# pins and needles/numbness

**URL:** <https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/pins-and-needles-numbness/73580>\
**Category:** New diagnosis and before diagnosis\
**Tags:** treatments-and-therapies\
**Created:** [10 October 2023 20:22 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/pins-and-needles-numbness/73580 "2023-10-10T20:22:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Ritchie12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ritchie12](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Ritchie12)\
**Post date:** [10 October 2023 20:22 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/pins-and-needles-numbness/73580/1 "2023-10-10T20:22:52Z")

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hello, just diagnosed. my brain is clear but my spinal cord has 2 lesions. apparently they noticed the first 1 in 2014 ( no one said anything to me at the time) second lesion around may/ june this year. i was getting treated for a stroke but after brain mri there was no sign of a stroke. so sent for spine mri. been diagnosed with ms 6 weeks. no treatment but really struggling with pins and needles/ numbness in right hand and balance issues. don’t know if there’s anything that can be done to help with these symptoms, i need to get back to work after 4 months off with very little ssp to cover bills.

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**Author:** ![Hank\_Dogs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e95f7d/32.png) [@Hank\_Dogs](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Hank_Dogs)\
**Post date:** [11 October 2023 14:15 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/pins-and-needles-numbness/73580/2 "2023-10-11T14:15:35Z")

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Hi Ritchie and sorry to hear about the diagnosis. I was diagnosed some 17 years ago with RRMS . You say no treatment ? I’m wondering is this just something you are waiting for? I know that the wait can be agonising and frustrating

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**Author:** ![alison100](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/user_avatar/forum.mssociety.org.uk/alison100/32/1019_2.png) [@alison100](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/alison100)\
**Post date:** [12 October 2023 06:45 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/pins-and-needles-numbness/73580/3 "2023-10-12T06:45:11Z")

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I was surprised by the ‘no treatment’ comment too.

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**Author:** ![Ritchie12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ritchie12](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Ritchie12)\
**Post date:** [12 October 2023 20:38 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/pins-and-needles-numbness/73580/4 "2023-10-12T20:38:56Z")

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hi hank. consultant says it’s slow progressing. 9 years between lesions and wants to just monitor it with mri scans every 6 months. but that doesn’t help with the symptoms i have now. i tried to contact consultant 3 weeks ago to ask if there’s anything he can do to help me get over this but no reply as yet. i feel things are getting worse rather than better. i feel like i’ve no motivation, i’m tired all the time i have bladder problems with kidney stones ( don’t know if they’re related to ms) i feel like i’ve got a permanent hangover.