Hello everyone!
My name is Julie. Here is my story. It's kinda long long, but I'll start from the beginning.
Last July, I started having periods of dizziness. Sometimes I would even pass out sometimes. People could tell that I was having these "spells" because I looked like a curtain was going down over my face and I wouldn't really respond to them. I didn't make sense when people tried to talk to me.
I went to see my doctor in the fall. She worked up my heart (which was fine) and did some blood work (which was fine). She also had me check my BS which turned out to be low at times.
So, even though my labs were OK at this point, she was questioning if I was possibly in pre-diabetic mode. I had a CT scan earlier in the year for an atypical migraine which was negative; so we didn't pursue further imaging. Just focused on keeping BS under control.
In March, I was shopping for my BF birthday present. I don't remember much except I obviously passed out again. Clothing rack 1 Julie 0. I suffered a concussion and have has horrible migraine/headaches since.
Being the noncompliment person that I am....I didn't want any brain imaging because I didn't think that it would really make a difference. Well, 7 weeks later; I'm still have HORRIBLE headaches that are keeping me from work.
So, I have finally a MRI on Monday. First no contrast. And they end up using contrast during the imaging. My doctor calls me with the good news of "Hey, you don't have a hemorhage, but your scan lit up like a Christmas tree for MS."
OK, she didn't say quite it like that.
So, I'm going to see a MS neurologist in 2 weeks. I've been reseaching some of the sypmtoms and it's a little eye-opening for me. I don't know if I'm just plain dumb or in denial or didn't put 2 and 2 together, but here are some of my S/S:
1. Tingling in my hands and feet
2. Restless leg sydrome at night (this has been HORRIBLE for me)
3. MS hug (I actually went to the ER once because I thought I was having a heart attack. After a workup, they said it was just musculature. I still have episodes about once a month).
4. Dizziness
5. I actually have trouble thinking sometimes. It's hard to explain.
6. Fatigue
7. Headaches
8. "Neurological" problems in my 20's and 30's. I went to see a neurologist because I was having pain in my feet and hands and they said that I had a pinched nerve. But each time, the doctor said that it was kinda of a weird place to have a pinched nerve.
9. Abnormal MRI with contrast.
I'm really not too sure what to think or what to do. But here I am.
My name is Julie. Here is my story. It's kinda long long, but I'll start from the beginning.
Last July, I started having periods of dizziness. Sometimes I would even pass out sometimes. People could tell that I was having these "spells" because I looked like a curtain was going down over my face and I wouldn't really respond to them. I didn't make sense when people tried to talk to me.
I went to see my doctor in the fall. She worked up my heart (which was fine) and did some blood work (which was fine). She also had me check my BS which turned out to be low at times.
So, even though my labs were OK at this point, she was questioning if I was possibly in pre-diabetic mode. I had a CT scan earlier in the year for an atypical migraine which was negative; so we didn't pursue further imaging. Just focused on keeping BS under control.
In March, I was shopping for my BF birthday present. I don't remember much except I obviously passed out again. Clothing rack 1 Julie 0. I suffered a concussion and have has horrible migraine/headaches since.
Being the noncompliment person that I am....I didn't want any brain imaging because I didn't think that it would really make a difference. Well, 7 weeks later; I'm still have HORRIBLE headaches that are keeping me from work.
So, I have finally a MRI on Monday. First no contrast. And they end up using contrast during the imaging. My doctor calls me with the good news of "Hey, you don't have a hemorhage, but your scan lit up like a Christmas tree for MS."
OK, she didn't say quite it like that.
So, I'm going to see a MS neurologist in 2 weeks. I've been reseaching some of the sypmtoms and it's a little eye-opening for me. I don't know if I'm just plain dumb or in denial or didn't put 2 and 2 together, but here are some of my S/S:
1. Tingling in my hands and feet
2. Restless leg sydrome at night (this has been HORRIBLE for me)
3. MS hug (I actually went to the ER once because I thought I was having a heart attack. After a workup, they said it was just musculature. I still have episodes about once a month).
4. Dizziness
5. I actually have trouble thinking sometimes. It's hard to explain.
6. Fatigue
7. Headaches
8. "Neurological" problems in my 20's and 30's. I went to see a neurologist because I was having pain in my feet and hands and they said that I had a pinched nerve. But each time, the doctor said that it was kinda of a weird place to have a pinched nerve.
9. Abnormal MRI with contrast.
I'm really not too sure what to think or what to do. But here I am.
I had numbness in feet, lets hands...it progressed up my body. I never had dizzy spells though, but like I said it's different for everyone. Also, the placement of the lesions means something so I really am hoping they didn't tell you MS right off the bad just because you have lesions because again, lesions could mean a number of things. 
She has a web page and you can go through all her videos. Good luck and hugs.
Original MRI was for July 4,2011
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