@meebes87 

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meebes87

What were your early symptoms?

Hi all, New here. Trying to cope with my doctor telling me she wants to "rule out MS" with an MRI scan, but having to wait weeks - potentially months - for that appointment. My symptoms are driving me bananas - mostly tingling, a feeling of tightness and burning in my feet, hands and neck, general pain and discomfort in my neck, back, shoulders and arms, itchiness on one side of my face, difficulties with balance and weakness on one side. I have had "double vision" for years, diagnosed as a deviation by an eye doctor and corrected with prescription eyeglasses that are no longer working. And I'm tired. So, so tired. I had numbness in my back several months ago that my doctor suspected was a pinched nerve. Sent me for physio. Things got better - but now the numbness is back there too. When I google these symptoms, MS comes up. But I'd like to hear some real life experiences... what were your first symptoms?
@Stumbler

Hi @meebes87 and welcome. Your symptoms are suggestive of MS, but unfortunately, those same symptoms are also present in various other conditions too. We're quite complex really. You seem to have little other choice, but to weather this storm out and wait for the sun to reappear. Stressing about the situation only makes everything seem worse, and actually get worse. Just be kind to yourself for the time being. If you feel tired, then rest and just look after yourself.

@Marcyg921

Try and stay off Google when it comes to health, I know its hard but it'll only worry you more so best to just be patient and I'm sure the Doctors will eventually get to whats wrong with you but MS is not an easy thing to diagnose as it took me 11 months and multiple tests to finally get the answer. As for my first symptoms, well I woke up on Christmas morning with a weird feeling down my left which got diagnosed as a trapped nerve but even though the arm healed, my hand didn't and I was struggling to use it ( no feeling in my fingers, got insanely itchy and it used to claw up). My next symptoms were limping for no reason and the weird feeling down my arm was now down my entire left side of my body and my balance was getting worse along with some bladder issues and I was just making every excuse as to why this could happen. It wasn't until I had my 1st MRI scan that I realised that something was seriously wrong and that it wasn't all in my head. Oh I also got pins and needles in my right shoulder.