I am a 33 year old female, still in "limboland", who started having symptoms about 2 months after the birth of my child. The symptoms started in July with tingling in my feet and numbness in my fingertips.
Then in August I started having issues with bladder frequency, and also began having numbness, tingling, and crawly sensations on my face, mostly around my eyes.
By October all these symptoms continued and I also began having what I guess is spasticity and muscle cramps in my legs, and some muscle cramps/pain in my arms which comes and goes (good days and bad days).
I still have tingling in my feet that is constant all day long,bladder problems, and the paresthesia on my face which is also daily and is driving me crazy. Over the past 2 weeks I've also developed painful pins and needles in my right hand and a pain in my ribs that is daily.
It seems like every couple weeks I develop a new pain, and none of the symptoms over the last 6 months have yet to "remit"
Does this sound like a progression of symptoms (leading to possible ppms?) or multiple/ongoing relapse?
I followed up again with my MS specialist yesterday and was shocked when the results of my mri last week (brain, and spine on a 1.5T machine) came up clear. He said he has patients with one third of my symptoms who have tons of lesions. I read that ppms can also be more difficult to diagnose b/c of lack of / fewer lesions on mri?
I had tons of blood work and they ruled out lyme, lupus, b-12 and all that, had nerve conduction which came back normal, and saw a urologist who found no reason for my bladder problems.
Is it even possible after a symptom is daily for 5-6 months that it could still remit, or are all these symptoms likely here to stay?
I guess the only thing I can do now is wait 6 more months and try to have another mri on a 3t, any other suggestions?
I am very reluctant to have the lumbar puncture b/c the dr thinks it's unlikely to be positive if my mri is negative and I am terrified of going thru that after a horrible epidural experience, but my doctor is willing to order one if I decide to.
Then in August I started having issues with bladder frequency, and also began having numbness, tingling, and crawly sensations on my face, mostly around my eyes.
By October all these symptoms continued and I also began having what I guess is spasticity and muscle cramps in my legs, and some muscle cramps/pain in my arms which comes and goes (good days and bad days).
I still have tingling in my feet that is constant all day long,bladder problems, and the paresthesia on my face which is also daily and is driving me crazy. Over the past 2 weeks I've also developed painful pins and needles in my right hand and a pain in my ribs that is daily.
It seems like every couple weeks I develop a new pain, and none of the symptoms over the last 6 months have yet to "remit"
Does this sound like a progression of symptoms (leading to possible ppms?) or multiple/ongoing relapse?
I followed up again with my MS specialist yesterday and was shocked when the results of my mri last week (brain, and spine on a 1.5T machine) came up clear. He said he has patients with one third of my symptoms who have tons of lesions. I read that ppms can also be more difficult to diagnose b/c of lack of / fewer lesions on mri?
I had tons of blood work and they ruled out lyme, lupus, b-12 and all that, had nerve conduction which came back normal, and saw a urologist who found no reason for my bladder problems.
Is it even possible after a symptom is daily for 5-6 months that it could still remit, or are all these symptoms likely here to stay?
I guess the only thing I can do now is wait 6 more months and try to have another mri on a 3t, any other suggestions?
I am very reluctant to have the lumbar puncture b/c the dr thinks it's unlikely to be positive if my mri is negative and I am terrified of going thru that after a horrible epidural experience, but my doctor is willing to order one if I decide to.
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