Auggie, this frequently happens to me. The tingling and buzzing last for about half an hour after exercise. I walk for about 6km usually twice a week and this symptom is now the norm for me. i don't...
Very interesting about the legs and difficulty standing still. I, too, have this, but was never able to articulate it as such. Funny that I can walk for fitness but have trouble standing at the sink...
Gday Guys, Most recent blood tests came back clear. Apparently my fasting blood test (2.8) was better than my nonfasting result (2.0). Not sure why. Hand xray was clear, but dr still puzzled why I...
Thanks Rhonda, Had another blood test 2day and having hand xray Monday after work. Will see the lovely GP on Tuesday. Pins and needles, burning and weakness worst its ever been at the moment. We are...
Thanks Guys, You are awesome. Annie...
Gday Uppity, the dr has ordered a fasting glucose test - not a glucose tolerance test which I believed to be the "choice" test when testing for diabetes. I remember having this test done when I was...
Gday Guys, Got my blood test results today from the GP. A few strange things going on. Folate levels too low - this may be the cause of all my numbness, tingling, weakness etc. Will start on meds...
Dear Rhonda, As a fellow Limbo-ian, I feel your pain. It is cruel to have no answers. Everyone here makes so much sense. Kiera articulated the situation perfectly. Some people take years to get a...
Hey Kiera, Thanks for responding. The twitches seem to happen mostly after i have used the muscle group. For example, with the left finger, which is the one that plays up all the time, it happens...
Dear Rhonda, I am thinking about you. You do so much for so many here. Thankyou. Rest up (or down I should say) and keep us informed. Annie...
G'day Gretchen, I get twitches in about 5 different locations. The twitches are strong and deep and can be seen rippling in my shoulder muscle, also the fleshy muscle on the outside of the palm of my...
How many of you experience muscle twitches? Not just the occasional twitch but frequent twitching in the same muscle bundles. Is it a problem for anyone? Annie...
Gday Everyone! I am feeling very pleased with myself. Today I skipped work and went to see the new GP that had been recommended to me. She was fantastic!!!!! I explained the history of my symptoms to...
Too right Uppity! But it is a little freaky to just be waiting and waiting to "get worse" before something can be done, especially when I have 3 little kids who I want to provide for and keep up...
This is a timely discussion. The hard part is the actual bugging of the dr. I hate that I feel unwell and also hate the fact that I may have to swallow my pride and pursue answers. Some may see this...
Thanks Uppity, Maybe i am in early stages. Strangely though, in hindsight, I believe that my problems started about 12 years ago after the birth of my first child when I had painful tingling across...
Rhonda, Praying for you. This is a step in the right direction though. If you can name the disease you are better able to fight the blasted thing. Your dr sounds great. Rest up. Annie...
Thats really interesting Gary. It gives me the courage to continue to pursue a diagnosis. It is just so hard to be told "Your brain looks fine" when your body tells you otherwise. How do other people...
Thanks Uppity - You make a lot of sense. i will make an appointment to see a GP just to get checked out. It's not normal. Will keep in touch. Annie...
Thanks Uppity, I was given an MRI Dec 2007 which came back clear. The neurologist only had the paper report from radiologist and did not see films himself because he spent a large amount of time...
How many of you have had clear MRI's (no lesions) only to have a positive subsequent MRI? Has anyone been diagnosed with MS with a clear MRI? What was this process? Annie...
Gday Guys, I haven't posted on this site before but need to clarify some information. My 13 year old daughter has begun to have severe migraines. She has had about 6 really bad ones in the last...
Dear Keir, Happy to share my miserable details with you! For about ten years I have had a large numb section on my right back (thoracic area) which does not extend past my spine. I recall that when...
Thanks Gretchen, you've cheered me up already! Annie...
Hello to everyone and Merry Christmas, Received a great christmas present - MRI results came back negative for lesions, therefore no MS! This is wonderful news although now I think it puts me in that...
Hi Guys, My pointer finger on my left hand has been twitching strongly maybe ten or so times a day, for upwards of a minute, and this has been going on for about a month. It looks weird one finger...
