angelinfla
06-17-2005, 12:03 PM
Husband had had extreme fatigue and lightheadedness for over a month. He went to the ER, put on antibiotics though blood and urine showed no infection, and still felt awful. He kept saying he wasn't right, and then he started with tingling and numbness in his calf and pinkies. His neck gets stiff and hurts, and he's had stomach and back pains.
Some history - 2 1/2 years ago, he had his prostate removed, and shortly after he came home from the hospital, he became disoriented, so he went to ER, where he had 3 seizures. The doctors said it was water intoxication, and it was a long nightmare, but no problems since.
This time, the hospital did a CT scan of abdomen and pelvic area, finding mild gastritis, then a brain MRI, spinal tap, EEG, endoscopy, which confirmed gastritis, but the doctors couldn't find anything wrong. The neurologist said the MRI indicated MS, which is what the MRI done on him when he had the seizure showed, but the first ones had one area in the white matter, and now there are four.
The spinal tap fluid was clear and the reports states "microscopic examination of the specimen reveals few lymphocytes, RBCs, monocytes and a rare neutrophil".
The impression of the MRI was:Small foci of increased signal intensity in the white matter of both cerebral hemispheres. Differential diagnosis would include small artery disease, a demyelinating progress such as MS, or perhaps a vasculitis.
Whew, that was alot. We are waiting for the results of the neck MRI. The neurologist said its inner ear, but come back in 6 months for another MRI. Is there anything here that does indicate MS, enough to go to a specialist??
Thanks,
Angel
Some history - 2 1/2 years ago, he had his prostate removed, and shortly after he came home from the hospital, he became disoriented, so he went to ER, where he had 3 seizures. The doctors said it was water intoxication, and it was a long nightmare, but no problems since.
This time, the hospital did a CT scan of abdomen and pelvic area, finding mild gastritis, then a brain MRI, spinal tap, EEG, endoscopy, which confirmed gastritis, but the doctors couldn't find anything wrong. The neurologist said the MRI indicated MS, which is what the MRI done on him when he had the seizure showed, but the first ones had one area in the white matter, and now there are four.
The spinal tap fluid was clear and the reports states "microscopic examination of the specimen reveals few lymphocytes, RBCs, monocytes and a rare neutrophil".
The impression of the MRI was:Small foci of increased signal intensity in the white matter of both cerebral hemispheres. Differential diagnosis would include small artery disease, a demyelinating progress such as MS, or perhaps a vasculitis.
Whew, that was alot. We are waiting for the results of the neck MRI. The neurologist said its inner ear, but come back in 6 months for another MRI. Is there anything here that does indicate MS, enough to go to a specialist??
Thanks,
Angel
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KelliD
06-17-2005, 12:12 PM
Hi Angel....for peace of mind - which is more valuable than all of the money in the world - you might call a specialist and ask for a consultation. He or she should be able to direct you from there....
We could all jump on this and shout YES! It "sounds" like MS, but MS is so tricky. It can disguise itself as many different things before it is ever exposed. Hang in there! Try to get the consultation...and keep us updated on the boards, okay?
We could all jump on this and shout YES! It "sounds" like MS, but MS is so tricky. It can disguise itself as many different things before it is ever exposed. Hang in there! Try to get the consultation...and keep us updated on the boards, okay?
angelinfla
06-17-2005, 01:22 PM
Oops. Forgot to add that hubby's sister has had MS for 14 years. I don't know if that makes a difference but the doctors seem to think it could be a factor.
Angel
Angel
KelliD
06-17-2005, 01:34 PM
Yep...could be a factor. For years, my sister was the only known MS case in our family. When I began having problems, they suspected MS on that basis, and they were right. And looking back in our family history, we believe now that if there IS a genetic pre-desposition toward MS, it came from my dad's side of the family. We recognize MS symptoms in those who have since passed away on his side....all the way back to the early 1900's!