# Could it be MS? **URL:** \ **Category:** New diagnosis and before diagnosis\ **Created:** [7 February 2017 11:00 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/could-it-be-ms/30964 "2017-02-07T11:00:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [7 February 2017 11:00 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/could-it-be-ms/30964/1 "2017-02-07T11:00:50Z")
Hi all, I have been back and forth to my GP (never the same one twice, because of oversubscribed practise) for nearly two years. I have had blood tests galore. That have ruled out thyroid and the change. Last April I was given a diagnoses of Fibro, given pain killers and told go away and get on with it. Over the last 6 months my symptoms have worsened considerably and I had to literally beg for a referral. I am now on the waiting list to see a Rhuematologist, but I am not convinced that MS should have been ruled out so early. Having looked through the information on this site I do have a lot of the symptoms (I know they do overlap with fibro). My GP ruled out MS two years ago (by means of a conversation) as he said I would be having pins and needles, at that time I did not, I do get pain, muscle weakness, spasms. I have recently started getting pins and needles in my hands and right thigh but very mildly. I also have a range of other symptoms the main ones being: night sweats, fibro fog, fatigue, dizzy spells, IBS, sensitivity to changes in temperature, constant pain in numerous joints/limbs/muscles. My eyesight is also deteriorating fast I have had 2 pairs of glasses in 10 months and now have verifocals. My symptoms vary in severity from day to day. Is there a definitive test for MS? I know there is not for fybro. Are there marked differences in symptoms between the two? What should I expect from my appointment with a Rheumatologist? I have already written down every symptom to take with me as I can’t trust myself to remember them all! ---
**Author:** ![catwomanCarole58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@catwomanCarole58](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/catwomanCarole58)\ **Post date:** [7 February 2017 18:53 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/could-it-be-ms/30964/2 "2017-02-07T18:53:55Z")
hi paganhippy you would need a referral to a neurologist, then an mri and maybe a lumbar puncture to get a diagnosis of ms. if your gp is adamant that you do not have ms he may not want to refer you. either try a different doctor or go private to a neuro. if you get a diagnosis from a private neuro s/he may switch you to his/her NHS caseload. good luck carole x ps your user name takes me back to my glastonbury years! ---
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [7 February 2017 19:20 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/could-it-be-ms/30964/3 "2017-02-07T19:20:44Z")
Hi. I thought it was only a Rheumatologist who diagnoses Fibro. I was diagnosed that in April, now I am having tests for MS as since January last year I have extremely bad memory and then in March my whole left side went numb, I thought I was having a stroke. This has never gone away. I remember my Rheumataolist asking me if I was getting pins and needles or spasms and at the time I wasn’t, so she may have referred me herself If I had answered yes. So she/he may be a really good person to see. I hope someone takes you seriously soon. Is it MS? I don’t know, I don’t know if that’s what I have, but you just need to keep pushing. Cat ---
**Author:** ![Rosie\_l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@Rosie\_l](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Rosie_l)\ **Post date:** [8 February 2017 00:22 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/could-it-be-ms/30964/4 "2017-02-08T00:22:00Z")
Keep at them as I was misdiagnosed with fibromyalgia for over 10years had been sent to rheumatologist when I told her my symptoms she referred me to neurologist Outcome was me taking a stroke last April this coincided with the results of her referral(m r I this showed more lesions and Stroke unit done another m r i this showed up more lesions and that I had active m.s. So as the others have said above keep up the fight and don’t back down .good luck