Hi everyone!
First. Let me clarify that I'm in the process of being DX with MS or something else. It's been a long few months. I have had so many weird medical issues and nothing at all before last year. I'm a 42 year old mom no is a competitor swimmer. I try to eat fairly healthy as well.
So, all started last fall . I had horrible leg pain . I couldn't walk up the stairs without my legs just burning and aching. Like horrible almost lactic acid burn. Not like me. I also had ongoing tingling in my feet. I then had a ton of test done. Blood work to rule out everything. I did have Epstein Barr and low vitamin d that should be long gone by now.
I had an MRI of the brain and lumbar and cervical spine and none showed lesions. I have not had an MRI of the thoracic spine yet. I did go to a neurosurgeon due to some herniated discs. He did the basic neuro assessment and I have hyperreflexia in my legs ( knees) and also Hoffman's sign.
I still get paresthesia in my legs and pain so awful I want too cut my legs off somedays ( ok I'd never do that but seems like the only relief). I have really weird dreams and sleep horribly. Everyday I have a new weird symptom.
So, my neurosurgeon is sending me to an MS specialist.
My question to you all...
Where do you think the MS neuro will go with this?
MRI of thoracic? Lumbar puncture? Nothing?
Also does anyone else have hyperreflexia in the legs only? If so, where are your lesions ?
All of these unknowns are just getting old..... And I'm just not myself health wise like I have been.
Thanks all!!!!!!!
First. Let me clarify that I'm in the process of being DX with MS or something else. It's been a long few months. I have had so many weird medical issues and nothing at all before last year. I'm a 42 year old mom no is a competitor swimmer. I try to eat fairly healthy as well.
So, all started last fall . I had horrible leg pain . I couldn't walk up the stairs without my legs just burning and aching. Like horrible almost lactic acid burn. Not like me. I also had ongoing tingling in my feet. I then had a ton of test done. Blood work to rule out everything. I did have Epstein Barr and low vitamin d that should be long gone by now.
I had an MRI of the brain and lumbar and cervical spine and none showed lesions. I have not had an MRI of the thoracic spine yet. I did go to a neurosurgeon due to some herniated discs. He did the basic neuro assessment and I have hyperreflexia in my legs ( knees) and also Hoffman's sign.
I still get paresthesia in my legs and pain so awful I want too cut my legs off somedays ( ok I'd never do that but seems like the only relief). I have really weird dreams and sleep horribly. Everyday I have a new weird symptom.
So, my neurosurgeon is sending me to an MS specialist.
My question to you all...
Where do you think the MS neuro will go with this?
MRI of thoracic? Lumbar puncture? Nothing?
Also does anyone else have hyperreflexia in the legs only? If so, where are your lesions ?
All of these unknowns are just getting old..... And I'm just not myself health wise like I have been.
Thanks all!!!!!!!
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