Hiya, My sister was diagnosed with MS just over a year ago. She has multiple symptoms.
I have been unwell since 2005, and have fought for the doctors to take notice of me for the past 5 years; my nurse said it could be Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME, but the GP laughed as they choose to blame everything on my weight. After much persuasion the GP ordered an xray of my C-Spine and found i have severe Cervical Spondylosis. I have shooting pains up and down my spine, headaches, numbness in my hands and pins and needles on occasions that i can attribute to the CS. But i have recently begun having numbness in my right leg and pain as the feeling returns; the leg also gives way and i stumble often. I am constantly tired anyway, but find that i get exhausted quickly; and when i get ill i have pain all over my body, shivers and cannot move. I have seen the GP, but they are not interested. My sister has advised me to see them with regard to MS, but i'm afraid they will just laugh at me again.
I have been unwell since 2005, and have fought for the doctors to take notice of me for the past 5 years; my nurse said it could be Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME, but the GP laughed as they choose to blame everything on my weight. After much persuasion the GP ordered an xray of my C-Spine and found i have severe Cervical Spondylosis. I have shooting pains up and down my spine, headaches, numbness in my hands and pins and needles on occasions that i can attribute to the CS. But i have recently begun having numbness in my right leg and pain as the feeling returns; the leg also gives way and i stumble often. I am constantly tired anyway, but find that i get exhausted quickly; and when i get ill i have pain all over my body, shivers and cannot move. I have seen the GP, but they are not interested. My sister has advised me to see them with regard to MS, but i'm afraid they will just laugh at me again.
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I forgot to add to my post above that over the past year i have visited the optician twice as my vision becomes blurred around the peripheral aspects; i have also had headaches over the past 5 months; nerve pain in my left cheek; slurring and mixed up speech - especially when exhausted. I have attributed all of these symptoms to stress as i am a student; but my sister has really made me think about whether or not it is stress :-(
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my mother was diagnoised when she was 32 she died when she was 42 now im 32 and allthough it had never bothered me before as i was always told it wasn't hereditry now reading these post i'm worried as no one can give a straight answer as to if it is or isn't im a single mum tomy 11 yr old son so this is a big issue for me
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Hi
My mother had MS. My sister has MS and is 45 and has had 24 hour care for the last 4 years.
I have noticed symptoms and im awaiting for the referal to the neuro.
This disease is so unpredictable,. They both had /has the aggressive form of ms.
I am hopeful that I am diagnosed early enough and on treatment that I wont have the dibilitating effects that they had.
I do believe it is inherented.
I havent spoken to my kids yet about this but when I do, I want them to know what to look for
I have a great support system, I am very blessed.
Hang in there
Anna
My mother had MS. My sister has MS and is 45 and has had 24 hour care for the last 4 years.
I have noticed symptoms and im awaiting for the referal to the neuro.
This disease is so unpredictable,. They both had /has the aggressive form of ms.
I am hopeful that I am diagnosed early enough and on treatment that I wont have the dibilitating effects that they had.
I do believe it is inherented.
I havent spoken to my kids yet about this but when I do, I want them to know what to look for
I have a great support system, I am very blessed.
Hang in there
Anna
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im 16 and my mother has had MS for about 6 years, im really clumsy and my legs alway lock and i fall to the floor. Could this be a simptum of MS ?
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Make sure your doctor orders an MRI w/contrast. also make sure they image at least your cervical spine.
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I am 21 yrs only my mom has had ms for over 30 yrs. she is paralyzed now she is in hospice. she was diagnosed around my age she is now 55 yrs old. I have a fear of being diagnosed, I get numbness in my arms and legs sometimes and feel tired alot. Im afraid to go get tested. I have an older sister who is in her 30s but she dosent have it. But I do believe that it could be hereditary and passed through your dna , I have dought in that . My heart goes out to all of the families who have been affected by this terrible disease .
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I don't buy the virus theory. I'm adopted, and when I found my birth family at the age of 36, 6 years after I'd been diagnosed, I found that an aunt and a great grandfather also had MS.
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Interesting list of sweetners to avoid which I wrote down.
Sweet potatoes are great ! Unprocessed food and even no sugar-
go for the sour.
Plus I agree with you that "hope, faith, love, support, and attitude - (spirituality plus laughter)
play huge roles overall for well being and lowering stress."
You may want to check out
where I find good ideas for lightening the - of life. :-)) justlaugh
Sweet potatoes are great ! Unprocessed food and even no sugar-
go for the sour.
Plus I agree with you that "hope, faith, love, support, and attitude - (spirituality plus laughter)
play huge roles overall for well being and lowering stress."
You may want to check out
***edited by moderator*** web addresses not allowed
where I find good ideas for lightening the - of life. :-)) justlaugh
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My mother was diagnosed when i was very young, her illness got worse as time went on and by the age of 5 she was in a wheelchair, i have been to various meetings about the disease and have never fully understood the pattern. I am still only young 16 but i have experienced dizzyness and slight loss of balence when i stand at times. i also get a tingiling feeling in my legs often. I am incredibly worried i may be experiencing syptoms but do not want to ask my gp as they usually laugh. unfortunatly i lost my mum 2 years ago when i found she had commited suicide. i believe she also had bipola which my father also has. i am in constant worry of my health and am worried was is to become of me or even when i have children.
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LOL, calm down and remember everyone that has been diagnosed with MS is different. Also, the diet has worked for me for the most part. Although I still relaps once a year or year and a half I don't take many meds at all because the shots were not effective for me. Also alot of the pills made me sleep all the time. MS. found in simular age and same family my mother and aunt both died of and auto immune disease and now I have for the last 17 years.
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My mom got dinosed when I was 7 and I am 25 now when I was 17 she got hit by 3 cars due to losing her balence on a Main Street and not being seen. Her skull was crushed and had to be in a coma for 3 months. She is now studied because she now hasn't had a issue with her ms in 8 years. Not saying this helped or people should do this its just so crazy how the body is. Our family watches tho and knows one day that ms will start up again.
Now at 25 I been noticing problems myself like blurry vision and my legs hurt so bad and are numb a lot rubbing seems to help. But also I been having problems with bladder control and lots of bladder infections I haven't talked to the doctor and honestly just the bladder infections are all I have talk to him about.
Now at 25 I been noticing problems myself like blurry vision and my legs hurt so bad and are numb a lot rubbing seems to help. But also I been having problems with bladder control and lots of bladder infections I haven't talked to the doctor and honestly just the bladder infections are all I have talk to him about.
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This is a scarry situation. I have a mother who has MS and it is awful and i know i dont want that horrible disease. Anyway within a month or two i have experienced symptoms myself and have to go for a MRI on Monday and Im really scared. I dont want it. I know my hands, wrist, and feet hurt so bad.
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