In hospital might finally get some answers

[kerrtelli]

I went to the ER today because all of a sudden I got extreme tremors and shaking.
No matter what i tried, I could not stop the shaking.  I honestly thought I was having a stroke.

In the ER, I didn't mention ms at all and frankly k was just waiting for the doc to com ein and sy I was fine and send me home,

This neuro comes in with a bunch o students.  I am in tears so frustrated with the whole system.
The neuro asks me why I am crying, and I tell him.  I told how frustrated I was with this whole illness I may or may not Hqve.  How if I had better health insurance maybe a specialist might feel invested in my health, etc, etc.

He does a neuro exam, very thorough.  He says we are going to look at your scan, from five years ago, and we'll be back.  He comes in, says he wants to admit me for a FULL spine MRI and brain.  He then say that he wants to figure out if it is ms or not.

What?

I then asked him if I could give him a hug and that's that.

I am now waiting, in the hospital for my MRI's. They admitted me.

I had to post this for all of my forum pals.

I'll post results tomorrow or aaa soon as I hear anything.

Kerri

[jensequitur]

Keeping my fingers crossed!  Good luck, and I hope you get some real answers.

[rendean]

Kerri,
I hope you finally get some solid answers to all the issues you have been having. Granted being in the hospital isn't fun but if it  finds the answers then it was worth every minute.

Glad you a compassionate neuro interested in your case! It a nice change for once, isn't it?

Good luck with the testing and update when you can.

ren

[Sidesteps]

(((Thinking of you)))

[Sarahsmom46]

You are in the best place right now to get a good and full work-up on what is going on with your body.  No one wants to get admitted to a hospital, but honestly, it is a one-stop shop for getting all the blood work, MRIs and any other test that the doctors may come up with all done at one time and one place.  And, you get the results before you leave which is so much better than waiting days or weeks to hear back from the doctor.

Keep yourself occupied while in there.  I have been in the hospital since October 3rd due to my recent relapse and the laptop my son finally brought in for me has become my new best friend.  

Good-luck and I know you'll get some ansers before you are discharged.  

Julie

[sllowe]

Hi Kerr!

Sorry you had to go in, but happy to hear about this concerned doc! I pray too you get the answers :)
You did good!
-Shell

[HVAC]

Kerri,
  I hope you do get an answer.

Alex

[Sumanadevii]

Kerri, it sounds like you have run into a very compassionate neuro...a rare breed by some of the stories written on our boards.  I sure am hoping he gets to the bottom of what is wrong with you.  As far as is it or isn't it MS, I, too would rather know what I was fighting.  If not, you still deserve an answer.

I have a terrible distaste for doctors and hospitals that refuse to treat (and I mean REALLY treat) those without insurance.  We need a national health care program and again it sits with little or nothing being done..

Don't get we wrong.  I love and am proud to be American but sad that she thinks so little of her own people.  We have doctors giving and volunteering time overseas and yet go into our inner cities and find the same needs right under their noses.  I don't understand it.

[Millsinc]

Hi I am glad that you've finally gotten the attention of the "med professionals" and something is being on a serious side. I pray that you'd get some answers and relief as to what is exactly wrong. Limboland is not a nice place but knowing is way much better.

As Lulu said, I hope they are doing blood test to check for any infections.

All the best and I do hope and pray that you get some serious answers now.

~Big Hug~
Mills

[kerrtelli]

I am hoping this is it for me also.

He is doing the whole spine and brain.

I've only hd the c spine so maybe they'll see something.

[Deb61]

Best of wishes, I sure hope someone figures out what's wrong.  One of my attacks resulted in a really bad head tremor which made me look like my entire body was rocking.  I still have residuals from that attack--with the tremors showing up from time to time.   I believe the lesions showed up for me in the cerebellum. I was diagnosed the same day of this attack just after the doctor pulled up the MRI on his computer.

I hope this is the end of limboland for you.  

Deb

[kerrtelli]

I don't think I have a uti but you never know,

The last few days I Hqve felt like i did in the beginning.
All the symptoms I originally had were back full blast.
This was just the icing on the cake.

We'll see.  I woud never wish for ms, but if ms is what's wrong with me, I am hoping they diagnose it and give me the meds I need to take care of it.

[Lulu54]

Kerri, good news that you are being looked at in a different setting.  Perhaps those new mris will tell the story.

As for the shakes and tremors - could you have a uti that went rogue and invaded you blood stream?  I had that last year and the rigors are horrible - everytime someone mentions extreme tremors and shaking I have to ask that questions.

I trust the hospital staff has done blood tests and are culturing it to check for infection.

hugs, Lulu