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Q: Is it possible that I have MS? Do you have these symptoms? Am I crazy?

Hello. I am a 31 year old female and have had asthma and allergies my entire life. However, I have become chronically ill over the past 5 years. It began 6 months into my third pregnancy, but looking back I was getting sick (IBS/gallbladder) before then. Here are my symptoms (keep in mind they have been developing progressively): tinitis, chronic cough, IBS, cronic sore throat, hoarsness, trouble swallowing (to the point of liquid diets), extreme exhaustion from time to time, all-over muscle aches (Doc. said that was Fibro), and migraines. My newest symptoms are: extreme chest tightness (like a girdle around chest-NOT ASTHMA), tingling in arms and legs (This is not painful, but feels kind of like static. I have actually slapped "imaginary" bugs off of my feet. This tingly feeling is all the way up my arms and legs. Sometimes the palms of my hands and the soles of my feet feel like they are asleep.), and blurry vision off and on. I promise that I am NOT making all of this up! :) I have been hospitalized for many of these symptoms, the most recent being the chest tightness. I actually passed out from it. Recently, I have become VERY sensitive to heat and will get very dizzy outside. The chest tightness gets worse in the heat too. I had a strange feeling on the right side of my brain the other day. It felt like a tumbleweed was rolling around and I became dizzy. The sore throat, trouble swallowing, and IBS have been linked to eosinophils. I have a specialist working on the GI part of this. He said that the other symptoms are not related to eosinophils. They are going to send me to a heart specialst and a neurologist. Until I had my third child I was actually pretty healthy. None of my activities were ever limited, but now I have to be careful about everything. I am too young to feel this sick! I am a happy person, but this is really wearing on me. I had an MRI done about 1 1/2 years ago because a neuro. doc. thought that it might be MS. The MRI showed nothing unusual. If you have any info., it would really help. Has anyone else been through this? I would like to add that everytime they do an EKG, or put me on a heart monitor, everything looks normal. I have a low blood pressure, I am thin, eat healthy, and do not believe that I have a heart condition.

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8/14/09 1:51pm

I am so sorry you are feeling this way.  I have found that this website does help a little. It makes me feel that I am not alone with these strange and often scary episodes.

Although I have not had many of the symptoms you have, I was diagnosed 30 years ago and within the last 5 years have had several MRI's and other tests. The doctor was trying to verify I still had MS.  All of the results of the tests show I am normal. But with  the symptoms I am telling the doctor, he is pretty sure I have MS. He also tells me I have old bones. Another words, I have arthritis, too. All I can suggest is to hang in there and keep a positive attitude. Blessings to you.

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8/14/09 1:59pm

I forgot to tell you the most important thing -- You are NOT crazyWink!

I also have the MS Hug. Right now my legs feel like blocks of cement, making my gait and balance difficult. Here's hoping you can find some sort of resolution to your daily episodes. I hope someone has a better answer for youSmile. Blessings to you

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By Layla— Last Modified: 11/17/10, First Published: 08/14/09