Suspicious of MS 3 years after MRIs, what were your early symptoms?...Since then I have had smaller incidents of parasthesia, electrical feelings in limbs and weird pressure around my chest....Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesUndiagnosed/Seeking DiagnosisSymptomsPain
Undiagnosed With MS-Related Symptoms and No Insurance-What Can I Do?...My only option is to go live in a homeless shelter and try to work someplace I can handle in the meantime so I can save up some money...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCoping
MS Constipation...When it first started happening, I got weird tingling/thightness in my chest, along with intestinal pain. That's what pointed me towards ms....Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesTreatment
All my symptoms point to MS......Right now at this very moment have a tightness in my upper chest that makes it uncomfortable to breath when I inhale (new symptom)....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesSymptoms
Hi, new and recently diagnosed - sharing my story...Anyway, I did get a second opinion with an MS specialist at an MS center - I really liked the neuro that diagnosed me and felt bad but, I...Reactions0reactionsComments7 replies
MS symptoms but no diagnosis... help!...She has had an MRI, cat scan, bone scan, Lyme disease test. Has anyone else experienced this or know of any viruses that can mimic MS?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Gold Nanocrystal Remyelination Phase 2 Clinical Trial Update – End of Treatment Finally Concluded...I also recently developed a chest cold (not COVID!) and a minor cough - which has NOT exacerbated any MS symptoms. I view this as a miracle....Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesTreatmentResearch & Clinical TrialsAwareness
How to manage symptoms waiting for diagnosis...The AC in my home the other day while I was working made my bones in my hands and arms feel like they were submerged in an ice bath....Reactions0reactionsComments13 repliesPainDiagnosisSymptoms
What if my neurologist chalks up my myoclonus and other symptoms as anxiety... again?...wrong one, not remembering how to do things I do every day, pins and needles feeling on my skull, and not sure if the sharp pain that shoots through my...Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
Being a Partner of someone with MS...My own insecurities start bubbling up and instead of dealing with it correctly I let it fester, it explodes and makes it so much harder for her....Reactions0reactionsComments6 replies
Medical history: opinion please?...They are numb and tingly at the bottom and then achy as they work there way up and the weight of my own body hurts....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCommunity Resources
Has anyone else experienced severe headaches and high blood pressure after Tysabri infusion?...My md also recommended a cat scan to rule out aneurysm/bleeding....Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Sudden (Near) Paralysis...detected a fever and put me on IV antibiotics, I remained in the hospital for four days They ran lots of tests, ECG, blood culture, regular blood work, and Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
Could it be MS?...It also just feels good to get it off my chest. Thanks for taking the time to read this. Micheal....Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesDiagnosis
The Ever-Elusive Diagnosis Quest...While there is probably something to that (I had COVID & influenza A at the same time in October), sometimes I wonder if long COVID is a catch-all when...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesUndiagnosed/Seeking DiagnosisSymptoms
Under my skin...I invited him over for Christmas last year and he stayed a week with me so that we could catch up....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCoping
Is this MS Hug ? And other symptoms....shower helps and 2mg Valium helps (given for "anxiety") I have IBD and cannot take the medications (eg sulfa) as they cause this same barrel around my chest...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesSymptoms
Does this sound like MS?...When I'm in bed in the evening I point a space heater at them to combat it....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSymptoms
Do this sound like MS symptoms??...I would get a squeezing tight feeling in my chest, my face would go numb, & I was extremely dizzy....Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
New M.S. diagnosis....I had a cat scan, an ultrasound and an mri on my brain. There they found a lesion on my brain stem. They then proceeded to have me do...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiagnosisInsurance & Disability