Emaa
06-07-09, 01:59
I did.
And I've now come to the conclusion (I know it's probably all in my head) that I have MS.
I've never been scared of MS, and it's never been part of my anxieties.. I made a post earlier thinking I had a blood clot because of this popping sensation I've been having in my leg.
I couldn't find ANYTHING on it, much. Except I came across something someone described as 'popcorn leg' which is exactly what it feels like.. Popcorn popping inside my leg. So I thought "I've got a bloodclot and it's breaking free and moving upwards" kind of thing.
Anyway, the website I was on was a MS website! So I checked some other 'popcorn leg' things and alot of them were on ms sites...
So I got all curios and googled.. Here are the symptoms I have. And I actually have them, it's not stupid anxiety symptoms I normally get.
Blurred vision - It's even getting hard for me to read text on the T.V now, but my optician told me sight worsened when having a baby, so I put it down to just that.
Flashing lights when moving eyes - But only when I move them really quickly, I only notice it in bright rooms, never dark ones and never outside so I put it down to it being bright.
Jerking and twitching muscles - Mine I thought are more like Jerking nerves? But idk.
electrical shock sensations - Okay that's only happened once, but it was today. :/ It was in my chest when I moved my arms.
Shaking when performing fine movements - I've only noticed this when I'm trying to take a picture with the digital camera, my hand is fine until I press the button my hand shakes and the pictures come out blurred?
Urinary hesitancy and retention - I got treated for a bladder infection, but my medication has run out and I need to go back tomorrow because the whole course has done nothing. It's like I need to go ALL the time, but I can't, feels like I'm busting but only dribbles come out...
Forgetfulness - I just put it down to being tired from the new baby and being tired ect.
So trying to rationalize my symptoms...
Blurred vision - could just be that my vision has changed from having a baby, like my optician said.
Flashing Lights - Could be from the brightness (Seeing as it doesn't occur anywhere else)
The Jerking muscles - I still don't know, but my legs (both) and ankles are pretty swollen so could be to do with water retention?
Electrical shock thing - only happened once anyway.
Shaking - Could just be the way my hand is on the camera
Urinary hesitancy and retention - Could still be a UTI but I need another course of tablets
forgetfulness - From being tired.
Do all these explinations add up to you? Please give me reassurance so I can keep telling myself the reasons for my symptoms instead of freaking out thinking I have ms! I know it's stupid but please help :(
And I've now come to the conclusion (I know it's probably all in my head) that I have MS.
I've never been scared of MS, and it's never been part of my anxieties.. I made a post earlier thinking I had a blood clot because of this popping sensation I've been having in my leg.
I couldn't find ANYTHING on it, much. Except I came across something someone described as 'popcorn leg' which is exactly what it feels like.. Popcorn popping inside my leg. So I thought "I've got a bloodclot and it's breaking free and moving upwards" kind of thing.
Anyway, the website I was on was a MS website! So I checked some other 'popcorn leg' things and alot of them were on ms sites...
So I got all curios and googled.. Here are the symptoms I have. And I actually have them, it's not stupid anxiety symptoms I normally get.
Blurred vision - It's even getting hard for me to read text on the T.V now, but my optician told me sight worsened when having a baby, so I put it down to just that.
Flashing lights when moving eyes - But only when I move them really quickly, I only notice it in bright rooms, never dark ones and never outside so I put it down to it being bright.
Jerking and twitching muscles - Mine I thought are more like Jerking nerves? But idk.
electrical shock sensations - Okay that's only happened once, but it was today. :/ It was in my chest when I moved my arms.
Shaking when performing fine movements - I've only noticed this when I'm trying to take a picture with the digital camera, my hand is fine until I press the button my hand shakes and the pictures come out blurred?
Urinary hesitancy and retention - I got treated for a bladder infection, but my medication has run out and I need to go back tomorrow because the whole course has done nothing. It's like I need to go ALL the time, but I can't, feels like I'm busting but only dribbles come out...
Forgetfulness - I just put it down to being tired from the new baby and being tired ect.
So trying to rationalize my symptoms...
Blurred vision - could just be that my vision has changed from having a baby, like my optician said.
Flashing Lights - Could be from the brightness (Seeing as it doesn't occur anywhere else)
The Jerking muscles - I still don't know, but my legs (both) and ankles are pretty swollen so could be to do with water retention?
Electrical shock thing - only happened once anyway.
Shaking - Could just be the way my hand is on the camera
Urinary hesitancy and retention - Could still be a UTI but I need another course of tablets
forgetfulness - From being tired.
Do all these explinations add up to you? Please give me reassurance so I can keep telling myself the reasons for my symptoms instead of freaking out thinking I have ms! I know it's stupid but please help :(