toes feeling cold suddenly/ Optic Neuritis question

[ohpenny]

I usually suffer with really hot feet but just these last few days I have been getting cold toes just on my right foot, but only the 4 smaller ones. It feels like the blood leaves them and then they are cold. I do not notice them warm up again but then the cold feeling returns later on. It happens all day long.

Also I have noticed a flair up of symptoms since my monthly cycle started last weekend (The toe thing is a new symptom) some older ones have returned such as burning patches of skin and a burning mouth and tongue.

Does anyone else have the cold toe thing? and is it usual for a monthly cycle to effect symptoms? I haven't been diagnosed yet but experience all kinds of neurological symptoms. I am due to see my neurologist next Tuesday for a review.

My last visit he did a few preliminary tests and put my headaches/balance issues down to problems with my inner ears (minieres disease) but since then my symptoms have progressed and i have developed new ones.

But how bad do they really have to be? Since reading up on other peoples experiences and trouble with MS I am beginning to feel like a fraud, although I have many symptoms I am still able to carry on with work and hobbies etc. and feel ok. I don't want to waste peoples time, with compared to so many of you what now seems to be minor ailments.

I do have a question regarding optic neuritis. I was asked if I suffer any visual disturbances, I do wear glasses but haven't noticed any unusual visual issues, the only thing I do seem to get at the moment on and off is pain accross the eyelid and around the eye bone. Can ON cause this? If anyone could shed some light on this I would be grateful.

As I said I see my neurologist next week and I hope this time he takes more notice.

Thanks for your help

[melissabarnett]

just a thought  on that monthly thing i have 4 girls and 2 of them are at the age to cycle and we cycle at same time  and i do seem to be more (( flairy )) so to speak during this time  we realy should ask around in here to see if anyone else notists any thing  it could be a full moon ,new moon ,1/2 moon or just the heat of our body that starts it and its just so small of a flair that we dont pin point it   that was such a good queston. thank you for bring it up. and  with my girls  cycleing at same time  we all have had 2 cycles this month talk about a lot of hormones flying around here its not safe for any males in a 5 mile raduse lol just saying lol well good luck

[melissabarnett]

well u have just hit most of my new MS signs for this flair up and i would say u need MRI w/wo contrast sounds like u have some active leisons going on the thing with the toes i have that right now and its do to my new leision on lower spine and my eyes are doingf the same thing with very dull color and i feel like my eye isnt open up all the way its kinda clod and numb if that makes sence lol and eyes worse if light is bright   cant stand my toes felling like they are incased in ice but numb and painfull if that makes sence mine started on right foot spot on pinky toe then allmost over night all right foot up to hip and left foot to hip also just went cold and numb still cant feel them but can walk on them  with help so get MRI ASAP might be active leisons starting a MS flair up even if u havent been DX. yet  hope this helps u out  good luck and God bless bye for now .