I've been on here since March and it's nice to see how everyone comes together and is so helpful.
In December of last year, I woke up on a Saturday morning and felt as if I'd been drinking....but I hadn't. I was bumping into walls and tripping over things that weren't there. Passing it off as maybe not enough sleep (don't like going to doctors), I just dealt with it. By the next day, I was seeing double and feeling sick if standing or sitting up for more than ten minutes. By the third day, my girlfriend was adamant that I see my doctor. Two visits in three days later, he diagnosed me with BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo). He sent me for an MRI just to be safe. Within a month, I'd had my MRI and he had called for me to come discuss the results. When I heard the words "possible MS" and "lesions", I freaked. It was shortly after that I joined this forum and started reading what I could on MS. The doctor referred me to a neuro and I did some more tests with her.
At the time, she told me that she wasn't giving me a diagnosis, but wanted to keep a close eye on me. Fast forward three months later to July and a second set of MRI's (this time of brain and spine). The next visit was August 10....last week. After comparing MRI's and a long drawn out talk, she told me that "by Alberta's standards" I have MS. For the remainder of last week, I think I blocked it out (didn't have time to think with my work). Over the weekend, I think it started to sink in and now I am dealing with the "What's going to happen now?" I worry about my job, my family, lifestyle....everything. I am just going to try and stay positive and learn as much as I can.
Any suggestions on reading material?
Sorry for the long winded post!
**Post edited by Moderator to break into paragraphs for easier reading! Many people with MS have visual difficulties that prevent them from reading large blocks of print.**
In December of last year, I woke up on a Saturday morning and felt as if I'd been drinking....but I hadn't. I was bumping into walls and tripping over things that weren't there. Passing it off as maybe not enough sleep (don't like going to doctors), I just dealt with it. By the next day, I was seeing double and feeling sick if standing or sitting up for more than ten minutes. By the third day, my girlfriend was adamant that I see my doctor. Two visits in three days later, he diagnosed me with BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo). He sent me for an MRI just to be safe. Within a month, I'd had my MRI and he had called for me to come discuss the results. When I heard the words "possible MS" and "lesions", I freaked. It was shortly after that I joined this forum and started reading what I could on MS. The doctor referred me to a neuro and I did some more tests with her.
At the time, she told me that she wasn't giving me a diagnosis, but wanted to keep a close eye on me. Fast forward three months later to July and a second set of MRI's (this time of brain and spine). The next visit was August 10....last week. After comparing MRI's and a long drawn out talk, she told me that "by Alberta's standards" I have MS. For the remainder of last week, I think I blocked it out (didn't have time to think with my work). Over the weekend, I think it started to sink in and now I am dealing with the "What's going to happen now?" I worry about my job, my family, lifestyle....everything. I am just going to try and stay positive and learn as much as I can.
Any suggestions on reading material?
Sorry for the long winded post!
**Post edited by Moderator to break into paragraphs for easier reading! Many people with MS have visual difficulties that prevent them from reading large blocks of print.**
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