Hi, I'm new here. I'm 44, female, and from Canada. And, of course, I wouldn't be here unless I either have, or fear having MS. I am not one to freely admit to ever being sick so I am here for some much needed advice. Please bear with me.
In 2013 I had a bout of optic neuritis as confirmed by visual field test. I lost three quarters of the sight in my right eye over the course of a morning. It eventually returned about five days later. Once I finally saw an optical neurologist my vision had returned and I chalked it up to stress. I was offered an MRI and dismissed it because I honestly thought the ON was just a fluke thing. I'm regretting that now.
In the last year I've had on and off episodes of intense eye pain. And whenever this flares up I also experience phantom smells ( like car exhaust), a feeling like a lump in my throat (causes continual throat clearing) and a scalp that feels like it's badly bruised. I also experience slight pain in my arms and hands. Like I said, they can come and go. I can be fine for weeks and then suddenly have pain in the eyes and head and phantom smells for a few days to a week. The eye pain is much like when I has ON but without the vision loss.
On only one occasion, right before falling asleep, I had crazy trembling of my whole body. It was like shivering that I couldn't stop. I wasn't cold, though.
I am also incredibly cold-intolerant. I'm not good in bad heat, though either. Hot tubs are absolutely out. They make me weak and nauseated. fact, I seem to have trouble regulating body temp. I'm famous for taking my winter coat to sit around the campfire on summer nights.
I'm trying not to freak myself out and Google is not my friend.
I'll also admit that while I'm concerned I'm afraid to know, too.
So, could you fine people weigh in, please? It would be much appreciated.
In 2013 I had a bout of optic neuritis as confirmed by visual field test. I lost three quarters of the sight in my right eye over the course of a morning. It eventually returned about five days later. Once I finally saw an optical neurologist my vision had returned and I chalked it up to stress. I was offered an MRI and dismissed it because I honestly thought the ON was just a fluke thing. I'm regretting that now.
In the last year I've had on and off episodes of intense eye pain. And whenever this flares up I also experience phantom smells ( like car exhaust), a feeling like a lump in my throat (causes continual throat clearing) and a scalp that feels like it's badly bruised. I also experience slight pain in my arms and hands. Like I said, they can come and go. I can be fine for weeks and then suddenly have pain in the eyes and head and phantom smells for a few days to a week. The eye pain is much like when I has ON but without the vision loss.
On only one occasion, right before falling asleep, I had crazy trembling of my whole body. It was like shivering that I couldn't stop. I wasn't cold, though.
I am also incredibly cold-intolerant. I'm not good in bad heat, though either. Hot tubs are absolutely out. They make me weak and nauseated. fact, I seem to have trouble regulating body temp. I'm famous for taking my winter coat to sit around the campfire on summer nights.
I'm trying not to freak myself out and Google is not my friend.
I'll also admit that while I'm concerned I'm afraid to know, too.
So, could you fine people weigh in, please? It would be much appreciated.
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