So this all started back in June last year. I was getting pins and needles in my feet and a few other mild sensory symptoms.. I went to the Doctor and she sent my for blood tests.. they all came back nearer so she decided to send me to a Neurologist. I went to see them and explained all my symptoms to her and she did some tests on me. She asked if I had any worries about what it was and I said ‘MS’ as obviously I had googled my symptoms and come up with this!
She said she really didn’t think it was MS as my symptoms and the tests didn’t point to it. She said I could have an MRI scan if I really wanted to but she didn’t think it would show anything up and even if it did they wouldn’t treat me anyway?! So she said to go away and have a think about it..I decided against the scan and the symptoms did go away for about 6 months.
Then back at the start of January, I found out I was pregnant..and at the same time, all my symptoms plus some seemed to come back. I have suffered on and off for anxiety for years but the past few years Ive had it pretty much under control, mainly down to daily exercise..
But the start of pregnancy seemed to bring back all my old anxiety feelings.. so I went back to the Doctors as my old symptoms seemed worse this time round – the pins and needles in the feet, burning sensations in parts of my body, arms ache and feel painful especially when on mobile or reading… my symptoms are generally not too bad in the day but as soon as I lie on the sofa or in bed, parts of my body feel like they are going to sleep, or tingle or go a bit numb feeling.. not to the point I cant feel my body but they feel like they are going to go numb…
Anyway, I was hoping the Doctor would give me some reassurance but instead said to me – It could be MS!! And referred me back to the Neurologist.
So I came out of the Doctors in floods of tears and on the verge of a panic attack. So I managed to get an appointment 3 days later as I have medical care with work..I saw the same Neurologist and again she told me she still doesn’t think Ive got MS. She said the fact that Im pregnant too, means that again if they did an MRI scan (which they don’t like to do in pregnancy) and they did find something, which again she said she didn’t think they would, they wouldn’t treat me anyway..she told me to go away and really try and enjoy my pregnancy and not worry..
Well I tried to do that but I keep getting new symptoms and Its just ruling my life…the scariest one for me now is when Im in bed, I can feel like my face is going to sleep and burning and twitching..it also feels like the corner of my mouth is wet and like I need to keep wiping it.. today it feels like its twitching and cramping..
Last night too I was getting a lot of muscles twitches and had like a spasm in my hand too which really scared me.
I also have some numbness in the tips or my fingers.or pains in my feet…the symptoms seem to change daily.
I just can’t feel reassured that I don’t have MS, I worry about it constantly and am permanently on the look out for new and worse symptoms.. I feel so miserable and this has completely overshadowed being pregnant. I just worry and think how am I going to get through the next 7 months like this..what if something awful is wrong and I can’t look after my baby or I don’t even make it that far!!! Im so scared and just don’t know where to turn…I think there is no point in going back to the Doctors but I just cant believe there is nothing wrong with me..
Sorry for such a long post :-(
Clare