Masonn
02-01-16, 14:25
So my grandmother had MS, a real bad case of it too. She was one of the unlucky ones, unable to communicate and basically paralyzed by the age of 50 when she was diagnosed around 40. (sorry if that triggers anyone). Though, that was years ago and treatments have improved I guess. So family history is there.
I've always had weird, neurological things happen to me ever since I can remember that no doctor has been able to explain and just told me since I've had it for so long it's probably harmless.
Tingling in the back of my neck, shoulder and neck jerks, random unexplained shivers, pins and needles REALLY easily (sometimes with no pressure at all). Every lunch time when my friends and I would sit down I'd always get pins and needles within minutes, and they were all shocked at how I got it so often. They were also really confused by my twitches lol. I also have had really intense heart palpations for as long as I can remember, before I even experienced anxiety. They're just a really really hard singular heart beat that causes my entire chest to throb forward. I shrugged them off, thought they were normal (lol), way before my hypochondria stage. I get double vision when I don't focus on things. (i thought that was normal, is it?) i also see dots in my vision sometimes but i think that is normal too?
however I'm not clumsy, I played soccer for a good portion of my teenage years so my coordination has no problem, in fact that was my strong point. i'm not weak. i only get lightheaded sometimes if i didnt wake up long ago so i think that is normal. i dont get sick often and i've literally vomited twice in my entire life, both from uncontrollable circumstances. (food poisoning)
I'm 17 now, and I'm aware this is typically in older people but teenagers aren't completely out of the picture. To be honest, I'm not that scared of it. I'm more scared of cancer and whatnot, that's where my HA is at. MS treatment has improved drastically and even if I do have MS, there's a high chance I'll be able to tolerate it and live a somewhat regular life. Death scares me way more than anything, and MS isn't a fatal disease.
So, I'm posting here to ask if any of you MS paranoid folks have had these symptoms?
I've always had weird, neurological things happen to me ever since I can remember that no doctor has been able to explain and just told me since I've had it for so long it's probably harmless.
Tingling in the back of my neck, shoulder and neck jerks, random unexplained shivers, pins and needles REALLY easily (sometimes with no pressure at all). Every lunch time when my friends and I would sit down I'd always get pins and needles within minutes, and they were all shocked at how I got it so often. They were also really confused by my twitches lol. I also have had really intense heart palpations for as long as I can remember, before I even experienced anxiety. They're just a really really hard singular heart beat that causes my entire chest to throb forward. I shrugged them off, thought they were normal (lol), way before my hypochondria stage. I get double vision when I don't focus on things. (i thought that was normal, is it?) i also see dots in my vision sometimes but i think that is normal too?
however I'm not clumsy, I played soccer for a good portion of my teenage years so my coordination has no problem, in fact that was my strong point. i'm not weak. i only get lightheaded sometimes if i didnt wake up long ago so i think that is normal. i dont get sick often and i've literally vomited twice in my entire life, both from uncontrollable circumstances. (food poisoning)
I'm 17 now, and I'm aware this is typically in older people but teenagers aren't completely out of the picture. To be honest, I'm not that scared of it. I'm more scared of cancer and whatnot, that's where my HA is at. MS treatment has improved drastically and even if I do have MS, there's a high chance I'll be able to tolerate it and live a somewhat regular life. Death scares me way more than anything, and MS isn't a fatal disease.
So, I'm posting here to ask if any of you MS paranoid folks have had these symptoms?