for the last five days, I have felt like I have a headcold. my head feels heavy, I am tired and am dizzy, particularly when I move. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? I have no other cold symptoms so I am thinking it may be a symptom of MS
hi all i just thought i would mention for a couple of days my lower back has felt strange. Its not numb but it feels tight and i think its affecting my legsas they feel like im having to concentrate to make them move. Ive also been a bit confused and detatched if that makes any sense? just wondering if its anything to worry about? Thanx for listening. Oh and by the way i called the DWP today and the woman on the phone said not to worry because if they were going to stop my money they would have by now so im still waiting for the letter but she said alls ok!!
i went to my doctors the other day basicly hes upped my gaberpentin and told to go away he thinks im a hypochondriact sory i cant spell .. ive now struggled with my hands my walkings not getting better the dizzyness is constant im so tierd of this whole battle to get any help .. i never saw my doctor in years untill last year when all this started .. he always reffers to well the brain mri was fine so i asked well im pretty sure its the spine or kneck that should of been mri scanned . i wont go back now im basicly made too feel like a crazy woman .. he made me feel so small i didnt know weather to laugh cry or get angry .. so i think maybe i should just suffer at home and get on with it and dont see the doc when its at my worst . ive lost my job due to this ...
Hi everyone,
Wanted some advice, I woke up this morning with what feels like a numb neck and chest. I can still feel it, but it feels really strange. I also seem to have this really bizarre stabbing pain (like I have pulled a muscle) at the top of my left thigh when I walk.
Earlier this week my mouth felt numb and I had burning pains in my head. Do you think this is an escalation of that.
I am seeing the Neuro a week on Monday, as my MRI and blood tests have come through, so can have a word with him. Just wanted some advice, as this feels just horrible.
Thanks.
Kazzy
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What should I say then? I'm lost ................
Please allow me to place myself, My son has had Crohns for coming up 16 years, in January he will be 36, okay he does not have MS but please read on. He has had major surgery twice once at the onset where he had a resection, he was told then "eat anything if it upsets you don't eat it again" so no special diet. Unfortunately there was a blip so had to have surgery again just a couple of years ago where he had fitted a pigs valve. He is working full time, is on Pentasa twice a day and looks to anybody as though he is 100%, his attitude is "I've got Crohns I don't suffer from it". I know what he has been through and throughout this he has maintained a total positive attitude.
Sadly my brother died when he was just 21, he had Ulcerative Colitis I knew how related Crohns is to UC so when told my son had Crohns all the fear of losing my son raised it's ugly head, the consultant told me "that was 25 years ago treatment has moved on since".
I also knew somebody many years ago with MS he went through hell and back, wanted to leave his wife and children, lost the sight in one eye, constant pins and needles in his feet, could not feel heat in his hands, so when he ran a bath he used his elbow to test, this was after he stepped in a too hot bath, he said he looked like a lobster as he could not feel how hot the water was.
He is now driving again, walking with the aid of a stick, still maried and working. He told me all about how he felt, some good days some not so good, about what he could do and not do and the subject was dropped not talked about as this was how he wanted it.
Some months ago I met, on the internet, the most wonderful person, the sort we dream about meeting, about a month after we met she told me she had MS, this did not matter to me but I could tell she was low, over the months she became a lot more positive about the future everything I said was rght, she tahnked me for making her feel happy and stronger and giving her a positive attitude. Last October she went into hospital for four weeks, we could not talk with each other during this time, I missed her like I thought I would never miss anybody or anything so much. When she came out of hospital she had changed, she is so up and down daily there is rarely anything I can say that is right as it is taken as being wrong. She talks now about "there is no hope" "she fears for her future" and much more in the same way.
So what right thing can I say or do, advice please
Thank you, ken
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