so afraid of MS or worse

Hi and welcome to the board. Because ur symptoms are transient and not completely typical of ms I'd look more for this to be a form of migraine. Maybe question ur doc on this. Keep in mind that migraines can cause lesions as well and that lesions for ms are very specific in placement. Please do let us know how ur mri goes and continue to ask any questios u may have.

Hi rm,

I deleted your other post. Please be patient - repetitive posts take up server space and are against the rules for that reason. I am sorry you are so scared. Please understand that we are not going to be able to diagnose you! MS is extremely variable. I can tell you this; what you describe could be MS, or it could be a whole host of different things. MS shares symptoms with meningitis, HIV/AIDS, lyme disease, migraines, anxiety and panic disorders, brain cancer/tumor, herniated discs, and more.

A few member describe transient numbness but most have permanent numbness. I am numb from my mid shins down. That never leaves or changes for me. I can have variaions in my pain level and sensory neuropathy but the numbness stays.

Common symptoms for MS are: fatigue, tremors, spasticity, vision issues, bladder and bowel problems, sleep disorders, numbness and tingling, cognitive problems, balance and vertigo problems, heat sensitivity, blindness and paralysis. With MS, you could have one of these or you could have many.

You have hit the nail on the head...novacaine numb.  My skin is completely numb, I can get a blister, or a small cut and not feel it at all.  If someone steps on my foot I do feel that.  I do feet inspections each night on the edge of the bed before I go to sleep.  I have found blisters, splinters cuts bruises all that I didn't feel.  I once found a "made in china" sticker stuck to the arch of my foot!!!

I can still move my feet, I walk just fine, I just don't feel my skin.

Well, let's see......I have permanent damage from MS, so there are things I deal with everyday and I will forever.  I have chronic vertigo and balance issues,  I have some cognitive stuff like word recall, I have the numbness that I already told you about, and I have some other junk.  I am pretty consistent with those.  I deal with them 24/7. I go along dealing with that and then I will "flare" or have an exacerbation.  That is an acute attack of infllammation.  It can mean a new lesion is forming or that I have inflammation at an old site.  I may flare for a few days, weeks, or even months.  Then the inflammation will cool a bit.  Ususally after a flare, I am left with new problems that are here to stay.  Those symptoms that stay are called residual symptoms. 

That is the best I can do.  I have some daily fluctuation but not much.