Multiple Sclerosis sufferers...?

Question

I have been suspecting something strange going on for a while. But without getting into too many details, I would be interested to know what symptoms either finally made you go get tested for MS (or anything like MS) or what finally made your doctor realize that you should be tested?

Answer 1

The signs and symptoms vary from patient to patient, depending on what part of the body is affected. But watch out for any of these:
Muscle or motor symptoms, such as weakness, leg dragging, stiffness, a tendency to drop things, a feeling of heaviness, clumsiness, or a lack of coordination (ataxia).
Visual symptoms, such as blurred, foggy, or hazy vision, eyeball pain (especially with movement), blindness, or double vision. Optic neuritis—a sudden loss of vision and eye pain—is a fairly common first symptom, occurring in up to 23% of those who develop MS.
Sensory symptoms, such as tingling, a pins-and-needles sensation, numbness, a bandlike tightness around the trunk or legs, or electrical sensations moving down the back and legs.
Less common early symptoms include:
Balance symptoms, such as lightheadedness or dizziness, and a spinning feeling (vertigo).
Bladder symptoms, such as an inability to hold urine (urinary incontinence) or to completely empty the bladder, or a loss of bladder sensation—an inability to sense that the bladder becoming full until there is a sudden, urgent need to urinate

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I have worked with MS patients for years. The truth is, the symptoms of MS are similar to those of many many other ailments. The ones described in the previous answer are accurate but having any one of them doesn't necessarily mean you have MS.

If you are concerned, keep a diary of your symptoms for about 3-4 weeks. Then you should see a Neurologist who specializes in Neuro-immunology. They can get an MRI of your brain and do other testing.

Don't get too stressed before you really know -

Good luck

Answer 4

Mine started one Saturday morning with a tingling in my gums in the left side of my face. During the day the tingling spread to my lips and I thought I might have developed some kind of sea food allergy, since I had crayfish the night before. Two days later exactly half my face, including half my tongue was numb/pins and needles. I went to the doctor on a Monday, she did some reflex tests and then referred me to a neurologist who saw me the next day. I actually never once thought it could be anything serious until the MRI results came back and my neurologist said he was 100% sure it was MS and that the lumbar puncture would only confirm it, which it did.

Answer 5

The symptoms can be very varried, including numbness in legs or feel, unusal muscular pain, vision problems, etc. It is sometimes a dificult disease to diagnose, The importance of making the diagnosis is that one can start treatment that may slow down the process.

Answer 6

My mom had all of the symptoms of the first listing and she also had a spell where she could not move or get out of bed and I had to go over to her house everyday before work and get her out of bed and then put her back in bed at the end of the day.

My mom's doctor tested her for everything else, rheumatoid arthritis, guillian-barre, every other disease it seemed before he ruled them out and diagnosed her with MS.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

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