Hello all! My name is Claire and I am 31 years old. I haven’t been diagnosed with MS, but last week it was finally suggested that everything is pointing to it. Having worked in nursing homes and the hospital I have seen the worst case scenarios of MS and have an incredibly strong feeling that this is what I have. I started off with parathesia in my arms around 5 years ago, due to a lot of family problems I never chased it up and ignored it up until around 7 months ago the pins and needles spread to my legs too. I went to see an osteopath, an orthopaedic consultant, and had nerve testing on my arms and everything has been coming back fine! I was put on iron and vitamin D supplements as they assumed that maybe I was lacking in something which may be causing it. It had no effect. The trembling started just before Xmas, and is mainly in my right arm but can sometimes make me feel like a nodding dog. I tend to get this if I am hungry or feeling stressed. I was checked for diabetes, again this came back fine. Around a month ago the pins and needles have spread to my whole body, I can feel it in my eyelids, my hair, even the tops of my ears! This last week my head has become foggy and I’m finding my speech is coming out slurred and people stare at me like I’m drunk. Last night I kept waking in the night with feelings of being ‘zapped’ throughout my whole body. I haven’t felt it since but it was horrible. I often also get burning sensations in my arms and legs and sometimes have trouble walking for more than a few minutes. I am waiting to see a neurologist but it seems to be taking an awfully long time and the waiting is horrible!!! As I’m sat here now I feel like I have bugs crawling across my face and skin and my head is pounding! Can anyone advise me over what the neurologist will do? It’s been mentioned that he will want to do an MRI, but how long things are taking it will be next year Many thanks
Hello, sorry to hear what you’ve been going through.i think an MRI will be the first thing but I suppose every neurologist has their own order of doing things. Unfortunately not everyone or every case is straightforward. There may be quite a wait, on the other hand, your tests may clearly show what the Neuro needs to see and you might get a result quicker. Read some of the forum and you’ll know what I mean about each case being different. Best of luck, there are many people on here who are more informed and will give you a reply soon. Best of luck xxx