Hi everyone, I’m new here and decided to share my story so far in the hope that someone can relate. It started in August when I woke up with pins and needles in my side, nothing major, just annoying! Dr dismissed it as Fibrocystic breast pain. The feeling goes into my arm and can be heavy, feels hot and some days I have to stop when I’m drying my hair as my arm feels “tired”
Fast forward to Oct and I started having neck pain and got a severe headache (all the same side) which affected my eye, it was agonising to move my eye and this lasted a few days. I put it down to stress. Then started the electric shock type pains (only had them 3 times) they go down my neck and stop at my thighs, it’s enough to stop me in my tracks and yelp loudly, then they vanish as quickly as they came on! I also have some numbness/tingling in the side of my face, which again, comes and goes. My leg feels like I’ve pulled a muscle after a gym session, I feel it more going up stairs or hills.
Thankfully after a trip to A&E due to the headache and funny feeling, I found a Dr who actually listened and started to think it could be neurological. I had a clear CT scan but I’m waiting to have an MRI and see a neurologist. Last night I had twitching in my thumb and strange sensations in my leg, like twitching but not too strong. I feel like I’m going off my head, the symptoms seem strange to anyone else when I talk about them…I couldn’t even feel my front teeth properly one day!!
Anyway, after my rant I suppose I’m looking for validation that these could be symptoms of MS. I’m also terrified it could be MND as I’ve read the symptoms can be similar. Something bothers me every day but on varying degrees, I say I have good days and bad days as it’s the only way I can describe it.