Hi all,
I'm not sure the best place to post as I do have a question, but since I'm introducing myself, I figured I'd start here
My name is Jo & I'm a 43 year old female from Ontario. 15-16 years ago I had a lot of funky symptoms that eventually resulted in an MRI & neurologist telling me he thought I have ms but I needed another relapse to get a diagnosis. MRI showed lots of white spots but he said they could also be migraine damage
About 7 years ago, I went gluten free & have been diagnosed with celiacs. Since celiacs can cause a lot of the same symptoms as ms, I was hoping that was the cause of my problems
A year ago, I started getting fatigue. Some days ok, some terrible. My current dr put me on B12 but I haven't noticed any improvement.
In Feb my right eye went wonky. Lots of pain with movement, colours looked off, vision blurry. By the time I dragged myself to an optician (2 months later), most of it cleared up except for some pain & my vision is worse in that eye
In the last 3 months, my fatigue has gotten much worse. My hands & feet have started tingling/numbness - spreading up to my elbows. I have had a few episodes of bowel incontinence.
I have been worried that the neuro was right about MS. I have an appointment with my dr (gp) on Tuesday. He is not the same dr I had back then. I did not have any of my records shipped to him as my old dr always made me feel like I was a hypochondriac or crazy/depressed. It was a terrible time in my life & I preferred to bury it.
So, my questions - should I try to dig out my old records or start fresh with my new doc?
Is it easier to get testing/diagnosis now compared to 16 years ago in Ontario
thanks to to anyone who made it thru my novel
I'm not sure the best place to post as I do have a question, but since I'm introducing myself, I figured I'd start here
My name is Jo & I'm a 43 year old female from Ontario. 15-16 years ago I had a lot of funky symptoms that eventually resulted in an MRI & neurologist telling me he thought I have ms but I needed another relapse to get a diagnosis. MRI showed lots of white spots but he said they could also be migraine damage
About 7 years ago, I went gluten free & have been diagnosed with celiacs. Since celiacs can cause a lot of the same symptoms as ms, I was hoping that was the cause of my problems
A year ago, I started getting fatigue. Some days ok, some terrible. My current dr put me on B12 but I haven't noticed any improvement.
In Feb my right eye went wonky. Lots of pain with movement, colours looked off, vision blurry. By the time I dragged myself to an optician (2 months later), most of it cleared up except for some pain & my vision is worse in that eye
In the last 3 months, my fatigue has gotten much worse. My hands & feet have started tingling/numbness - spreading up to my elbows. I have had a few episodes of bowel incontinence.
I have been worried that the neuro was right about MS. I have an appointment with my dr (gp) on Tuesday. He is not the same dr I had back then. I did not have any of my records shipped to him as my old dr always made me feel like I was a hypochondriac or crazy/depressed. It was a terrible time in my life & I preferred to bury it.
So, my questions - should I try to dig out my old records or start fresh with my new doc?
Is it easier to get testing/diagnosis now compared to 16 years ago in Ontario
thanks to to anyone who made it thru my novel
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