HELLO
I hope everyone is as well as they can be. Im a bit worried.
No. Im very worried. Has anybody experienced or know of this and is it MS?
Ive apparently got secondary progressive. Diagnised 2015.
My leg and arm on right side are freezing cold to the touch. Left leg etc is warm.
I have dropped right foot as well… if that sheds any light.
This is a fairly common problem for us MSers and with me it’s the left side that gets much colder. I guess it just depends on the area of damage, as I have left foot drop too.
" Why does it happen?
There are several possible reasons. In many people with MS, getting cold may affect the speed that messages pass along nerves which have already been damaged by MS and this gives rise to increased symptoms. In some cases, there is a lesion in a part of the brain that controls temperature regulation in the body. Other people might have a lesion in a brain area that should respond to decreased temperature, for example, by initiating shivering so that you warm up again. Without this response, you still feel cold.
Don’t assume that cold sensitivity is always due to MS. There are other conditions like thyroid problems and Reynaud’s phenomenon(link is external) which can be triggered by cold. If in doubt, consult your MS nurse or GP."
Chilled out: cold sensitivity and MS | MS Trust
THANK YOU for that Whammel. I will try for a GP call back/enter the lottery! 