What is wrong with me - Multiple Sclerosis Message Board

k2626 · 06-16-2008, 04:03 PM

Hi all. I have had an array of health problems the past two yrs. I am wondering now if I have M/S or maybe Fibro. Here is what is going on:

Was diagnosed with GERD last yr. I have been having back pain that spreads down my butt, feels like it is in my bones or nerves. Weird pains in my legs that come and go quickly, like a stabbing pain to my bones/nerves. Same pains in my feet. This past Friday the bones in my left ankle hurt so much I could not walk, felt like I had twisted it, woke up in the am the pain was gone.

I have been tired, and have gotten some dizzy spells over the past months. I sometimes feel like my blood is vibrating. Finally, my right foot is tingley, it comes and goes, but almost feels like how it does when your foot is asleep and is almost done "waking up".

I have been going through a ton of stress (dad just diagnosed with terminal cancer) so who knows it could be that. However, some of these symptoms I have had before his diagnosis.

Oh one more thing, I had an MRI about 1.5 yrs ago for electric like head pains I was getting (also known as ice pick) would the MRI have shown MS? I just want to know what is wrong with me!

Thanks for offering feedback...

Bearygood · 06-16-2008, 04:48 PM

Hi, k2626. It sounds like it might be a good idea to visit with a neurologist. MS or not, other than stress, if there is a medical basis to what you're experiencing, it sounds like it might be neurological. Your sx don't absolutely wreak of MS to me but this is a very individualized disease and it can present differently from one person to the next so it's impossible to say for sure. It would be good to get an MRI --a lot can change in a year and a half and just FYI, in terms of MS, it can sometimes take a very long time for something to show up.

I've very sorry about your father.

k2626 · 06-16-2008, 04:58 PM

Thanks so much for your feedback. These pains are just so odd, its like little lightening bolts to my bones, then the tingling foot and dizzy spells started getting my mind going. Actually, think it was a CT scan I had not an MRI. I just want to know what is wrong with me. It may be stress causing these pains, who knows, but I want to focus on my dad, not my illness.

Thanks again, I appreciate as much feedback as I can get!

Nenu · 06-16-2008, 05:10 PM

Hey there k2. Sorry to hear about your Father.

CT will not show MS. MRI can show signs characteristic of MS. Sometimes MRI is also done with contrast to better highlight areas (especially in looking for active lesions).

MRI is part of the DX process for MS.

k2626 · 06-17-2008, 11:08 AM

Hi guys, I woke up this am and started to walk around and my right ankle started hurting> What is wrong with me I am getting very scared! I dont go to the doc till Thurs.

My right foot continues to tingle on and off too