Hello,
I feel like there will be many post similar to this here but I would really like people’s opinions on my situation.
About me: 31 years old, gave birth by c-section 1.5y ago. No major health issues.
about 1 year ago I started feeling this numb tingling sensation across my upper back between my shoulder blades. It kept coming and going. I then fell down the stairs (not related to balance, slipped on slippy material) and hurt my back lower down (exactly where I had a spinal for the c-section). I still get pain here when doing certain activities. Then about 2 months later I started experiencing random twitching all over my body on and off through the day including face. Maybe about 3/4 times a day in different areas. A few months after that I went to the doctor and he did some neurological tests in the office and they were all fine. I then had two sets of bloods thinking about thyroid or nutrient decencies done and they came back fine. I also have had a recent eye exam with scan and that was also fine. I was sent for an MRI in February and I am waiting for the results. I had a call from the receptionist at the doctor saying that I would be getting a routine appointment in a months time to discuss my results. This makes me think that there was nothing on the scan because surely they wouldn’t wait a month for results if it was something bad. Recently I have had an aching/heavy thumb, wrist and forearm most days and this has been going on for about a month. I am now starting to think that I have also developed an unusual gait in the last few weeks. I have also convinced myself that i have started to slurr my words. I am just overwhelmed with worry and have basically convinced myself that I have Ms. I am thinking about it almost every moment of the day and it’s ruining my time as a new mum. Sorry for such a long post. I basically want to know what you guys think about my symtoms. To summarise over the course of a year:
- numbness and tingling across both shoulder blades on and off throughout the day
- Stiffness and aching in thumb forearm and wrist on right side
- Funny feeling in right leg as if it’s taking more effort to walk with it
- Random twitching all over body every now and again
- Feel like I am slurring my words but no one else has mentioned it
- 1 episode of dizziness last week that lasted for a few hours but I also was having sinus problems related to a cold
Common MS symtoms I haven’t had:
- no fatigue
- Potentially ok MRI (assuming)
- No eye problems
Do you think I could have MS or do you think it could be compressed spine issue and health anxiety?
