waiting tests some new symptoms

[tjammies]

Hi all, i'm wondering if anyone else has these symptoms...clumsy hands, cut my finger cutting, hands feel sort of big and writing or getting money from my purse is difficult, small movements like thta, at the same tim ei sometimes cant seem to speak properly slur my speech, cant get a word out, also have this thing where i get stuck when walking can put one leg forward and then it shakes and the other gets stuck and shakes and i have to wait a few minutes till i can move it to walk, sometimes these things all come at the same time, but the odd thing is they can go away after just a short while and happen from time to time there doesnt seem to be any pattern or reason for them.
jean

[WarKitten2008]

HI  got an appt to get ready for so i will be quick in my answer.

I have been dx's with MS for a year now, and as far as I can tell, the answer to
your question is yes.
There are good and bad days at random.     I believe everyone is different.  
I hope that you will find some relief soon       Warkitten2008

[tjammies]

thanks for your replies and good wishes! yes the feeling of wearing gloves is just right! I have the slurred speech and trouble with finding a word and sometimes go blank mid conversation, "forgetting" my address and my phone number. Sometimes i can reach out for something and my hand seems to go the long way round to get it.
I am keeping a diary warkitten, my symptoms have been so all over the place i thought it made sense for me to understand whats happening better. Its like   walking talking writing which used to be so simple that i learned as a child i just cant seem to do  from time to time . My history is I was in hosp 5 months ago with what i was told was  tias (mini strokes) which turned out not to be. Neuro says clonus and brisk reflexes on medical exam, clear mri, unsure lumbar . I have to get more blood and spine mri and another lumbar at end of jan. My symptoms seem to flare up every few weeks, they then seem to last for about a week, no real pattern though, and i seem to have some goodish days some bad,  but my balance is never good and i shake often, feel really tired and sleep in the afternoon most days. Is it possible to have ms and have  bad days seemingly at random like this does anyone know? Thanks so much for replying its really helpful knowing other people have the same and worse difficulties and still manage cope as when i cant do things i get really frustrated with myself. Jean

[doni54]

Hi, and yes, I have all these symptoms, and am undx.

My speech problems are about 70% of the time now, I will just totally lose my train of thought and forget what I was going to say.  Other times I know what I want to say, but just can't get the words out and sometimes can even think of the word I want to say.

The legs are always crazy, and I get so aggravated with my hands because I can't hold anything, type, write, etc.  Takes me two or three tries when I'm going to pick up something.  This is also an everyday deal.

Hope things improve for you soon and these symptoms give you a break.  Just know you are not alone, there are lots of us around stubbling and fumbling and trying to talk!!

doni

[WarKitten2008]

Hi T :
I'm sorry to hear you are having these symptoms. I don't know your history
but I have had the episodes with the shakiness in the legs (I attribute my shaky
legs to weakness)

I also have had slurred speech at times.  those types of things started out sporadically
for me as yours are. but at a later date in time new symptoms started to appear
along with the old one. But the episodes became more regular.

At any rate, I made a list or journal, for each time and date these things occurred
basically a symptom time line.
I did this for a good 6 month period.  I gave it to my neuro and he said it helped
him alot.
I hope you will if you haven't already, start to do this. It helps in the long run.

I have been dx's with MS for a year now, but am in process of getting a second
opinion from an MS specialist. I gave him a copy of the symptoms and
episode and he also said that helped him alot.

I'm sorry I couldn't shed any more light on the subject of the symptoms, but
I hope that you will start writing a journal.
by the way its nice to meet you and I hope you feel better very soon.
                                                Warkitten2008

[opie74]

The hands and the speach sound like me.  Sometimes, signing my name is almost foreign.  It feels like I am wearing gloves.  One of my main MS symptoms is the speach.  To most people, I sound fine, but if you really know me (I was a math instructor) I have slowed down quite a bit.  I can't think of the work that I want.  Sometimes any old strange word pops out in its place.  Then other times, like you, I just can't get my tongue to do what I want it to.  Maybe it is becausee all 30 of my lesions are in the white matter.

Let me know what you find out!