My story starts back on September 15th when I had severe ear pain (no infection), followed by headache that lasted 10 days then resulted in left sided numbness from my scalp down my neck, across my shoulder, down my arm to my thumb. September 27th 8 had spinal fusion l5, s1. I mentioned the ongoing numbness to the surgeon who thought maybe it was a pinched nerve in my neck.
4 weeks later he prescribed 7 days of solumedrol and gabapentin . No relief. Cervical MRI was done Dec. 6th and a hyperintense area was found on the spinal cord at c2. Ortho surgeon refers me to neurosurgeon with the thought of tumor or possible ms.
Another MRI with contrast of brain. No lesions found on brain. No tumor. The ordered labs of ESR and CRP both were elevated.
I still have numbness in thumb and facial numbness when I get hot.
I have a hx of vertigo.
Neurosurgeon has now referred me to Neurologist. Meet with him January 23rd.
Any thoughts?? Does ms sound like a possibility??
4 weeks later he prescribed 7 days of solumedrol and gabapentin . No relief. Cervical MRI was done Dec. 6th and a hyperintense area was found on the spinal cord at c2. Ortho surgeon refers me to neurosurgeon with the thought of tumor or possible ms.
Another MRI with contrast of brain. No lesions found on brain. No tumor. The ordered labs of ESR and CRP both were elevated.
I still have numbness in thumb and facial numbness when I get hot.
I have a hx of vertigo.
Neurosurgeon has now referred me to Neurologist. Meet with him January 23rd.
Any thoughts?? Does ms sound like a possibility??
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