viral infections and MS - Multiple Sclerosis Message Board

crystal22 · 02-08-2005, 11:59 AM

About a year before my dx of MS, I had a severe viral inner ear infection with vertigo and nausea, it was shortly after this that I had what I think was my first symptom of MS. I have read that there could be a link between viral infections and developing MS, I was wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience?

VECTRA · 02-08-2005, 02:37 PM

HI CRYSTAL,ABOUT 2YEARS B4 I WAS DIAGNOSED I COULD NOT HEAR OUT OF THE LEFT EAR,AND THE DOCTOR HAD TO WASH IT OUT.THEN A YEAR AFTER THAT I WENT TO EMERGENCY BECUZ MY EYES WERE NOT WRKNG RIGHT,I HAD VERTIGO.THINGS SEEMED TO CALM DOWN FOR 3YRS,THEN MY FEET AND LEGS GOT NUMB,MY EYES WERE BLURRY,I WAS REAL TIRED,THEN THE DOCTOR DID AN MRI AND BAM!!!!!!!!!!!! I WAS TOLD I HAD THE OLD MS.

I DIDNT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON,I WAS CONFUSED AS A JELLY BEAN,BUT ITS ALL HISTORY NOW.I GUESS I WONT FORGET WHAT I HAD TO GO THROUGH.LIFE CHANGES,I JUST TRY TO ROLL WITH THE CHANGES.HANG IN THERE

ambica · 02-08-2005, 03:02 PM

I had viral encephalitis about a year or two before my dx with ms in 1989.I also think there is a link between a viral infection etc. and ms.

gaulty · 02-08-2005, 04:03 PM

viral infections such as? (ive ms for about 2 years and it started with eyes then arm and leg not really workin the best then went deaf in the right ear ,that got better then the other 1 went . htis was inside the 1st year ,( im fine now)

MichelleRose · 02-08-2005, 04:56 PM

I also had viral encephalitis then my symptoms started, this was in July of 2004, they said that somehow, thru the bloodwork that I had had the virus once before in the past, and now that I look back I probably had symptoms then and didn't pay attention to them since they were so severe.

Michelle