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I am so happy to have found this site. I have been numb since May of this year which led to my Neurologist ordering a lab and then a MRI. The bloodwork came back normal and the MRI showed a small lesion on my spine. She said that if she were to continue seeing me (we were moving in 2 weeks) she would be positive to say I had MS and that the lesion was definitely causing the numbness that I had been experiencing. I had the same symptoms 8 years prior but my MRI only of my brain at that time, was clean and my bloodwork was good so the doctor's conclusion then was that it was anxiety. Within a few months that episode was over and hadn't came back until this May. Well, since the end of July, I began to experience muscle spasms in my thighs and excruciating leg pain that would hurt so bad I couldn't keep my legs still. Come the beginning of Aug. I began have extreme bone/joint pain and a headache(s) that NEVER go away. I have been in constant pain, taking Hydrocodone, Darvocet, Tylenol w/Codene, and Naproxen with NO relief. I FINALLY get into a Neurologist here in MD next Thursday!! I did have an appointment last week w/a new doctor where we live now who ordered blood work and gave me a referral to the Neurologist at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Well, they called with the lab results and the blood work looked good, all but the Vitamin D. She said that it was low and that I need to take 50,000 units 1x/day or week for 8 weeks followed with 400 units 2x/ day for 3 more months. I am extremely anxious going to the Neurologist but I just want this pain to end. I'm married, we're military, I have 3 kids and I'm taking care of my father who has dementia. I don't exactly have time to be "sick". If anyone can relate or offer advice I would love to talk to you! Thank you for all of your posts!
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