Hey guys,
I'm sorry to post here, since I haven't been diagnosed or anything, but I'm starting to freak out and need someone to talk to.
So, at the beginning of last month, I woke up with serious pain on my chest wall, it started out small, and then spread. I went to urgent care and they told me it was just some sort of virus effecting my nerves and I'd be fine. It lasted about 5 days, I thought it was weird, but didn't think much of it. About a week later I woke up with the same thing in a different spot, but less severe and it only lasted about a day. On Monday, I was driving and got out of the car and noticed my knee was asleep, I figured it would wake up but instead it spread down my leg and continued to feel asleep all day, now it's been numb for three days.
I didn't really think much of this, I have Celiac, another autoimmune condition, and it pretty much destroyed my immune system so I am sick often. I went to the doctor for a routine checkup yesterday and told her about my leg and she was like "obviously, it could be MS, but probably not." (What does obviously mean???) Anyway, I am getting tested for B12 and Vitamin D deficiency to see if that is the cause, and if it's not she left it up to me on whether or not I want to see a neuro.
Yesterday, I was fine. I realized that the neuropathies were weird, and that in the last month I have been dead tired no matter how much I sleep, and my stomach issues have worsened, but I did some research and it looked like MS is much more severe than my symptoms, so I let it go. This morning though, I woke up and I was totally dizzy and off balance for about an hour, and I realized that wasn't the first time. Now my leg keeps tingling and reminding me to think about it, and I'm just getting SO anxious. Also, I can't talk to my boyfriend or my parents about my anxiety, because my mom was already crying yesterday.
Anyway, I'm sorry for the long story, I'm just so anxious and needed someone to vent to, and you guys seem like a very supportive community. I'm not sure how I'll handle it if my tests come back negative tomorrow, I just need it to come quicker!
I'm sorry to post here, since I haven't been diagnosed or anything, but I'm starting to freak out and need someone to talk to.
So, at the beginning of last month, I woke up with serious pain on my chest wall, it started out small, and then spread. I went to urgent care and they told me it was just some sort of virus effecting my nerves and I'd be fine. It lasted about 5 days, I thought it was weird, but didn't think much of it. About a week later I woke up with the same thing in a different spot, but less severe and it only lasted about a day. On Monday, I was driving and got out of the car and noticed my knee was asleep, I figured it would wake up but instead it spread down my leg and continued to feel asleep all day, now it's been numb for three days.
I didn't really think much of this, I have Celiac, another autoimmune condition, and it pretty much destroyed my immune system so I am sick often. I went to the doctor for a routine checkup yesterday and told her about my leg and she was like "obviously, it could be MS, but probably not." (What does obviously mean???) Anyway, I am getting tested for B12 and Vitamin D deficiency to see if that is the cause, and if it's not she left it up to me on whether or not I want to see a neuro.
Yesterday, I was fine. I realized that the neuropathies were weird, and that in the last month I have been dead tired no matter how much I sleep, and my stomach issues have worsened, but I did some research and it looked like MS is much more severe than my symptoms, so I let it go. This morning though, I woke up and I was totally dizzy and off balance for about an hour, and I realized that wasn't the first time. Now my leg keeps tingling and reminding me to think about it, and I'm just getting SO anxious. Also, I can't talk to my boyfriend or my parents about my anxiety, because my mom was already crying yesterday.
Anyway, I'm sorry for the long story, I'm just so anxious and needed someone to vent to, and you guys seem like a very supportive community. I'm not sure how I'll handle it if my tests come back negative tomorrow, I just need it to come quicker!
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