Multiple sclerosis?

Question

Hi, i am 31 years old and my Nuro thinks I may have MS. Over the past two year I have been having problems. It started with very bad headaches and sometime it was like something was trying to pull my eye out. Then the next thing I know I was having problems with blurred vision. The headaches can last for days and nothing stops the headaches.I also have body aches sometime I fill as if something is trying to pull evey bone in my body out.I also do a lot of falling for no reason I can be walking and just fall.I have numbness in my limbs. And also have Tremors. I had a MRI in 2001 of the brain and it showed that there MIGHT me MS.. MIGHT is a big word for a abn mri. And also had a MRI of my c-spine and it showed sclerosis.So my doctor did 3 more in the past three years and all showed the same as befor. Needless to say my doctor didnt was to look in to it. So he droped it. In the mean time I have been in and out of the hospital. Onece was because I couldnt talk with out Stuttering and couldnt stop shaking and was in a lot of pain. So he sent me to a nuro for my pain. He thought it was from me having a bad back. Well i know longer see that doctor i olny see the nuro and she wasnt very happy to find out i was in and out of the hospital. She told me that I have a lot of symptoms of ms. I have to go this week and have more tests ran. she is doing a MRI of the brain and also of my c-spine and then she is doing a spinal tap. So to say I am very scared. Does anyone know if it can run in the family? There is 3 or 4 2nd cousins in my family that does have ms.

Answer 1

Unfortunately you have some of the signs of MS. There is no cure for MS but you can exercise and change some things in your diet that may help alleviate the symptoms. Such as lightening up on the caffeine as well as other things. I am so sorry to hear that you have that illness I know it can be debilitating. Good luck.

Answer 2

Multiple sclerosis is one of the most debilitating and discouraging conditions anyone can have. Waking up day after day knowing you are stricken with MS that gradually drags you, healthy young person, toward chronic illness and maybe shorter life. Suddenly you no longer expect to enjoy many of life's greatest experiences. The inside story on Dr. Gary remarkable Multiple Sclerosis cure

Read on to discover what really causes your multiple sclerosis!

Answer 3

Hi ya' Kay! I have had MS for almost 18 years. Many people who have MS live very normal lives. It is not fatal, and it does not attack major organs. It is considered an immunological disease that affects the myelin which is the protective covering on the nerves. Most of us have what is called the relapsing/remitting form of the disease. which means that the symptoms come and go. Most people who have it work, raise families and maintain a social life. Unfortunately, some cases of MS become progressive and very degenerative. This usually takes years to happen if not decades....that is if it becomes degenerative at all. There are medications on the market that slow the progression of the disease and there are many, many more that are in the testing phase now. There are also medications to handle the symptoms. At one time about 75% of people who have this disease would eventually wind up in a wheel chair but now that figure is down to 25%. With the medications coming out that figure will probably continue to drop even more. Yes, this disease can be very benign. Although I have had it for almost two decades, nobody who meets me ever guesses I have it. The National MS Society has many groups that are for the mildly affected because we look fine but due to the disease we do not have the energy or the capabilities of most people BUT we LOOK like everybody else. A Neurologist would tell you that the biggest complaint of people with MS is low energy and poor short term memory. Please don't think of the worst for your Mom or for your cousin. That is the exception not the rule.

Answer 4

They don't know if it runs in families or not. Both my sister and I have MS. I have Relapsing Remitting and she has Secondary Progressive. If you do have MS, it isn't the end of the world. There are many options to help slow the progression.

Personally, I think MS has to do with the genes and with the environment. If you go south of the equator, it's almost non-existent. Also, people with scandanavian heritage are more likely to have it.

Whatever the outcome, just stay safe and take care of yourself - both physically and emotionally. If it is MS (or anything else), know that you're not alone. There are wonderful support groups out there for both patients and their families.

Answer 5

Sounds like your doctor, has not been very helpful, in getting a proper diagnoses for you. Try out these sites, they contain lots of useful information, sounds like you need to explore some alternative medicine, and get your self to see a chiropractor, they will help to realign your spine and maybe even help with your mobility. There is a lot of progress recently in this area which has many positive benefits for people with MS.
www.mssociety.org.uk
www.nmss.org

Answer 6

2

Answer 7

1

Answer 8

My dad had MS and we were told it wasnt' herditary. He had two cousins with it. Check out http://www.msinbalance.com/ Don't worry they seem to be coming close to a way to slow it down.

Answer 9

friend- you situation is not all that unusual, The point i getting a diagnosis is that they can start you on medication that may slow the progress of the disease

Good Luck

Answer 10

sorry, wish i could help. there M.E and there M.S. so what does the M.E stand for.google it and u might find more info. good luck.