI.  My primary care physician wants me back on an Interferon.  She thinks I have some brain stem involvement going on this time and I have had alot of trouble regulating my body temperature.  First I thought it was menopause, but I believe what I am experiencing, goes way beyond this.  We will see.  We won't even talk about the increased spasms and pain...that's another totally subject.

I thank you for your prayers.  You are such a lovely woman and always so gentile (us I meant gentile) with those on the forum.  I really do admire you, even with everything that YOU go through daily.  All of you are emphatically, "Angels with Invisible Wings," and no one will ever convince me otherwise.  God Bless ALL of you.

Heather
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220917 tn?1309784481
Heather~ So sorry to hear you are mid-flare!  Gosh, and you are all over the forum.  I can't believe you have put together such beautiful pieces while not feeling well.  I keep reading this over again, because it is so interesting and informative.  I can't imagine how long it must have taken with you not feeling well!

Thanks so much!  I will add you to my prayers tonight!

Zilla*
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335728 tn?1331414412
Thanks so much for responding so quickly even though you are feeling un-well!  Sorry to hear you are going through a flair up...I can relate!  I guess the boneheaded dr. decided that he was very concerned about my symptoms as well since he ordered the MRI so quickly!  I am ecstatic that I am FINALLY having the MRI but now I am getting pretty worried about what they might find!  I appreciate that this site is here and would sure like to have known about it sooner.  I did pass on the info about this site to my b-in-laws girlfriend as her daughter is experiencing some serious symptoms with losing her eyesight completely and numbness on one side of her body and her dr. has just "bumped" her appointment to mid December because "he has an patient that needs to be seen sooner".  This was after this dr. was supposed to make appointments for her for an MRI and then went on vacation for 2-3 weeks and didn't bother to make the arrangements for her appoinments before he left!  His nurse apparently says that her file is on his desk but that she has not been told to do anything.  I figure that I would ask the nurse, what sort of nurse is she?  Can she not take it in hand and just ask the dr. if she can go ahead and make the appointment, she could fill out the requisition and all the dr. has to do is sign it?  The poor girl has a little boy she is raising on her own and understandably scared to death and like the Mother said "at least if the appointment was made and they have to wait until the new year it wouldn't be so bad but the appointment isn't even made!"
It is all very frustrating to all of us and I guess there will be no magic cure.  It just makes me sick that here in our city they are planning to put in a bunch of new "spray parks" and spend millions of dollars on them while they could be spending the money on another MRI and some people to work with them instead and be saving lives.  We only have on average 4 months of warm weather per year...what the **** do we need new spray parks for!
Anyway, I am getting way off subject here!  ha ha  I will let you know what the results are as soon as I know ok?  Again, thanks so much for your support Heather and I hope that you are feeling better soon!
Rena
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195469 tn?1388322888
The doctor that said that vertical double vision is not a normal symptoms of optic neuritis, was right on....he is correct.

I am very worried about your symptoms.  I'll be honest...when it comes to the eyes, I feel there is no more precious gift to man, than our eyesight.  It's nothing to fool around with.  Any symptoms involving the eyes are something to jump on quickly.  I don't like taking ANY chances with my eyesight and I am sure you don't either.

Please request that they do your MRI with and without contrast dye.  Even if "they feel it isn't necessary."  Insist on it.  You are the one paying for the test or yeah the insurance company, but you are the patient...you have a right to ask that while you are going through all the trouble of an MRI, then it ought to be done completely, so there are no questions later.  Let's say they find a lesion and they did NOT use contrast dye...they later say, gee I wonder if that was an active lesion...wish we would have done the MRI with contrast."  See?  Why shouldn't they go ahead and use the dye so you can call your MRI a true, complete picture?

I would like to see our resident, retired doctor, Quix answer your question.  She is really up to date with symptoms of the eyes, since she suffers from problems herself.  She can give you the best advice, as can other's that experience the same symptoms of the eye as you.

Isn't it a shame that we dont have enough doctor's to really sit down with us and discuss ALL of our concerns and questions?  Is a shame that most of us feel rushed and more confused about what's going on AFTER we leave the doctor's office?  I am glad you came to this forum...you will get opinions from people that suffer from the same kinds of things you do and won't be RUSHED.  

We are here to listen and offer our support.  As you will see, you WILL get that and more.  This group is what I lovingly call, the group of "Angels with Invisible Wings."  They are a group, unlike any other and are truly loving angels.  They just don't type words of encouragement, they go through it WITH you.  Trust me on this.  They are a group unlike any other I have had the pleasure to know.

We are with you Rena.  If you have any more questions, ask away.  Remember what I said about the MRI with and without contrast dye.  You can even tell your doctor what I said, about feeling that it's important.  Better to have that "full" picture than have to go through another MRI, just to do one with contrast.  I have heard of this happening, more times that I can count.  It puts a strain on the patient as well as the medical system and insurance company's.

