Hi Rhonda, I watched a special on drug costs once and you can save a ton of money on prescriptions simply by switching pharmacies. The example they used in the piece was this one woman who was buying...
Hi, You mentioned spinal cord lesions, optic neuritis, but no brain lesions. There is a disease called Devic's disease or neuromyelitis optica. It is similar to MS in that it is a demyelinating...
Hi, The folks in the lyme forum can tell you more about lyme testing than most of us here can. I do know that the results of lyme and other infectious diseases can change over time. If you were...
The MRIs in multiple sclerosis are usually abnormal, with about 95% of MS patients having abnormalities even at the earliest stages of the disease. Sometimes the abnormalities show up later but this...
I think I've seen your post on MedHelp. If it is the one I saw, the neurologist answering your question said he did not think it is MS. As you mentioned, you have "no weakness, numbness, heat doesn't...
HTLV is in the differential diagnosis for multiple sclerosis but I think I remember reading that it will primarily cause muscular problems with a CNS infection. However, I would bet anything is...
Hi there, Yes, people can have white spots without having MS. In this case, they are often called "UBOs" for "unidentified bright objects". There are a whole slew of things that can cause them...
Hi Jenny, Have you ever visited an internist or rheumatologist to discuss your symptoms? MS is what most people think of when young females have neurological problems. However, the symptoms can be...
Hey DFC, I've been reading up on those myself because I think I experience them. I'll get tingling in places that I was numb in during my flare in addition to tingling in places where I've never...
Itching can be a MS symptom but as uppity said, there is such a thing as the winter itch. One reason is the drier air from the heater as uppity mentioned. Another reason that a dermatologist told me...
Hey Jess, I just read that you don't have any health insurance. Do not pursue the MS (or any other for that matter) dianosis until you fix that. Once you have been labeled with MS or another chronic...
Sorry if I wasn't clear. I'll just give an example to try and clarify. I'll get a buzzing/tingling sensation on the inside of my right knee that lasts a 1/2 hour or so then goes away. Fast forward...
Hi ConfusedGal, The technical term for what you have is called "clinically isolated syndrome." It means that you have had one episode suggestive of MS. A person with clinically isolated syndrome...
Hi everyone, I relatively new to having MS so please pardon my ignorance. I'll occasionally develop tingling that I've never experienced before. However, it doesn't last very long. Sometimes it's as...
Hi Mesea, Take a picture of any rashes you get, if you can. Rashes have a funny way of disappearing just before a doctor visit....
It's possible that you have a nerve trapped. You may have injured yourself somehow, which may be why you tore those ligaments and got a nerve trapped in the process. As far as brain lesions go, MS is...
Hi there, The first thing to do is figure out the cause of your hand problem. Do you have a lesion in your cervical spinal cord in such a location that would suggest that this is the cause of your...
Also your body temperature is at it's highest at the end of the day. Heat tends to bring out MS symptoms, as I'm sure you are aware....
Fatigue is probably the most common and for many, the most disabling feature of MS. There are many causes for the fatigue and identifying the cause can help you and your doctor come up with a plan...
I was diagnosed by an episode of numbness on the right side of my body. It was a couple of weeks before I got into a neurologist and had a MRI. By that time, the symptoms were beginning to resolve....
Just curious, but have you had any part of the MS work up yet? By this I mean a MRI of the brain and cervical spinal cord (with and without contrast), spinal tap, and visual evoked potentials. If you...
Oh my gosh......I just can't believe what morons for doctors are out there!!! MS affecting from the waste down only?!?!!!! Please....this guy should lose his medical license. I'm sorry you are going...
It certainly is not impossible and your doctor is not very clever for saying that. USUALLY the MS lesions occupy only part of the spinal cord, which is why the numbness typically occurs in a focal...
I'm the only one. Lucky me....
Thanks guys. You've helped a lot. I like the fact that it doesn't need to be refrigerated. I like to travel and hike so that really appeals to me....
There is some evidence in the literature that Vitamin D supplements might help. However, you have to be careful not to overdo it because there is such a thing as Vitamen D toxicity. Before taking...
Can you guys tell me if the company offers an auto-injector? Do you have any experiences you'd like to share about this drug? Thanks....
Hmmm.......while I'm not a doc, that sounds concerning. Was there anything on the MRI that suggested something else like MS could possibly be going on? I apologize if you've posted this elsewhere. I...
Lorgirl, I'll probably get shot by some here for saying this but I'll go ahead and say it. If at all possible, hold off on getting a MS diagnosis until your insurance issues are worked out. Take care...