MRI & MS

[countrygirl]

Believe me if you have demylianation in your brain it will show up on MRI no question at all. I have just had my 3rd brain mri because I DO have extensive demylianation across top of my brain and a probably ms diagnosis but I have no loss of motor function just sensory symptoms so its very mild. The 3rd mri in 7 years is to see if the lesions have increased.

[milly jones]

hi veebee

we met when u first joined hun

i know little bout ms so i wont comment

just to give u a hug as ur so anxious bout this and i do know what that feels like hun

milly xx

[Trixie]

I had ultrasound scans to try and determine cause of facial/neck pain, dizziness, tingly lips/fingers/toes, headaches and more - I was convinced I had something horrendous - all came back as fine.

Not convinced, I subsequently had an MRI and was convinced the operator was looking at me afterwards with a "you poor sod" expression - all came back fine - mostly relief but also a bit frustrating to be no further forward with a diagnosis.

As I keep being told - be positive, relax, try not to worry about it - 99% of the time there's nothing to worry about - the other 1% of the time there's still usually nothing to worry about!

Best wishes....

The operator and I were too busy laughing and joking for me to have noticed a "You poor sod" expression.


I didn't even notice that expression after my first one, perhaps I was oblivious to it all.

[emes]

oh my god...am so glad i came by this site....i have been having so many symptoms since sept 07 and all any doctor and neurologist has said is its anxiety....i am not a highly strung or anxious person and have never suffer from anxiety...i find it hard to believe that all my symptoms are due to anxiety..so i have been going to endless doctors and one of the best neurologist in the country looking for a diagnosis which i was convinced was ms.....although having 2 mri of brain and one of spine are all clear..like some others on here i put my symptoms into google and ms came straight back at me...i have been an emotional mess for months with more and more symptoms occuring every few weeks....i am starting to hope that it is all anxiety as no1 can find anything wrong with me..so maybe i should just start to accept it and accept that nothing is seriously wrong with me...although there is always a nag in the back of my head that maybe someone is missing something but i figure that the longer my symptoms go on the less chance of it being very serious....
it is very hard to believe that anxiety can make all these symptoms be very real...my doc prescribed lexapro for me months ago which i refused to take so im thinking i might start now..would love to get some feedback ofpeople who have taken these..the doc says they will eliminate symptoms....

[pigtailplaits]

I can fully understand your anxiety. 4 months ago i started having blurred vision and dizziness and linked my symptoms with a brain tumor. I was back and forth to the docs, getting nowhere so i went to AandE and demanded a CT scan. They did it and told me then and there that it was normal. It made me happy for the rest of the day but in the morning when i woke up, nothing had changed. Since that day i feel my symptoms have got worse i still have blurred vision, pressure headaches, dizziness and my new symptoms are tinnitus, pins and needles and my skull feels different but i think its coz i am more aware of it and touching it all the time. I just keep thinking the scan was too long ago now and something has happened since the scan. So if you are like me, a clear result wont make a difference to the way you feel. I was at my gps last month asking for another one to which he refused saying it would add to my anxiety. Fingers crossed for you, hope all turns out well x

[emes]

have you ever tried an antidepdepressnt..my gp thinks its the way foward..i will give anything a try at this stage..im desperste for answers...but i just cant go back with the same symptmoms its getting embarrassing.

[AcroSplat]

My GP gave me medication for anxiety 2 weeks ago. I dont want to take them, and decided i wouldnt..... but 2 weeks later, my arm still feels weak - like i want to let it hang loose and not use it. I also have a minor minor dull ache pain in my bicep muscle as well as my sholder and forearm.

He did imply that the medication was the only way forward but im still unsure if i should take them or not.

Twitching and Jerking have faded by 90%

Veebee your MRI results will be fine..... I think it does take a while for your anxiety symptoms to go though. Its been 3 weeks since i got my mri results and im still suffering. My Dr said it could take about a month for it to get back to normal.