Maybe it's not MS? ( I have been gone awhile) - Multiple Sclerosis Message Board

w0rldflame · 02-28-2009, 02:29 AM

In all honesty I don't know if I will ever get the answer to the question unless one of my "exasperation's" leads to total loss of feeling and not just partial.

I have felt great this entire pregnancy. Other then some fatigue my usual symptoms have completely stopped. Until two days ago my leg started up again and my foot started to feel numb, I was in allot of pain again and couldn't think straight. I dropped an entire plate of food on the floor and some other things. All of the sudden over the last week things are coming back. The only thing I noticed is that in the apartment it has been 80 degrees or hotter. I realized and thought to myself. Hmmmm.. it's getting hotter and all the sudden I am feeling worse again.

But, I am 7 months pregnant so if this was MS shouldn't I not have symptoms? So that means if I am having a relapse while pregnant that means it's not MS right?

I can't talk to my doctor because well I see an OB that I just started seeing when I got pregnant. I know he will say it's pregnancy hormones blah blah blah. Without knowing the history of the last couple of years. Plus he is an OB.

I honestly don't think that I will get answers after baby is born because they will just say its fatigue from having a new baby. Or I need to lose weight ( which I did all of this last time and the symptoms still progressed ) It is always something. No test except some blood-work and then tell me I am just stressing.

I really don't want to have to burn my hand on an open flame and not feel it or have my leg (s) stop working before they take it serious and actually look at it.

Maybe it is all muscular. You know TMJ throwing upper-back out which is throwing lower-back out and causing allot of numbness, Lack of blood-flow and confusion etc....

The fact is I am pregnant and if it was MS I should be symptom free right? that is what is confusing me. I feel like a nutcase.

Well, summer is coming but I will also have a new baby so I guess I have to wait and see.

Is it wrong to say I hope something happens so that I can get a definite answer, rather then hearing "well, it could be this or that".

OK.. done...

w0rldflame · 02-28-2009, 02:41 AM

Just to let you know. Yes I previously had burned myself on a 400 degree oven rack and didn't feel it till I burnt a small hole into the side of my hand. I had no after effects either. The sense that is was on fire and needed ice.

I have had problems with my leg being mostly useless.
I just wanted to clarify I was not stating that as an insensitivity to those with these issues. It was more of a frustration that this happened before when I was without insurance. But, since I just started seeing a new doctor and am pregnant I know what they will tell me because it is what they told me before.
Thanks.

Snoopy61 · 02-28-2009, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by w0rldflame

But, I am 7 months pregnant so if this was MS shouldn't I not have symptoms? So that means if I am having a relapse while pregnant that means it's not MS right?

Wrong.

Relapses can happen even during pregnancy. It is a myth that when your pregnant your MS stays in remission - some do, some don't. It's also a myth that when you have MS you will have a relapse post-partum - some do, some don't.

Do you have MS? I don't know, but having symptoms and being 7 months pregnant does not indicate you do not.

I would suggest you contact your neuro and let him/her know. If your not diagnosed it's important to let your neuro know about any changes. It could help in getting diagnosed rather it's MS or something else.

Carol72 · 02-28-2009, 06:56 AM

Snoopy is right.

Statistics have shown that for some reason many women who are pregnant experience no or less symptoms. That doesn't mean that pregnant women will NEVER have a relapse or experience symptoms when pregnant. I would not take what you're experiencing as a definitive indication that you do not have MS.

I would also call your neurologist if I were you, and tell him what you are experiencing....

MSJayhawk · 02-28-2009, 07:43 AM

Congratulations on your expected child

Being pregnant MS can take a hiatus due to the hormones produced during pregnancy. Your doctor should be made aware that you had MS symptoms prior. Post-pregnancy, with the reduction of pregnancy produced hormones, can bring on symptoms (not always).

I burned myself with welding sparks while teaching my son. A drop of metal fell on my ankle. I did not notice until I smelled it. Although it was a bad burn, I was lucky because it was only about 50 mm in diameter. The scar remains as a reminder that while my intentions were good my use of the equipment was dangerous to myself! I can imagine burning yourself in the kitchen. When I am in the kitchen in my power chair, I will keep protection on my lap. The best thing for me is a wooden board on which I can work.