Clinically Isolated Symptoms? - Multiple Sclerosis Message Board

01-10-2001, 05:47 PM

I am 24 and in great health. I recently had a period of blindness in one eye that only lasted 3-5 min. Had two seperate MRIs done as well as an MRA. The MRA is normal, the MRIs both came back with one small lesion. I spoke with a neurologist who said I have normal neuro responses. He refered me to a neuro-opthamoogist. Im also going to be tested for Lyme disease. Has anyone else ever had these symptoms? My neurologist said that he cant call it MS since the blindness only happened once and wasnt like the classic blindness. He wants to see me in 6 months and repeat the MRI in 1 year.

johona · 01-26-2001, 06:59 AM

I was reading about your symptoms. Three years ago, I was fixing my rock garden and bent over, and got a busting headache.Next thing I knew I could not see out of my right eye. It went completely black. I went to my doctor and he told me it was migraines, he give me motrin and sent me home. Nine months later I still could not see out of it.I finally got in to see a neurologist. He
done two MRI, one MRA and a spinal tap. All of them came back MS. One other symptom was I fell alot. Not just trip over stuff, just bestanding and fall.So you are not alone. I will tell you what has helped me out alot. My Grandmother told me a long time ago: God will not put more on you than you can't handle. I say that to myself everyday, and it really helps.
I hope this helps you a little.

johona

02-06-2001, 03:55 PM

I recently went to the neuroopthamologist. he said that I didnt have any clear signs of optic neuritis from the initial incident. I pray every day that God will pass me over with this problem. I feel great, but occasionally have headaches, which I dont know what causes them... They usually go away in an hour or so. Nothing like a migraine. Until then, my neurologist says to see him again in 6 months

johona · 02-07-2001, 02:28 AM

I hope and pray you don't have MS too.
I only went to a regular opthamoligist and he found smething wrong right off.But my neurologist says sometimes it doesn't show up for years.I've been having a spell for about three weeks now' this is the longest one i have had so far.So this is my second dose of steroids. my family doctor is trying to keep me off the IV's as long as possible because I've had to take so many. He said it really effects your bones, and makes them brittle.But hopefully after this dose of the predisone pills it will be over for a while.
But yours sounds like good news so far.I'll keep praying that it stays that way for you.
Johona

02-12-2001, 05:01 PM

Thank you for your prayers. Im going to schedule a consult with my neurologist to see if I should have a spinal tap done. A friend of mine asked me if I was scared to know the truth about possibly having MS. I told him no. im scared of the pain from the spinal tap, but Im not afraid of the truth, since its not in my hands. God will watch over me. Its just a shame that they dont doe regular MRIs on kids to get a baseline. For all I know this could have been with me all the time.