Hello I wonder if anyone could help me? I am going out of my mind with worry because I am being referred to see if I have MS. I have always suffered with health anxiety and MS is my number one worry. In July last year I started experiencing headaches every morning on walking which go away once I actually get up and intermittent dizziness. I also experience intermittent burning in my right inner/front calf. These symptoms went away after a few months but returned in March. My doc thinks my symptoms are bizarre. He referred me for a an MRI which has shown:
MRI results ---------
On this scan there is no midline shift shown. No hydrocephalous is demonstrated.
No features to indicate raised intracranial pressure. At the level of the
cranio-cervical junction there is no cerebellar tonsillar ectopia or other
significant finding. There is one 2-3mm oval lesion with increased signal on the
FLAIR sequence in the posterior white matter of the left frontal lobe. This by
itself is nonspecific. There is no involvement of the corpus callosum. No
convincing subependymal lesions shown. No infratentorial lesions shown. On
imaging one cannot make a diagnosis demyelination purely on these appearances.
Likewise, no clinical information is given about any previous episodes to
further suggest the possibility of demyelination.
No haemorrhage or cavernoma formation. No relevant finding shown.
On this scan the appearances are nonspecific. No positive imaging features to
suggest demyelination. If clinical concern remains high however, then a
neurological referral may be needed.
My doc thinks I do not have MS but has agreed to refer me. Im going out of my mind. I have a 2 year old little boy and just keep looking at him and imagining him growing up seeing his mum disabled. I can't cope with this.
Can these brain lesions ever be just a normal occurances or does it always mean MS. My only other finding is a raised IgA transglutaminase level of 5.29 (should be under 4.50) so I may have a sensitivity to gluten.
Doc said I would be having numbness etc if I had MS and that headaches/dizziness are not usually the only symptoms. But im worried about the burning leg sensation and I remember last year having a tingling in my cheek (like a pulse) which came on every night for a few nights lasing for about 10 mins then went away.
Can't anyone help me or give me some advice. I feel like I'm waiting for someone to give me the worst news in the world. Literally my whole day resolved around MS and thinking of my symptoms. Now this lesion feels like a death sentence
MRI results ---------
On this scan there is no midline shift shown. No hydrocephalous is demonstrated.
No features to indicate raised intracranial pressure. At the level of the
cranio-cervical junction there is no cerebellar tonsillar ectopia or other
significant finding. There is one 2-3mm oval lesion with increased signal on the
FLAIR sequence in the posterior white matter of the left frontal lobe. This by
itself is nonspecific. There is no involvement of the corpus callosum. No
convincing subependymal lesions shown. No infratentorial lesions shown. On
imaging one cannot make a diagnosis demyelination purely on these appearances.
Likewise, no clinical information is given about any previous episodes to
further suggest the possibility of demyelination.
No haemorrhage or cavernoma formation. No relevant finding shown.
On this scan the appearances are nonspecific. No positive imaging features to
suggest demyelination. If clinical concern remains high however, then a
neurological referral may be needed.
My doc thinks I do not have MS but has agreed to refer me. Im going out of my mind. I have a 2 year old little boy and just keep looking at him and imagining him growing up seeing his mum disabled. I can't cope with this.
Can these brain lesions ever be just a normal occurances or does it always mean MS. My only other finding is a raised IgA transglutaminase level of 5.29 (should be under 4.50) so I may have a sensitivity to gluten.
Doc said I would be having numbness etc if I had MS and that headaches/dizziness are not usually the only symptoms. But im worried about the burning leg sensation and I remember last year having a tingling in my cheek (like a pulse) which came on every night for a few nights lasing for about 10 mins then went away.
Can't anyone help me or give me some advice. I feel like I'm waiting for someone to give me the worst news in the world. Literally my whole day resolved around MS and thinking of my symptoms. Now this lesion feels like a death sentence
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