My name is Heather & I'm 34yo wife & mother of 3 girls. I began having severe numbness in my face & tongue in December of last year right after my daughter's 5th birthday. I thought maybe it was stress related but my primary doc ordered me to go to the ER, where they did blood work and a contrast CT Scan - both were normal. So I followed up with him & he ordered an MRI, which showed 2 lesions but I wasn't told that it was something to worry about. Just that he wanted me to see a neurologist. Since this was right around the holidays and my numbness was fading, I chose to wait until mid-January to have the MRI. I remained very optimistic up to that point bc I felt ok and it was fading. So, my neurologist appointment was scheduled for almost the end of February bc they are so hard to get in with and she was wonderful! She spent an hour with me showing me my MRI images, explaining everything to me but then ultimately saying I had a "CIS of MS."
Of course I was shocked. I had been researching (aka Googling) and had only found my symptoms to be similar to other MS symptoms, but was in denial bc I'm an otherwise healthy individual who is mildly obsessed with good nutrition, juicing & eating mostly organic, and avoid toxins like the plague. So, the neurologist recommended B1, C, D3, & a multivitamin and told me to keep juicing and get sleep & to call if anything else happened or got worse. Also follow up MRI in 8-12 mos.
Well, about 1.5 weeks ago my hands started feeling weak when I held things for over a minute or so and 3 nights ago I began having burning sensations in my legs anywhere from 6-12X/day.
I think I should call the neurologist. I'm scared and I can't stand this feeling of not knowing what's next. What upsets me the most is that my whole adulthood I've avoided meds, even OTC pain relievers but my life is too busy to just drop everything and focus on just myself. I have kids that need me. I'll do anything I have to for them. I'm just scared of the meds.
Anyway, nice to read about your experiences and I hope to just relieve some stress by writing here and reading. :-)
Of course I was shocked. I had been researching (aka Googling) and had only found my symptoms to be similar to other MS symptoms, but was in denial bc I'm an otherwise healthy individual who is mildly obsessed with good nutrition, juicing & eating mostly organic, and avoid toxins like the plague. So, the neurologist recommended B1, C, D3, & a multivitamin and told me to keep juicing and get sleep & to call if anything else happened or got worse. Also follow up MRI in 8-12 mos.
Well, about 1.5 weeks ago my hands started feeling weak when I held things for over a minute or so and 3 nights ago I began having burning sensations in my legs anywhere from 6-12X/day.
I think I should call the neurologist. I'm scared and I can't stand this feeling of not knowing what's next. What upsets me the most is that my whole adulthood I've avoided meds, even OTC pain relievers but my life is too busy to just drop everything and focus on just myself. I have kids that need me. I'll do anything I have to for them. I'm just scared of the meds.
Anyway, nice to read about your experiences and I hope to just relieve some stress by writing here and reading. :-)
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