Smart Health Shop Forum Blog: New to ms

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

New to ms

New to ms

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I discovered this board just a few weeks in the past and have realized a lot on the grounds that then. Thanks!

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I started experiencing numbness from the waist down on July 14th. The numbness used to be very common in my ft…toes/balls of my ft. Strolling was once VERY uncomfortable and nonetheless is. My ft, and particularly my toes are additionally very stiff. My decrease legs have extra numbness than the higher legs. I additionally skilled some weak point/heaviness in my proper arm. From time to time it used to be laborious to write down however most effective in about three-5 2nd intervals once or twice a day. My arm and writing are again to customary now.

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I noticed a neurologist on the finish of July. He ordered a neck MRI, nerve conduction check on ft and legs, and lumbar puncture. The implications confirmed 2 lesions on my spinal twine and my spinal fluid was once no longer excellent (the dr did not speak about o-bands that I’ve realized about on right here). The nerve conduction checks had been just right. The dr stated it gave the impression of I had MS however wished to rule out different that you can imagine diagnoses with blood exams and a mind MRI with/with out distinction. On oct sixth I went again to listen to my blood work appeared just right and my mind confirmed no lesions however “dots” which I suppose may grow to be lesions. He tested that I did have MS. I began tecfidera final Wednesday.

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I’ve two major questions/considerations. First, my numbness in my higher legs and pelvic space had subsided a couple of month in the past however this previous week has slowly commenced to come back. It’s now simply as unhealthy as when the areas were first affected. Could this be stress related as to why these symptoms have reappeared? My feet are the worse and hasn’t had any improvement since it first started.

Secondly, is there any relief for my feet? Walking is extremely uncomfortable and becomes painful after I’ve walked most of the day. I’m a 4th grade teacher so staying off my feet is not an option, even though I find myself sitting more during the day. I’ve read there’s no help for the numbness so I’m not optimistic.

Thank you reading this long post. The shock of the diagnosis is slowly fading so I think I’m ready to start talking to other MSers. I’m a private person who doesn’t like to burden people with my issues. I’ve an excellent toughen gadget.

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