Forgot to add something else. For about a month one of my fingers (left pointer) goes haywire and twitches from side to side. It is crazy!! Doesn't bother me except it looks so bizarre. It happens a...
Hi Guys, Been very busy with the schoolyear coming to a close. I seem to have a flurry of symptoms at the moment including deep pain in my right arm and leg. My arm is worse, with the pain seeming to...
Gday Guys, Is a relapse where you go from being symptom free (or relatively symptom free) to having symptoms again? Or is a relapse where you have new symptoms entirely? Does it have to be at the...
I have lots of annoying things happening on a daily basis, but the symptom that drives me insane is this weird feeling I get in my throat on a regular basis, where it feels as though the muscles in...
thanks Guys, I feel that I am in good hands both with the doctor and with you lovely people here on the board. Will keep you posted and will continue reading (though I may be quiet until next...
Gday Guys, After 5 long months of waiting I have now seen the neuro. He was very considerate - not what I was expecting after having heard disaterous tales of arrogant neurologists. He listened very...
Thanks guys, your support is truly appreciated. I neglected to mention that with heavy exercise my muscles visibly tremble during and after activity. I stopped going to the gym over 12 months ago,...
Just wondering if anyone can relate to this concern of mine or if this has a name/is related to MS. I walk twice a week for about an hour for fitness. When I come home and sit down to rest my muscles...
Hi guys, Haven't posted for a while but have still been reading posts frequently. I have just begun holidays and am amazed to find that my main symptoms of buzzing and crawling feelings have abated...
Thanks girls, your advice is intelligent and appreciated. Will make those phone calls tomorrow and get the ball rolling on this matter. It all just seems surreal at the moment. I have been having...
G'day Guys, I've been lurking here reading posts most nights but figure its time again to ask a few questions. When did those of you who use canes decide to do so? How bad did you finally get before...
Gday Cocoa, what an ordeal!! When I had an endoscopy about a year ago I was done in a small clinic in Caboolture and I'm sure I was knocked out for it because I remember the nurse waking me up when...
Gday Cocoa, Please, please, please don't say you have whimped out or let anybody down. We are proud that you had the nerve to even ask any questions. These guys can be truly intimidating! They have...
Gday Cocoa, I hope everything has gone well with your visit. Please keep us posted. Yeah - troubles aplenty at the Gold Coast Hospital. I hope Beattie (and the Feds) sort out the problems soon. Gday...
Gday Cocoa, I'm from Redcliffe so going to redcliffe hospital to see a doctor there (not sure if I am allowed to post names). Have never been to neuro before and actually have an immense dislike of...
Go Cocoa, you rock! Give the neuro and gastro heaps!!! About time we "ORDINARY" folk told these drs to stop playing god. I am so interested in the MS reflux link. Thankyou for your diligence in...
gday Cocoa, I am sorry for your troubles. The neuro sounds like an idiot. I noticed that you are a Queenslander, as am I. Fight hard for a diagnosis. Your future depends on it. Have you had an LP or...
Just wondering if anyone else experiences heart "fluttering" (or maybe palpitations??) when they lie down? Or strange "fluttering/flapping" noises in the ear/ears? Have been annoyed by both these...
Gday Kas and Dale and all others! Here in the land of Oz! the medical system is suffering. The public system is unsatisfactory in that doctors are few, waiting lists are huge, there is a cronic...
Thanks Dale for taking the time to search for such indepth information. You are a gem!! i seem to have several of the described symptoms. I suppose it is just a matter of sitting tight until my neuro...
Thanks for your responses Kas and Dale. MS voice? What is it like? Are esophageal spasms a symptom of MS? This problem really is the bane of my existance. As a teacher I use my voice constantly and I...
Thanks Sunny, read the link on esophageal spasms and it certainly could account for what is happening to me. No doctors have ever mentioned this condition though, and I find it irritating that I am...
Hi guys. Another bizarre question, but theoretically, could it be possible to experience the MS hug around the throat region or is it limited to the torso? I have been reading up on this phenomenon...
Gday Marie-Claire, just for the record, I am waiting for a neuro visit re- Ms possibility, but I have 3 sisters - 1 with Crohns disease and the other 2 with Ulcerative Colitis. They are of great...