ms?

[joshua77]

I have 6 lesions that the doc said looked like ms lessions so he did spinal tap i had to have a bloof patch after that. I was so healthy up until this last four months not a care in the world like normal 24 year old well i started throwing up every were. Then they said it was anxiety well then i had three retinal tears. Then pee blood still no cause of that been to every specialist out there. They cant tell me nothing but its all in my head well three lasers later abd begging to see a neuro finally get because i had headaches about five times worse then the spinal tap headache. During the spinal headache i lost hearing it came back but is ringing and super sensitive to noise. my hands dont really go numb but tingle prickle feeling and have a lowe blind spot the size of a pencil tip in my eye no reason for that either anyone please help me?

[joshua77]

There doing me right thats for sure. How about headaches with ms  constantly have headache that make me not want to move buy kind of wierd they hurt really bad for a sec or two then let up then go right back at it. Thanks for all the posts its helping alot

[joshua77]

Thanks for the posts the worst part is being blind that scares me by far the most i know a few people with ms they do pretty good. They have some problems but are all strong if i did have it theyd be the people id look up to. None of them have the eye problems thats the scarey part thanks again.

[vwick77]

The leasions, numbness, tingling, blind spots can be related to MS.

Although the others are not typical of MS.  Any of these for that matter can represent other illnesses that are gonna have to be ruled out.  

Relax and as hard as it may be wait on the results of lumbar puncture and trust the Doctor that u have, he/she sounds like they are doing what they cn as of now!  I know it is scary and the unknown us scarier but in the mean time try some relaxation techniques.

Best of luck and keep us updated if u can!

[Guitar_grrrl]

MRI and LP (spinal tap) are just clues that can lead to a diagnosis of MS.  In the end, MS is a clinical diagnosis.  Please take extra good and special care of yourself.  Worry is a useless, unproductive emotion.  When you find yourself falling into the trap of worry and worst case scenarios, take a big breath and just relax every muscle.  If, as you're exhaling, worrisome thoughts come up again, acknowledge they're there, and go back to breathing, slowly, softly...

You'll have answers sooner or later.  In the mean time, live your life....breath....

[joshua77]

So mri and spinal tap still cant show ms?

[maxthecat43]

There are other reasons to have lesions, other than MS.  High blood pressure can cause severe brain lesions, migraine headaches (which could cause the tingling and vomiting) is known to cause them, and even vitamin B-12 deficiency causes can cause brain lesions.  And there are other reasons besides those.  The blood in your urine is probably unrelated.   You neurologist is being as thorough as he can, as I am sure your other doctors are.  Detached retina sometimes occurs in diabetes, but I'm sure they already tested for that.  

Hang in there.  I know you want answers, and they will come.  But testing (as well as interpreting the results) takes time.  I agree with Shell- you should let your doctor know how hard this is for you to deal with.  They can help.

Tammy

[joshua77]

I am really honest with them im on xanex. I agree with you 100 percent about my fears. My neuro made my app 6 months early after my mri and asked me to get a spinal tap to start treating. This scared me then he said you dont no yet so just wait and see. Could there be ms lesions without having ms? Thabk you for the posts

[sllowe]

Hi Josh,

While this can be scary, please do not panic. It sounds as if you have. It will not help you get through each day, and has the potential to maximize all you are experiencing.

There are other things that cause  what you are experiencing besides and like Lu mentions what you posted is not consistent with MS. However, I must say MS is a clinical diagnosis, and it's not a death sentence.

A neuro will need to put together many pieces to determine the cause of your problems.
How likely MS? About 1 in 750. Detached retina is unrelated to MS that I'm aware of. This may be hereditary given your age, but your doctor can tell you more about that.

Please be honest with your doctors about your severe fears right now. They can help you.
-Shell

[joshua77]

How likley would it be to have ms? My results dont come back for another three weeks im really scared does ms come with bad tinnitus?

[joshua77]

They use them to weld around the bad part of the eye so it dont spread or detach. Thanks for the post. Im just scared i dont no what to do about all this i thought i was to young to go threw all this. What happens when you have ms all my ms look alike lesions are on the left side also seemed wierd to me. So there is no direct link to the eyes and ms? Thanks again

[Lulu54]

Josh, I am glad you are being seen by a neurologist to hunt down these problems. There are several things you mention that don't normally fit in the MS picture ...

blood in your urine isn't normally an MS problem.

vomiting also isn't normally an MS symptom. the same can be said about retinal tears.

Can you explain a bit more about the lasers?  I'm not sure what that wsas used for.

see you around,
L