Shooting pains in leg

[GrannyKay]

Hi everyone. I don't really know what's going on with me, but .... if you remember I work in a women's fitness center as a coach. I just started this job in January and it's only about 20 hours a week. Anyway, I've noticed lately that it seems like it is getting harder to work out on the machines. The machines tell you how well you are doing, whether you have full range of motion, if you are going fast enough, etc. and lately the results haven't been good. Not horrible, but it just seems like I should be getting stronger and I feel like I am getting weaker.

Then the other day, I did my workout with the ladies like usual and felt a little weak, then we had an aerobics/dance class that I participated in. Probably at least 10 minutes after the class was over, I was standing there talking to one of the ladies and started feeling like I was going to pass out. My vision had a black streak through it and as I'm trying to listen to this lady I'm wondering if she is going to have to call an ambulance for me ..... but, thankfully, it passed.

Yesterday we had the same class and, a little while afterwards, I had the black spots in my vision for a few seconds and felt some pain, but it passed pretty quickly.

Last night, I noticed pain in my left hip and thought I must have strained a muscle in my hips during the workouts. I took some Tylenol before I went to bed, but woke up about an hour later with pain starting in my right hip and shooting down into my knee and it would NOT let up. And my leg was jerking. I put ice on it, then tried heat. Eventually I was finally able to get back to sleep and this morning my legs feel fine other than a little tingly when I'm sitting down.

I've been working out regularly since January and have participated in these classes a number of times without any problem. I don't have a diagnosis yet - the radiology report said enlarged ventricles with possible chronic small vessel disease and the neuro sent me to a surgeon with a diagnosis of hydrocephalus, but the surgeon disagreed.

I don't know if the problems I'm having are from working out or if they are unrelated. Does anyone else have these kinds of symptoms of the shooting pains down your legs or occasional black spots in your vision? I have had eye pain and have battled chronic uveitis for almost the past year, but lately my eyes just get sharp pains or aches in them, and it feels like another flare up but then it just goes away.

Sorry this is so long. Thanks for reading!

Kay

[GrannyKay]

Thank you, Kyle. I'm not convinced I have MS, but you are right. If I'm having these kinds of symptoms after exercising, I probably shouldn't push myself so much.

I have an appointment with my PCP on Thursday. I haven't talked to her about any of the neuro test results and she knows my health history better than anyone, so I figured it was a good time to make an appointment.

I also have an appointment with an MS specialist on April 15th.

[kwarendorf]

I'm no doctor, but if I were you I would lay off the exercise until I had seen one, or several.

You will read here and elsewhere that exercise is not the enemy of MS, We are often encouraged to be as active as our bodies allow. Here's the catch. We know we have MS.

Until I was diagnosed, and in light of the fact that symptoms seems to have come after exercise, I would find out what was wrong before taking, or leading, my next aerobics class.

Just one man's opinion.

Kyle