numbness

[marymoto]

ok here it is i have been experiencing headaches, optic neuritis, right sided facial numbness which carries on down the right side of my neck, and  half way down my back shoulder pain is this just pinched nerves? if i had a lesion in my neck what would i be feeling is this typical what are others with lesions in there neck feeling?

[marymoto]

THANKS JEN FOR YOUR MESSAGE WHENEVER THIS NECK THING HAPPENS I ALWAYS FEEL I HAVE HERNIATED A DISC BUT THEN IT GETS SOMEWHAT BETTER AGTER 5 0R SIX DAYS.

[jensequitur]

Lesions in the neck lead to numbness and spasms in the neck area.  I have no lesions in my neck, but several in my brain, and have a lot of facial numbness as well as optic neuritis.  My numbness extends down my neck on the right side, and all the way down my back - tapering off at the lumbar.  It's possible I have lesions in the spine, but it hasn't been verified.

There's a lot of nerves in the skull area  - many people with MS present with facial paresthesia as their first symptom.  I guess MS finds it easier to get to the head first.

[HVAC]

Hard to say since everyone with MS is different and where your lesions are does not directly correlate with symptoms. I have similar symptoms to others on the forum and yet I have a different experience with my symptoms than others. Does that make sense?  However ON would be due to a lesion in the brain. I have lesions near the Optic Nerve but have never had ON. Eveyone is different.

Alex