@boodle06 

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boodle06

New & undiagnosed

Hi, I've been looking at all of your comments on this site for a couple of weeks and have finally been brave enough to post. You all seem so helpful. I'm 30 yrs old & it all began last November, I had a virus then my right hand & wrist became completely disabled, my speech was not right & my co ordination when typing on the keyboard. To cut a long story short they thought initially it was a tumor but then decided on leaving me for a month & doing another MRI. By the time of the nxt MRI my hand & wrist was functioning again, they did another scan and I have 2 lesions which are very close together which in jan appeared to be smaller. I met with my neuro in may & he only said then that it could be ms & that's why it's undiagnosed. He did say that as it stood in may that I do not have ms & I may never get it. He told me all he is interested in knowing is if I have blurred vision in one eye or any weakness anywhere. Since the end of may my speech has not been right again & I have had lower back pain and intense leg and ankle pain/spasms (these have been going on for 3 weeks) finally starting to feel better now. My speech still isn't right & this is what is upsetting me the most. I'm interested if any of you can advise me if and when I do get diagnosed & hopefully put on a treatment would you expect my speech issues to get better? I've been going through a nightmare for so long now I just want help with it now. Thanks for any advice you can give.
@smackmacks

Hi boodle06, has your neuro suggested a lumbar puncture?? That can be a little more decisive than an MRI alone. It's tough to get a diagnosis of MS but in a way it's better to know your enemy! I've not had speech issues so don't really know what you're going through but I know it's a bitch when your body doesn't do what it's supposed to anymore so can empathise some. I hope you get some answers here

@scotkiwi

Evening <a href='https://shift.ms/community/people/boodle06/' rel='nofollow'>@boodle06</a> Welcome to the site. I have found everyone on here to be very helpful for me! So please ask questions away. I am not a Dr, but I think you should keep speaking with your Neuro. I can understand your frustration indeed - I initially lost my eyesight for 6 weeks or so, and things developed from there. I was 21 at the time and doing my final engineering exams at uni, and am 33 now, still stubbornly going strong regardless of what is thrown at Me! I really hope that things improve for you. It is the weekend now, so please do relax and take it easy! Si