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k2626 · 06-23-2008, 12:56 PM

Hi all...for those of you that dont know me, I have been on a mission the past two weeks to find out what is wrong with me. Here is what I have been feeling:

- Dizzy spells (on and off for past few months)
-Fatigue (about a month)
- Shooting body pains that come and go (last two to three weeks)
- Pain in joints (ankle, feet, back, hand) Sometimes it lasts a few minutes, other times hours.....feels like its my bones and that they are going to crush

So my new doctor is running a bunch of tests on me and has referred me to a neurologist. If all the blood work comes back okay, he suspects M/S.

What do you think? I have been so insanely scared that I have bone cancer

MSNik · 06-23-2008, 01:05 PM

Hi there. Im not exactly why you are suspecting bone cancer..the symtoms you mention here are pretty unsuspecting...but they are also kind of generic. Its a good thing to start with a neuro- he can rule out all sorts of things..but MS doesnt jump out here either...yes, you can have some of the symtoms which you describe, but MS doesnt just happen...and usually in your history, you will have more reasons to suspect MS then what you list...how about balance issues, or heat sensitivity? Do you get dizzy when you get out of a hot shower or hot tub? Joint pain and shooting body pains also point towards Lyme disease, you might want to read up on that and see if it sounds more like Lyme..
No matter what, there are thousands of worse things to have happen to you then MS...hard to believe, but its true.
Keep us posted and good luck.

k2626 · 06-23-2008, 01:41 PM

Thanks for your feedback. I guess I worry its bone cancer because my bones hurt...for example, last Friday I could not even walk because my ankle felt like it was going to crush, in the am it was fine. Then my spine was hurting, hours later my foot.

I do not get dizzy with heat/cold. But I do get randomly dizzy at times.

I get electrical zap like feelings in my body. I actually started getting them over a yr ago but it was in my head...had a ct scan for tumors but was fine, they said it was ice pick headaches.

Yes, there are definately much worse things then MS ( I guess that is why I am more fearful of bone cancer) , though I know MS is no picnic for sure.

MSNik · 06-23-2008, 01:45 PM

You have not had any of the correct tests to rule out MS...CT scans wont do it..
You need to go see an MS specialist or at least a good Neuro to find out what is going on with you...however, the more you post, the less I think that it could be MS....so, explore all the possiblities and start having the right tests..CT scans arent going to rule out much in Neurological issues...by the way, Bone Cancer is one of the easiest things to rule out...a simple bone scan will point towards any problems..thats like an xray. A MRI will help diagnos both ice pick headaches and migranes, and show lesions on the brain which can be MS or can be Lyme disease!

Please go see a good doctor, one who is familiar with Neurolgoical symtoms..
youll feel better if you rule out the obvious.
stay well.
Nikki

MSJayhawk · 06-23-2008, 02:41 PM

You need to be seeing a neurologist who deals with MS. Some of your worries are unnecessary and can cause illness through stress. I would not venture to guess or worry. If you are seeing the right doctor, you will get the right answers.