Heather
P.S.  If I have made any typos or mixed up any sentences, forgive me.  I am in a bit of flair-up right now and having trouble with words and eyesight.  If it weren't for the delete and do over features, I would sound like an idiot, trying to express myself....Hey, maybe I do sound like an idiot, with or without the delete key.....LOL

  
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307967 tn?1194996748
i just love you,thaks for your post you are always informative.
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335728 tn?1331414412
I realize that you are not a doctor but I am finding a lot more information from MS patients than any doctor so far...that should tell us something shouldn't it?  
I have had an MRI previously and yes there were lesions at that time.  I am not sure at this time if they will be using contrast dye or not but I am a little concerned because the neurologist has requested that I have the MRI so quickly (I had my appointment with him on Thursday and I am scheduled for Monday).  When I had the vertical double vision I did go to the ER and they did a CT Scan and a Neuro test as well as tested my levels for the drugs I am on and it all came back normal and there was no mention of optic neuritis other than the dr. stated that vertical double vision is not a normal symptom of optic neuritis and I had no pain during eye movement.  Geez...the more I look at all this the more nervous I get!
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246236 tn?1275478902
I was counting the symptoms and was saddened that I have a majority of things wrong with me.  Not sure if this means I'm still in a flair up, or if I'm in the category of "not returning to pre-flair up self."  Today was a GOOD day though!  For the first time in a long time, I went with my husband to take the dog for a walk.  I probably overdid it because I felt so good.  I even ran with the dog a little bit.  But it felt so good to be able to do it that I just couldn't help it!  Thanks for the information Healther!  Angela
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195469 tn?1388322888
Please remember that I am only a woman who has MS; I am not a doctor.  But if you want my opinion.....

You MAY have had Optic Neuritis from November 6th through the 15th.  It is usually accompanied by painful eye movement.  With your MRI only scheduled a few days after 'you' feel that your vision has improved, there is a chance that something may show up on the optic nerve.  May.

Since you are having other symptoms, as you described, you MAY show lesions on an MRI.  I hope that they will be doing your MRI with and without contrast dye.  Have you had an MRI before and did it show any lesions then?  Please remember that just because we have symptoms, does not mean that lesions will show up.  Especially in someone that has always had a negative MRI despite having symptoms.  As I have said before, almost 5% of people that have MS, will never show lesions...

I hope that you will keep us posted and I hope you start feeling better soon.

Best Wishes, Heather
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335728 tn?1331414412
I find your information very interesting and as noted before very "lay-man oriented"!  Just a quick question, I had started having severe vertical double vision on Nov.6 and it continued until Nov. 15th and while the double vision has stopped I am booked for an MRI on Nov. 19th.  Do you think that since the double vision has stopped, whatever the problem was in my brain may now not be visible even though it has only been a few days?  I am still having a few other symptoms such as pain in my legs and hands, muscle spasms and twitches, and I am having a hard time expressing myself today.
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195469 tn?1388322888
Your blood brain barrier can "seal" back up after a flair-up of MS.  This is why I discussed contrast dye.

As with some of MY MRI's, the contrast dye did NOT pass into my blood brain barrier, because I was not in a flair-up at the time of my testing.  Saying that, my MRI did show lesions, but these are old lesions.  They just did not 'highlight.'  The contrast dye did not cross my BBB because it had sealed after my last attack was over.

Am I making any sense?  Always keep in mind that approximately 5% of people that are diagnosed with MS or for that matter, have MS but have not gotten a diagnosis as yet; will not show any lesions on MRI.

As for your elevated protein from your LP testing, this is best answered by Quix.  Of course Chris, I sincerely hope that you do NOT have MS.

Heather
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You are a good teacher.   :)  You make the info very accessible and understandable.  Does this mean that if your blood-brain barrier is intact (LP says so, anyway) and MRI shows no lesions, then it's a good bet it's not MS?  I ask because my brain MRI and spinal MRI were normal, and LP showed all normal except for mildly-elevated total protein (53).  But no elevated IgG or WBC or bands.  

Thanks for sharing the knowledge you've obviously accumulated.  :)

Chris
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195469 tn?1388322888
Why does having MS and being exposed to heat cause more problems for you?  

In order for everything in the body to work efficiently, in the absence of any disease, your body temperaure must be at or near the normal...98.6 degrees. (Although my "normal" temperature has always been 96 or 97 degrees)  All the electrical impluses and signals going from your brain down the spinal cord and out to the body, work at top efficiency at a normal body temperature.

For those that do not have MS, have you ever been out in the 90 plus degree weather, done a little gardening and then come into the air-conditioning, wondering why you feel like you have just been run over by a truck?  Why do you feel so wiped out?  As I said, in order for everything to run smoothly in your body, your body temperature must be 98.6 or near it.  When you are outside and you raise your body temperature, those electrical impluses from your brain and down your spinal cord, are slowed.  All due to heat.

