introducing myself. - Multiple Sclerosis Message Board

Jacquie23 · 11-18-2004, 04:33 AM

hi I'm a 23 y/o /f/ Canada. I just lost my mom a few days ago, so she don’t have to stress about what might be wrong with me. She loved me so much that hearing the word MS might have givin her a nervous breakdown.

I was getting numb pins and needles in my right arm. And I thought it was circulation. And everyone elts was asking if I slept on it wrong. Sometime in my leg, so I told my doctor the other day, she asked me a bunch of questions, like how is my vision? (which is acting very strange) but I said it was fine, and I told her it was my right side of my body as well as my arm, (which slipped) I wasn’t going to say anything about the numb feeling in my leg until I was SURE it was numb and I wasn’t just acting like a hypochondriac…. Which I tend to do. My Doc asked “are you sure it’s in your leg aswell?” and I had to think about it and said “I think so”

She is a very good doctor and took it seriously, and told me to get a blood test and mumbled something about MS. I saw on the paper… One of the things I was getting tested for was my B12 level. SO maybe that has something to do with MS.

But now… with in days I seem to be getting worse and I want to go back to her and tell her. It’s not just my right side… but also my left side that is going numb. I can still walk, and use my numb body, however when I make a fist with my right hand, I have next to no strength compared to my left. And my memory has become very bad. If anything this might have been the first sign, but I had no idea, it wasn’t a clear enough sign. Forgetting everything… could be ANYTHING no just MS sometimes for a split second, I don’t knowwhere I am. But I was just thinking I was panicing.

I decided to post and introduce my self after reading the post “Pernicious Anemia may be the problem not MS” because what ever the problem is I have the same signs including the bladder infections all the time, which actually started a few years ago, I found drinking more water helped with that. but I had no idea how serious it could be. I am just so thankful I have such a great doctor who takes things seriously (unlike my family), she actually thinks about me a lot. ^_^ and that brings tears to my eyes.

Waiting for the blood test to come back…

anseay · 11-19-2004, 12:48 PM

HI Jacquie:
Sorry to hear about your mom. I lost mine in Oct 2002 and got sick shortly after it, so I'm greatful that she didn't have to know either. Make a diary of your symptoms and then you can show her what day and times when it happens and as for the bladder infections take a cranberry herb caplet everyday and it will cut back on the infections. Good-Luck on finding some good news.

Jacquie23 · 11-19-2004, 10:39 PM

Hello Anseay

I hope losing her had nothing to do with this. Its nice to meet you btw, do you have MS? or are you in the process of finding out? no one in my family has MS and I had no idea even what it was untill now. can it get really bad?

Natatude · 11-20-2004, 08:01 AM

hi Jacquie, i was dxed with MS on 9/11/2001 i didn;t know anyone with it,, so i had no clue what it was thank god i had the internet so i just started looking up things,,i have gathered a lot of info and made alot of new friends! now alot of ppl i know are being dxed with it so i have been giving info to them, and helping them when i can and just talking to them! i am so sorry to hear u lost ur mom,, u will be in my prayers,, i couldn't imagine loosing my mom cause she is one of my caregivers, and we are very close! dp try the cranberry caplet or drink cranberry juice often if u like it!