johan666
12-11-09, 15:04
Hey there,
I am new here – have read the MS threads and they have been very helpful. Thought I’d share my story as I need some re-assurance and am in a bad place (again).
I am 34 years old married with 3 kids. Very anxious about my health as my dad passed away at 34 - heart attack.
I am going through my second MS scare in 2.5 years. The 1st was caused by dizziness, an awful episode of vertigo, and an "odd" feeling in my left leg. I went to doc, got a brain MRI scan that came back clean - doc told me it was anxiety and sent me on my way. Was thrilled about diagnosis and felt great for 2 years. The leg feeling never really went away, nor did the bouts of dizziness - I just was able to ignore them.
Well 2.5 years later, my leg is still an issue. It's no worse than it was, it just still feels weird - sometimes it feels weak, sometimes it aches like crazy, sometimes it burns, sometimes just tingles, and still sometimes when I am distracted or with friends I don't notice it at all. I have able to work out with no real issue. Went to orthopedist after some back pain and he assumed sciatica - got a lumbar MRI that came back clean - so still no answers.
Fine again for a month or so, well, of course my left leg started aching last week and felt 'off' again, and the light-headed feeling came back. Now I assume it must be MS. Why do I go to these thoughts? And they differ by the hour some days - some days I go through to lunch feeling great and confident that it is all anxiety - then by dinner time I feel like c*** again and get back into the cycle.
If my leg issue was MS, and I have had it basically non-stop for 2.5 years - wouldn't it be much worse now? I assume I would not be able to just ignore it (and it basically goes away) when I am feeling well? Plus I have been working out this whole time period! I guess my fear is the length of time that this leg issue has been hanging around. Also I assume that the brain MRI would have caught something as I had vertigo prior to the MRI - I assume that vertigo from MS is from brain lesions? I have googled and it makes me more and more upset.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be very much appreciated - health anxiety is the worst; and I cannot talk to my wife anymore about it - has 3 babies she is taking care of - she does not need a 4th
Thanks for listening. This is a great web site.
I am new here – have read the MS threads and they have been very helpful. Thought I’d share my story as I need some re-assurance and am in a bad place (again).
I am 34 years old married with 3 kids. Very anxious about my health as my dad passed away at 34 - heart attack.
I am going through my second MS scare in 2.5 years. The 1st was caused by dizziness, an awful episode of vertigo, and an "odd" feeling in my left leg. I went to doc, got a brain MRI scan that came back clean - doc told me it was anxiety and sent me on my way. Was thrilled about diagnosis and felt great for 2 years. The leg feeling never really went away, nor did the bouts of dizziness - I just was able to ignore them.
Well 2.5 years later, my leg is still an issue. It's no worse than it was, it just still feels weird - sometimes it feels weak, sometimes it aches like crazy, sometimes it burns, sometimes just tingles, and still sometimes when I am distracted or with friends I don't notice it at all. I have able to work out with no real issue. Went to orthopedist after some back pain and he assumed sciatica - got a lumbar MRI that came back clean - so still no answers.
Fine again for a month or so, well, of course my left leg started aching last week and felt 'off' again, and the light-headed feeling came back. Now I assume it must be MS. Why do I go to these thoughts? And they differ by the hour some days - some days I go through to lunch feeling great and confident that it is all anxiety - then by dinner time I feel like c*** again and get back into the cycle.
If my leg issue was MS, and I have had it basically non-stop for 2.5 years - wouldn't it be much worse now? I assume I would not be able to just ignore it (and it basically goes away) when I am feeling well? Plus I have been working out this whole time period! I guess my fear is the length of time that this leg issue has been hanging around. Also I assume that the brain MRI would have caught something as I had vertigo prior to the MRI - I assume that vertigo from MS is from brain lesions? I have googled and it makes me more and more upset.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be very much appreciated - health anxiety is the worst; and I cannot talk to my wife anymore about it - has 3 babies she is taking care of - she does not need a 4th
Thanks for listening. This is a great web site.