waiting to see neuro

[jules2212]

Hi everyone i have an appointment with a neurologist on Thursday i have been having symptoms of ms for quite some time now i never knew as i never put any of them together. I went to my doctor last week with a tremor/muscle twitc hing in both legs which has been on going for coming up on 3 weeks now and is still happening, that is what i went to the doc with, while i was there he started asking some questions i have had a partial loss of vision some months back which lasted maybe an hour then went away also had pain in my eyeball throbbing pain, about 2 weeks ago i had more problems with the same eye this time it was like a flickering light affecting the same place in the right eye had some pain but not as much as the time before. I have had really bad pain in my shoulder and down my arm which left me with numbness affecting my arm below the elbow the thumb and the area around it was also affected the numbness lasted a week or so after the pain was controlled. I have been having some really bad pulsing pain in my spine which while it is happening i really takes your breath away its like an electric shock only lasts a couple of minutes thank the lord this has happened a few times now. Been having the weirdest thing happen in my scalp and head like major pins and needles feeling also get this in other places like arms and legs.so as you see a lot has been happening. Got some bloods done last week also i had to go back yesterday for a fasting glucose test as my doc thinks i might be diabetic which was a shock, as iv not been showing any symptoms. Hope to get the results tomorrow. I would appreciate any of your feed back and if anyone has had any of the same symptoms. What do you think Thanks Guys.

julie

[jules2212]

Hi everyone
Had my MRI this morning. I will get back to you all when my Doc has seen the pics and let you all know what he says. Take care all and be well.  ;-]

julie

[jules2212]

Thanks for your wishes of luck and hopefully i get to the bottom of this this soon i will keep you posted. Take care and stay well. :-}

julie

[meathead]

Good luck on thursday and welcome to the forum. Please be sure to let us know how you get on with neuro on thursday.
This is a lovely place to be it helps to talk and everyone has good ideas and suggestions for help.
GOODLUCK again and hopefully hear from you thursday

HUGS JULES

[jules2212]

Thanks for your comments guys it does get very unsetteling at times and my family can only listen to my groans,  they can only imagine what im talking about, at least with people as understanding as you all who know what some or all of the things are like to deal with. I will keep you all posted after i see my neuro on Thursday.Take care guys and be well  ;-]

julie

[Fluffysmom]

Best of luck on Thursday!  

I'm waiting, too.  Waiting for a call to schedule an appointment with my new MS specialist so I can wait again for the appointment.

It looks like you have a good list of your symptoms, and Shelly helped organize them so that the neurologist will be better able to understand.  I've been through two neurologist's, and having things well organized is definitely a plus.  

Not that those symptoms are good, mind you!  :o)  I hope that your neurologist can find some answers for you, and that you feel better soon.

Kathy

[wonko]

I'm waiting, too!  I have an appt. Thurs AM with a neuro-opthamologist.  I think there are others on the board with either appointments or tests scheduled for this Thursday.  Waiting is just not easy.  Knowing others are doing it too helps me keep some patience and perspective.  Sounds like you are early in the process of meeting with doctors and getting tests?  I wish you the best of luck in finding good care providers who can help you no matter how the tests turn out.

Take care and let us know how your appointment goes!

[jules2212]

Thanks for that Shelly i have printed this out and will take it with me on Thursday, as you said, you do and i do very often forget to remember everything that has been going on. I will let you know how things work out. Take care and be well also.

julie

[sllowe]

Hi Julie -

If we haven't chatted, welcome!

I pulled some of this out for you so you can work on it for Thursday:

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Ongoing symptoms of ms (If you can, please describe symptoms to Dr. w/out comparing to MS)

Doctor visit (add date)

    Legs
- tremor/muscle twitching in both legs ongoing for approx. 3 weeks
- pins and needles in legs

    Eyes
- partial loss of vision some months back which lasted approx. an hour then passed
- pain in my eyeball (which eye?) - throbbing pain, about 2 weeks ago
- problem with eye (which eye?) was flickering light affecting the same place, with pain but less severe as the time before

    Arms
- pain in my shoulder and down arm (which shoulder and arm?)
- numbness affecting my arm below the elbow the thumb - area around it affected the numbness lasted a week or so after the pain was controlled
- pins and needles in arms

   Back
- pulsing pain in spine which while it is happening really takes your breath away its like an electric shock - lasts a couple of minutes

    Head
- scalp and head feels like pins and needles

Doctor visit - labwork (add date)
- fasting glucose tolerance test ordered to check for diabetes

Go ahead and copy and paste this to something you can work with if you feel it will help you sort through your symptoms better.  If you don't use a hard copy for your visit, it will help you get things straight in your head for your appointment because it's so hard to remember everything when you are there.

Wishing you all the best for Thursday.  
Be well,
Shelly