@Yumi786 

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Yumi786

Figuring things out

Hi. I am a 25 year old female. About 3 years back my left eye went blurred, and my left leg felt hot/cold inside when it shouldn't be feeling either. I left it, got some drops for my eyes, and eventually both problems went away on its own. About 2 months back, I woke up with the very same trouble in my eye, and my leg going icy cold inside. Went to a doctor and was given a course of corticosteroids. My eye was still blur, but the leg sensation went into my right too. 3 weeks ago I woke up thinking my upper back was being crushed, and my hips were being crushed, took some painkillers and the pain went away that night, but since then there's what I've started calling "flat spots" on my chest and on the left side of my back. It's a strange feeling to describe, it's like it's numb to the touch and some nights it feels like terrible back ache. For a while, my legs didn't have strange sensations, but just became weak to the point I felt so wobbly if I walked. My doctor sent me for autoimmune profiling blood tests, and the Ana came back negative (he was suspecting lupus) and when he got my results back, he said I'm a healthy woman. I don't feel healthy, my symptoms are still the same, and the tingly, hot/cold feeling is coming back on my left leg. I don't know what is happening to me, except that my body was never like this. Is there anyone who has been through the same and been diagnosed. A friend of my dad's has the very same symptoms I do, and she was diagnosed with ms two years ago. I think my doctor telling me that I'm healthy and might need to see a priest instead, makes me think I'm just imagining the things I'm doing through
@Stumbler

@Yumi786 , if my Doctor suggested a Priest to me, I would find another Doctor! But, seriously, you need to keep a Symptom Diary, where you can record the date, duration and details of these strange symptoms. Then you can produce a summary for any medical appointments that you have. It saves forgetting anything important. Your Doctor, if you've retained them, should be your first port of call. Ask them to explain your list of symptoms. There's little point comparing your symptoms with others. We're all different and it may save unnecessary worry.

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@Yumi786

I'm relieved to say I've made a breakthrough. After seeing a neurologist and getting an MRI done, they've diagnosed me and I'll begin treatment tomorrow