Take a Look at Some Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms

Thank you so much for sharing that video. Hopefully it will help some of the people out there that may still be wondering about symptoms.

This was very effective, and although I wish you did not have to suffer this symptom, thank you for sharing with us what it means and looks like.  I noticed you said that you awoke with this feeling (I think that is how you put it).   I was wondering if you are able to tell ahead of time when you are going to be affected with this, or other symptoms.

Thanks

I love the property ... so green, and sunny. 

Why, unless it was to keep your balance, did your foot slam down so hard at the beginning? Was that part of the demonstation, or did you see a bug? :)

Is that a symptom separate from the balance issue?

Merely: Thank you for putting yourself out there as a demonstration. That takes a lot of courage. I appreciate seeing how this symptom affects you and what it looks like. My weakness isn't as noticeable but, after watching you, I tried to walk a line and realized it was more difficult than I expected. It's why I now walk with a wider gait (which probably looks a little strange).

I look forward to seeing more of your videos and want you to know how much they are appreciated!

- Julie

Thanks for posting that video, Merely Me! I love your blog and now to get to see you in person is a treat. Isn't it weird how you can be sitting still and forget you have MS but you get up and  try to move and you are reminded right away?

I have had the dizziness symptom before and nothing seemed to help but time. Mine wasn't a spinning feeling so much as a leaning...like as if I were on the set of the old Batman show on TV (you're too young for that and I just dated myself. Dang!)

Anyway, hope you feel better soon! Thanks for a video peek into your world. If I looked that good I might do a video too. Don't be looking for one any time soon. LOL

Jeri a.k.a. TickledPink

MerelyMe,

Thanks for putting yourself out to the world to show us MSers what this particular symptom can look like.  It's one thing to hear/read about it, it's entirely another thing to see it.

Do you find that any certain thing sets off this symptom?  Increased activity?

Take care,

Abby

My latest post, titled "My Life on a Surfboard" went up this afternoon. I had not seen your video yet, and coincidentally, I also used the example of the heel to toe test. Now that I've seen your video, I am amazed at the timing of our posts!

Just goes to show, once again, how much we all have in common!

Seriously, aren't you truly something!  Truly.  Your direct approach.  Your calm voice.  Your balance is the only thing off about you, that's all I can say!  You have a wonderful gift of communication, my friend. And, if this doesn't make me sound like your grandmother:  you are cute as a button, too!  Well, I am old enough to be your grannie.

Good morning:

I watch the video, my Doctor didn't test me on that, but I just did and guess what I can not walk the stright line. Thank you for that info and all that infomation that you sent and others's have sent it has help me and my husband. I can't remember who sent me one about shot. I tryed it and what a differents when I have to take the shot I wash the aera with hot sope and water than i keep a hot wash coloth there till I ready afterwards i massage the area with cotten ball I don't have any pain or bleeding or lumps afterwards so thats to who ever suggest it

Wow, that's a great video and very informative.  THANKS!  I can't wait for the rest...

wow... so sorry, d... must be humiliating at times

What an excellent idea to put yourself on video rather than people just reading words.

For some of your peers, so much better for them to see and be able to identify-with, rather than having to read and wonder....

A BIG HIGH FIVE for you and your editors, from South Florida...

hi this is margaret i watched the video. i know how hard it can be too walk and on top the MS affecting my walking i have had 5 right knee surgery's & 1 left knee. the video was so good and thank for sharing.Margaret

thankyou for sharing your video with us all. i can relate to this its how i fell , i have to walk with 1 crutch on my right side as i always fall to this side or backwards. still waiting to see if its ms doctor is getting me to have another mri of the right side of brain.i also get alot of numness mainly on left side

Hi I just want to thank you for taking the time to post this video,

it has actually given me something to relate to as I have personally been experiencing bizarre walking or gait difficulty similar to what you have demonstrated. I haven't been able to find anything on the internet that would like similar to what I have been experienceing....I am currently seeing a neurologist who one minute says he doesn't think I have MS and than he does...I am so frustrated ...I have had some MRI's that don't show enough evidence to be able to definately diagnose me with MS...I have had the gait problem for 1 year now...I have had several other symptoms that one minute could look like MS and some times not so sure...The neurologist is sending me to another specialist who has had a case where the symptoms didn't show up on the mri but later they diagnose the lady with MS....

I too look just like that when I walk sometimes! We should come up with a name for that walk like the mucky march or something ( I have to laugh at myself or else I would cry).