Just to update others that may come across this post I had the MRI and it was clear so there is nothing to suggest MS. The neuro wants me to do an EEG in a few weeks as she thinks it maybe something electrical going on. I also had blood tests for various things including lupus but they came back clear. I am not sure what to think now. I guess its just a matter of different tests to figure out what is going on! Also I had another one of these episodes a few weeks after I wrote the original post (after I had the baby) which had me worried as I had not had this happen so close together before. I am hoping it doesnt happen again....
Thanks everyone for replying. I guess I will just have to wait and see what happens when I get tested after the baby.
I too started my journey with what your describing, transient symptoms, TIA Like . I was diagnosed with MS in 2008 at the age of 41 after having symptoms for many years. Looking back now we can find symptoms I was having such as heat intolerance and extremeeeee fatigue as early as my mid teens Symptoms picked up again when I was about 24..which has led me to where I am now. I had A clear MRI in 99? no lesions at all, then in 2004 when I thought TIA's lesions showed up, though they were consistent with MS, I was not diagnosed until another relapse in 2008. Ive had all the sypmtoms you describe as well as what sherry describes. I too had a Lumbar Puncture in 2004/5 which was negative. But was told back then that a Lumbar puncture does not rule out MS only other things bands may not always show unless caught at just the right time during attack. Thank God LP is not a standard to diagnose (according to my Neuro) It was the worst headache I ever had in my life for 7 days. But I blame that on the hospital that sent me home within an hour of having the procedure.
Congratulations on the impending birth, what a joyous occasion! and Best of Luck to you in finding a cause of your symptoms.
I'm sure there can be many causes for transient events, so know I am only sharing my own personal experience here. That being said . . . I (and my neuro) initially thought I was having TIA's, because my most troubling symptoms were transient. I would have brief episodes were my right arm and leg did not "respond", and I would experience the MS hug for five minutes. These brief episodes delayed my MS diagnosis and almost resulted in a "small strokes" diagnosis . . . even with the MRI. Fortunately, I had two MRI's so when comparisons were made and an LP was performed . . . I was diagnosed with MS.
I do have symptoms that persist such as numbness, tingling, fatigue, brain fog, muscle spasms, blurred vision, etc. I barely made note of these because the "paralytic type" events were so scary.
Hope this helps,
Sherry
It wasn't until after they shipped me off to another bigger hospital for a CT scan (our local hosp didn't have a ct machine, but does now) that they determined I did not have a TIA, but had white matter disease, possibly MS.
Now I am dx'd with MS, so to answer your question, yes, MS can present like a TIA.
Mike