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HocusPocus

Not diagnosed - but truly convinced!

Hi there, Team Shift.MS, First of all - just wanted to say what a nice, upbeat site this seems to be. I've been sniffing around a few other MS/other random symptoms websites, but the vibe here seems really positive. :) So, hello, first-time poster. At the mo, the only MS I have stands for 'mysterious symptoms!' No diagnosis yet but I'm pretty convinced this must be it. If it is, que sera sera, but I just wanna know! So I'm writing to try and get some advice from you guys on what to do in those very early stages of uncertainty pre-neurologist appointment, but still juggling quite distracting symptoms in the limbo phase. Couple of things I've been having: back pain, shaky hands, muscle spasms at night stopping me from sleeping, a tingly foot and general wobbliness. I've not lost my balance yet - but I live in fear that I'm heading that way! At the moment, my 'status' is very early doors. I went to a doctor about a perpetual pins & needles sensation in my foot (this is easy to handle, but its persistence led me to seeing a doc about it) who agreed with me it sounds neurological, so I had a blood test that came back fine and now am being referred to a neuro. Now that I know my problem is definitely neurological I'm experiencing a lot of intense anxiety attacks & just general depression. I'm sure some of you guys relate. All of this is adding up to a hella lotta worry, a lot of lost sleep, and just a general vibe that I can't get on with my life. I'm really struggling recently. & because i'm so stressed and anxious I'm unsure which of my symptoms are physical, and which are manifesting through mental - it's hard to say. I've also become obsessed with Google-diagnosing my symptoms too, literally every little thing i will analyse on the internet. In these weeks waiting for a neuro apt, I genuinely can't take my mind off the whole thing. I'm aware I've popped in here prematurely as I haven't actually been diagnosed yet, but I'm feeling pretty alone and just need some sort of advice from any Limbo crew out there. I think I'm going a little bit round the bed, so wanted to say hello :) Thank you, Soph
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@hocuspocus and @sophierose Limbo land is the hardest part of the journey by far. At least once it's over and done with hopefully you'll know the lay of the land.... Feel free to vent your frustration on here, we've all done it at some point. I hope and don't hope you get the right answers soon.... never quite know how to put that. Best of luck 😀