Hi everyone - newbie here and kinda worried. I have been in MS limbo for quite a few years now. I have had many symptoms typical of MS, but never enough diagnostic evidence for an "official diagnosis". In the past my doctor's have ruled out fibromyalgia, lyme disease, diabetes among others. I have suffered from numbness and tingling in my arms (carpal tunnel also ruled out) on and off for many years with no clear diagnostic cause. I have also had 3 instances where I have had temporary loss of vision in my right eye, don't know how to explain it, but my eye started to feel heavy and swollen (even though it wasn't), then I lost vision in it (was only able to see a "pinhole" of light), then my vision would come back - these symptoms would last for 2 - 3 days then my vision would totally return to normal.
The parasthesias have now spread to my lower extremities and I have pain down both legs to the back of my knees (recent lumbar MRI ruled out any sort of disc issues), and also experience extreme "charlie horse" like pains in my calves (recent blood panel showed potassium and magnesium are normal). At first my doctor thought the parathesias were related to my hyperparathyroidism and hypercalcemia, however had sub-total parathyroidectomy in March, and my calcium and parathyroid hormone levels have all returned to normal).
Last Sunday I experienced total right sided numbness, was rushed to the ER for TIA - CAT scan was normal (i.e. no bleeds or signs of actual stroke), Brain MRI was abnormal showing many "lesions" - this is where the "probable MS" diagnosis was mentioned by my PCP, however he would rather my Neurologist better interpret the MRI results. He said more than likely I have had the relapsing remitting? type for years and that I may now have a more progressive type since my symptoms are more constant.
A repeat MRI is recommended in 2 months. I was just wondering why they suggest a repeat MRI and what will they be looking for? My PCP (since he's not a specialist) did not give me an official diagnosis - just probable/possible. I guess have to wait and see what my neurologist says on Tuesday, but I am so nervous.
The parasthesias have now spread to my lower extremities and I have pain down both legs to the back of my knees (recent lumbar MRI ruled out any sort of disc issues), and also experience extreme "charlie horse" like pains in my calves (recent blood panel showed potassium and magnesium are normal). At first my doctor thought the parathesias were related to my hyperparathyroidism and hypercalcemia, however had sub-total parathyroidectomy in March, and my calcium and parathyroid hormone levels have all returned to normal).
Last Sunday I experienced total right sided numbness, was rushed to the ER for TIA - CAT scan was normal (i.e. no bleeds or signs of actual stroke), Brain MRI was abnormal showing many "lesions" - this is where the "probable MS" diagnosis was mentioned by my PCP, however he would rather my Neurologist better interpret the MRI results. He said more than likely I have had the relapsing remitting? type for years and that I may now have a more progressive type since my symptoms are more constant.
A repeat MRI is recommended in 2 months. I was just wondering why they suggest a repeat MRI and what will they be looking for? My PCP (since he's not a specialist) did not give me an official diagnosis - just probable/possible. I guess have to wait and see what my neurologist says on Tuesday, but I am so nervous.
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