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Post Viral or MS ?
I have been sick for 7 weeks now. It started in the grocery store one day, I felt like I was going to pass out all of a sudden, no vertigo, just fall out, I didnt and it went away. Thought it was odd and then nothing else happend for two more days. At work one day, I have a very stressful job, and we were arguing and I slammed my hand down on the desk and when I did I got a very bad head rush and very lighteaded like I was going to pass out, it subsided and then 2 days later I was getting panic attacks afraid the head rush thing would come back and it did, This time I was very quitely sitting at my desk reading e-mails when I got one of those head rushes. I havent had one since just more lightheadiness along with general malaise, like having the flu but no fever and add in the lightheadiness part. I have had a lyme test, thyroid test, heart holster test, 24 hour urine collection to look for adrenal gland issues. an MRI and Cat scan with contrast on the brain. Everything came back negative or no issues. Met with the neurologist and he thinks it could be post viral symptoms even though all I had prior to the incedent was a lot of sneezing no fever or even remember being sick. So I am still dizzy and still sick to my stomach. What else could this be? I also have tingling in my pinky in my left thand. My head constantly feels pressue and in my ears, then after these bouts my eyes feel red like I had an alergic recation to something. My Neuro thinks it si post viral and my GP thinks MS.
Based on symptoms she has seen in other patients of MS. Just twice since I have been sick, just prior to sleep I have had the inside of my head or brain feels like shaking.
Post-viral infections can linger up to a year and cause similar sensations to MS. It's a hard idea to understand how something like that can cause havoc in our systems.
What is your GP basing the idea of MS on? If two doctors can't agree, perhaps iti s time to find a third doctor to give the tie-breaker.
be well,
Lulu
What is your GP basing the idea of MS on? If two doctors can't agree, perhaps iti s time to find a third doctor to give the tie-breaker.
be well,
Lulu
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