ms symptoms, Low vitamin D and failed pupil light test

[nevaeh20]

Hi everyone,

Ill try abd making this short, basically iv been experiencing multiple sclerosis symptoms for a while since igave birth. It started with off balance, neuralgia and pain behind my eyes. It then went on to muscle stiffness, twitching of the eyes and many more. I had an appointment yesterday with a private neutologist who didnt say very much abouy my symptoms, but when he did a neurological examination he said my right eye, where the pain is on movement, was slow in reacting to the light test. My pupil stayed small on right eye and took a while to retur to normal. He recommeneded a a MRI in my kneck, head and spine with contrast and left itst that. My vitamin D levels are also way below nor al guide lines, so on 60,000 prD tablets a week, but my questikn is, is the pupil examination a sign of ms in itself?

[Scully]

Hello, and welcome.

 

( I've moved your post to the 'Introduce Yourself' section, I hope you don't mind )

 

Your question is quite a difficult one to answer.

 

MS is an extremely complex condition. It's symptoms overlap with many, often minor, some not to minor conditions.

Even neurologists can take many weeks or months to reach a diagnosis. The reason being, there is no single symptom, no single test that can diagnose MS.

Even with a highly suggestive examination, and a highly suggestive MRI result, neurologists can still be left with an array of tests to finally reach a diagnosis. It's actually a question of ruling conditions or diseases out, and being left with MS in fact.

 

You are on the right route thank goodness. You've seen a neurologist, and he's ordered a thorough MRI examination which will hopefully give him some clues at least as to what is going on. Please don't be surprised if, after the MRI he wants more tests, such as Visual Evoked Potentials done as well.

 

Please do let us know how you get on.

 

Scully

 

[Mal]

Hi nevaeh

and welcome to the forum

 

the examination of the eye is not really enough , as it could be

an indication of many different other things

 

but you are on the right track with an MRI,

 

wish you the best

Mal

[nevaeh20]

Thankyou for your replies, iv basically had two major incidences where I have been really unwell after giving birth jn the last two years, bad neuralgia, unable to wall with stiff legs and ten weeks of the room being on a tilt and swaying. A few otjer niggles, twitching of eyes and cheek, all one after the other, theres a few concerns of ms, over past 4 weeks my eyes have gone from pupils being ok to now not responding to the light, its really stressing me out and scaring me thay it could be ms or tuma. Is the pupil test sometimes a indicator to ms?

[Scully]

Hello again,

 

The slow or sluggish pupils can be an indicator of many things, not just MS. There is a condition called Optic Neuritis that can also be a symptoms of MS, but this is usually a complete loss of sight in one or both eyes.

 

There's not much you can do until your MRI is done, reported on, and your neurologist can talk through the results with you. There are no short cuts to the process unfortunately.

 

Being stressed and endless worrying won't help the situation at all. You need to try and relax a bit. Maybe try and chase up the MRI's. If you were seen privately, then the MRI shouldn't be too long, ( MRI'S are an expensive test if you aren't covered for it ) but it's the only way your Neurologst can have some clue as to what is going on.

 

Scully