Now take a person whose central nervous system is already compromised by something like Multiple Sclerosis.  Their electrical nerve impluses are not working at top efficency anyway because of their disease.  Then add in the heat and the increased body core temperature.  The electrical impluses conducted in the nerves are even slower.  No wonder the symptoms of their MS are made even worse by the heat.  No wonder they feel even MORE fatigued than the person that does not have MS.

As you may have noticed, when you finally cool down and your body temperature returns to normal, some symptoms of the MS, disappear. If not all.

Now does heat and having MS make any sense?
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195469 tn?1388322888
When you think of MS, try to remember what they call the Blood Brain Barrier.  Almost like a sack or membrane totally surrounding your spinal cord and brain.  This is our protection for our Central Nervous System (CNS) from bacteria and infections.

In MS, "something" triggers the immune system to attack this barrier; penetrating it   Seeing it as foreign to the body.  As some of you may know, I have named this "invader," the MS-Pac Man.  He looks at the BBB and chews his way through.  His favorite meal is myelin.  The protective coating around our nerves in the CNS.  Think of it as a brown cord around the wires going to your living room lamp.  Yeah, that brown cord.  Mr. Pac-Man looks at this brown protective covering as foreign and starts to chew his way through to the bare wiring.

As you can imagine, what happens to the lamp when the bare wires are exposed?  It's shorts out. This is exactly what happens to the coating called myelin.  Once eaten away it can cause a "short-circuit."  The messages being sent along that pathway are disrupted. So the message being sent by the brain are slowed down, short-circuited or don't get through at all.

In the beginning stages of MS, the body is able to repair this myelin.  With each invasion of the MS Pac-Man, the body is less and less able to repair the damage done by his huge appetite.  So the body tries to "fix" the area, by replacing it with scar tissue (in comes the "sclerosis" (scarring) part of Multiple Sclerosis)  Remember your living room lamp?  What happens now that the brown protective coating is missing?  It short-circuits.  Or you have to giggle the cord to make the lamp go on.  Anybody touches that cord, what happens, the light goes off or flichers.  That is exactly what is happening in the brain.

Even though you may try to fix the cord of that lamp with black electrical tape, the wiring is still damaged.  It's not as efficient as it was before.  The same with the scar tissue that has now formed in the brain.  It is not efficient at conducting electrical impluses along it's pathways.  It's signal is slowed down, jumbled or doesn't get through at all.

The brain is a remarkable organ.  It now looks for another "pathway" to send it's message, since the original pathway is now damaged or slowed.  Sometimes the brain can do this efficiently and sometimes it can't.  So the 'signal network' doesn't work quite as well.  Thus, causing the problems you experience with MS.

If you look through some of the symptoms I have listed in the first part of my post, you can see how this "short-circuiting" process, can cause you to have all kinds of symptoms.  Even weird symptoms like the feeling of water running down your legs.  Or the one that I hear alot from people with MS, is the "invisible mouse," that they SWEAR is running along the floor.  They can see it out of the corner of their eye.  But guess what, there isn't any mouse.  It's a trick, from that complex network of brain connections that are now scarred and damaged.

The "ubo's," the white matter lesions, the areas of demyelination that are seen on MRI, are the result of the "work" that Mr. MS-Pac Man has been up to.  (IF you are diagnosed with MS) You are seeing the results of his appetite for myelin.

If Mr. MS Pac-Man is not active and you are given the contrast dye during your MRI, the "dye" will not cross through that Blood Brain Barrier. There is no break in that membrane for the dye to penetrate, so no current lesions will "highlight."  Lesions may still be seen on MRI, (These are scars) but they will not absorb any gadolinium, if you are not in a current flair-up.  The Blood Brain Barrier has "resealed" itself.  If any lesions "highlight," you are in a an active stage of your MS process.

If you have found any of this confusing, I apologize.  As was told to me in the beginning of my disease process, this explanation was enough to start me on my way to knowing what was going on inside my CNS without the aid of having a medical degree.  With me, keep it simple.  I understand it better.

This has helped me, I hope that it helps you...

Best Wishes, Heather
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230625 tn?1216761064
Thanks so much for your caring words Heather!!!  Very well said and very informative!!  

Thank you for being so helpful and supportive.  This board is such a wonderful group of people!

Take care everyone! Pat :)
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271770 tn?1221992084
Thank you so much for writing this post. Not only am I having trouble problem solving and remembering words, the other day I didn't even recognise my own brother. I haven't told anyone yet, but it's happened a couple of times now. I see people I know very very well (brother, sister in law, niece and nephew) and it kind of makes me feel a bit of shock as I realise that I should know the face but just do not remember who they are. Might need to put this one on a post...

Mel
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