Relapse again - old symptoms returned
Hello everyone, hope you are all well..........
It looks like I am/ have been starting to relapse. For a few weeks now my legs are heavy and numb and I am waking up in the morning needing almost 30 minutes to get my legs moving before I can get out of bed. My vision is going hazy throughout the day and I am starting to feel dizzy quite often.
My arm is also starting to play again like it did approx 5 years ago prior to my MS diagnosis. My arm feels buzzy, wet (but it isn't) and I seem to be losing movement/ coordination with my fingers. It doesn't feel part of my body and might as well be a stick! as it cannot tie laces or grab a zipper or unbutton anything.
Quick question for all you knowledgeable ones but can old symptoms flare up and again and return? Will my arm return to realitively normal again this time? (last time it did get back to about 90% of how it used to work after 18 months) Or could I be moving on now to progressive MS?
Only asking here as I am concerned my MS nurse will probably dismiss the relapse like she normally does and I am getting a little concerned to be honest that things could get much worst.
Thanks for any input.
@ruggermad , have a read of the following:- https://www.mstrust.org.uk/about-ms/ms-symptoms/managing-relapses Then, make your case and then call your MS Nurse. Relapses that impact your quality of life are normally treated with a course of steroids. This would bring the relapse to a quick conclusion and allow your body to get on with trying to repair the damage.
Earlier this year I was introduced to the concept of "neurological reserve" that clicks with me. Whenever my "reserve" gets lower...like the gas in a gas tank...old symptoms can emerge. Foot drop could creep up on me if I didn't get enough sleep, was under stress, walked too long, etc. If all was going well I didn't notice it. Some symptoms like slurred speech only occurred during one relapse. I accept that if my reserve drops low enough I may experience it again. I know what to watch for...I will have a hard time saying "pretty kitty" fast...don't think that will affect me much ;-0 but I remember those words causing me difficulty. As Stumbler says this type of relapse is usually managed quite quickly with steroids. For me within a day or two of starting a 5 day course of prednisone (huge doses) the symptoms would be 80% gone. To explain this concept Dr Boster refers to the "leaky pool" concept and it is explained well in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZPQ48N-nIs&t=68s hope it helps you too-