After reading a lot of the posts wanted to Thank You all for sharing your experiences as it has helped me to understand MS better and that’s comforting to know we are not alone in coping with MS.
I feel quite well generally for my age (51), I suffer from bad joint issues especially when I first wake-up but after a few minutes of activity and stretching, I’m usually ok, becoming distracted by other things. I have been suffering from Mental Health issues, very much all of my life and so related much of my poor attention, concentration and cognitive abilities due to that.
I usually offset my depression by running and using mindfulness techniques but recently my mental health has been getting worse as well my eyesight losing my 20/20 vision and needing glasses experiencing headaches associated with not being able to focus correctly. Feeling numbness and tremors in my right hand/forearm experiencing more fatigue and a lack of interest in things. Lower back pain with shoot electric pain during sexual climax. I have been noticing my bowels are more active and looser as well as my bladder being much more active especially at night. Biting my tongue and cheek and drooling are becoming more common.
I feel like everything I am experiencing and feeling could be due to something else but my daughter was diagnosed with MS five years ago so I am worried but do not wish to add any more anxiety and worry to the family table.
I will be seeing my doctor this week, so I will ask about tests for a diagnosis. I was up much of last night unable to sleep thinking about the implications of an MS diagnosis but I know I will not get any peace until I get the results.
I am hoping for your insights and feedback and personal advice about moving forward.
Much love T