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I'm an 48 year old female with MS symptoms since Sept 2010.   The left side of my body from head to toe has weakness, numbness, uncoordinated, pain, burning foot, numbness that wraps around my leg like an ace bandage, and sometimes over sensitive when touched.  Along with all that fun stuff, short term memory loss, bowl & urinating issues.   So in short I've lost about 25 - 30% usage on my left side, unable to walk without a limp.   (In Feb 2000 I lost feeling for 2 weeks, but it all came back except for a little numbness still in my face).  I've had 3 MRIs since 2010, spinal tap, and a few other tests, all came back normal!   I've seen 3 neurologists, no one can tell me what is wrong with me!!  Having clear tests are great, but I would like to know what is causing this.   I know there's other diseases that mimic MS, but in all my research none are strictly 1 side of body.  Can someone help me?  Please??!!
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Not sure, but one Dr. put me in the "fibromyalgia catagory" because he thought once you "think" you have MS it's a downward spiral.  The symptoms for fibromyalgia are both sides of body, mostly in the upper part, mine head to toe left side of body.  Thank you, appreciate the concern!!!  
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Fibromyalgia??
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