# Waiting for diagnosis

**URL:** <https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/waiting-for-diagnosis/23104>\
**Category:** New diagnosis and before diagnosis\
**Created:** [7 September 2014 18:31 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/waiting-for-diagnosis/23104 "2014-09-07T18:31:30Z")\
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**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 September 2014 18:31 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/waiting-for-diagnosis/23104/1 "2014-09-07T18:31:30Z")

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I have had two “episodes/flareups?” this summer. The first time,at the end of June, I went to the beach and it was a very hot day. A few hours later I was home cooking supper and first my left arm started to go partially numb, then my left leg, then the left side of my face. I have had a lot of back problems, sometimes my back goes out and my face and arm goes a little numb. But this felt different, like it was coming from my muscles instead of my skin being numb. So later on that night, I was reading and I thought I got bit by a horse fly on the top of my right foot! it hurt, but there was no bugs around. I (in that 10day to 2 week period) experienced double vision, hard time trying to urinate, blurry vision, ear pain and short term (1/2 to 1 hr) hearing loss, muscle twitches, burning and ripping sensations in my legs, vibrating (like a cell phone) in my chest muscle, weakness with muscle contraction in my bicept while texting. The second time, end of August, it was cold so I decided to use a top sheet ( I don’t use one in hot weather because it makes me sweat) well I woke up drenched in sweat. I got up to use the bathroom and felt numbness on my left side like before and it felt like I had duct tape stuck on my left heel. I am currently having weird random thigh pains, twinges, numbness and tingling in left finger tips. Does this sound like MS to anyone? I have an MRI with contrast in 3 days and I really hope I get a clear yes or no answer.

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**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 September 2014 23:11 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/waiting-for-diagnosis/23104/2 "2014-09-07T23:11:14Z")

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Hi jenifa

as you probably found out and read there are lots of things that can give weird feelings…please don’t think that you have MS and wait until docs give you a definate answer as to what’s going on…can take a while but be patient…take care

baz

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**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 September 2014 23:40 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/waiting-for-diagnosis/23104/3 "2014-09-07T23:40:00Z")

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Thank you Baz, I see, it can take quite a while to get a diagnosis. I’m hoping I get a neuro that listens as well as my GP. I won’t rest until I get an anwer for these weird symptoms.