Could this be considered a MS Attack?

[lindlk]

I am new to this forum and just started having symptoms in August. In early August, my husband and I were in Las Vegas and I started having "pins and needles" in my hands and started dropping things. I was also very fatigued. It was really hot that weekend and then when I returned home, it went away (lasted about 48 hours).

About 6 weeks later, I woke up in the morning to go to the bathroom and on my way back, I fell to the floor and could not move my legs. I felt paralyzed, then a few minutes passed and I was able to move my left leg and crawled back to bed. The next morning, both of my feet and legs felt numb and I had the "pins and needles" feeling (like my legs were asleep). I was able to walk, but my legs felt week. It lasted for about four days. Then the "pins and needles" feelings started to go into my hands and feet. Another day passed and then I had a wave of numbness and my right leg went limp. I was unable to walk on it or move my toes. It lasted for 9 hours and then slowly started to subside where I was able to move my toes but still it remained weak and had the "pins and needles" feelings in my leg and feet.

For the past month,the symptoms that have remained constant are fatigue and pins and needles. The pins and needles come are constant through out the day and usually get worse at night and is aggravated by heat.  Does this sound like I might be having a MS attack or is this not consistent with a normal attack?

History information... my father, his aunt and two cousins have MS. I have received normal blood tests and MRI.

Thank you for your help!

[lindlk]

Thank you for your response. I am seeing a neurologist and they did run a spine and brain MRI. It came back normal. We looked at the MRI together and there were parts of the spine that were blurry because I was moving, so we could not see the full spine. The neurologist also mentioned she doesn't really know how to read the MRIs.  My first "episode", both of my legs were not moving for a few minutes and then my right leg stayed limp (unable to use it) through the night. The next morning, both my legs felt numb and were tingling for weeks. I was wondering if you could have an attack that includes more than one symptom and one of the symptoms (partial paralysis) lasts for several hours, while the other (tingling/pins and needles & fatigue) for several weeks?

[RedFlame]

I think you need to push your doctor for more referrals.  Is that all the tests you have had so far?  Have they looked at your spine and thoracic areas for pinched nerves?  

There are many things that this could be.  (I am not a doctor)

[figuerpa]

Was your MRI of your spine and head. The symptoms you are describing I believe would be a result of a lesion in your spine but I am not 100% sure. And know that sometimes it takes a while for lesions to show and sometimes they don't even show.

Has your doc run any more tests to see what can be causing this? Are you seeing a neuro?

I am not sure about them coming and going so sudden though. For it to be an attack the symptoms have to be there for at least 24 hours and you said your legs went numb for a few minutes.

I am sure others will chime in.

Take Care,
Paula