How did you find out?
Hi everyone! I have RRMS and I found out that I had MS after going completely numb on my left side. Even then the Doctor was still uncertain and chose to call it Tranverse Myelitis. 5 years later, same symptoms. Only this time, I was sensitive to hot and cold. I had an MRI, Spinal tap, and evoked potential to confirm my MS diagnoses.
Last June I was having headaches and blurred vision, went to ED, Optician, my reg Dr. none to tell me what's going on. It was last Christmas the same and worst symptoms came back,left optic neuritis, left facial paralysis, numbness and difficulty walking, dizziness the works...First they thought it was a stroke, then bells palsey...MRI and labs confirmed. I didn't do the spinal tap. To some extend I was relived to get a diagnosis because I felt I was going crazy and nobody was listening to me or thought I was lying which really pissed me off. Everyone prescribed antidepressants or anti-anxiety meds, told me to loose weight and get rest....like the F.
2022 had covid and after that my walking been going downhill feb 2024 work put me into short term finding out what was wrong with me. Originally thought was leg problems and orthopedic doc sent me to pt. Pt felt the strength in my legs and thought problems were something else. Thrn doc had me see a neurologist and had an mri. Few days after the mri the neurologist told me i got ms and wanted me admitted to a bigger hospital with better equipment. Spent 8 days in the hospital and in there had plasmapheresis. 4th day of that they beat the hell outta my veins and said they wernt tonna do the 5th day as they didn’t wanna beat me up again and got to go home. Bout 2 months after started ocrevus and the new boring life of ms and not able to do shit. Just hang out with the dogs and watch tv all day.