Hi all I am a newbie here and look forward to joining in. My question is what course of action should I take now here is my story, I will try to keep it short:My problems started many years ago 1992 at the age of 41. I was living in Georgia at the time and it was a hot Georgia morning. I was working out on my nordic track and really clocking in good time. I must of been going for about a half hour when I became really weak. I quit and went inside to air conditioning. For the next several days I steadly got worse. My left leg hurt so bad I could barely walk. In fact by brother tried to cheer me up and bought me a cane (his idea of a joke)
Little did I realize how much I would depend on that cane. My condition continued to get worse. When my family and I went back to our home in Florida things did not improve, so I made an appointment at a pain clinic. I got the gammit of tests lasting several weeks. I had two spinel taps (he ran them twice in two weeks time because they appeared suspicious to him) I had nerve conduction tests which he was unable to complete because the pain on the inside of my leg just above the ankle was unbareable. He did a sed rate twice in two weeks because the first one was 79 he thought it might be a lab error (same excuse for repeating the spinal tap) the second one was 49. I had a shot of medrol after the first to relieve the inflamation. Several more tests one was a bladder test I can't remember the name of it and yes two times for that one also! Man the first one was bad entough! I was found have a nerogenic bladder! Oh fun, now I get to do self caths. After all of that I was sent home with a diagnosis of possible MS. My symptoms went away and returned again time after time after time! Next new symptoms were dizznes, walking crooked unable to walk straight. (No I wasn't drunk all though to an on looker it must have appeared that way
Now I have been getting some new symtoms like sever weakness in my left leg with foot flopping when I walk. (I fell down the stairs when my leg went out and sustained a broken thumb, two broken ribs, and a broken arm) I sometimes have real problems getting my words out right and forget how to say what I am trying to comunicate. Real frustrating. I have been having sunbursts in my periferal vision and blurred vision. I live in Las Vegas,NV now so off to a new nerologist. I had an MRI of the brain, the MRI showed something in the white matter. I can't remeber what the term was. More tests something with electroids hooked to my head, some glasses over my eyes with lights flashing. I did fill him in on my past history. After all of that his comment was you are a sick girl!!!Thats it! still now diffinative diagnosis. I would love to hear its nothing but I know better. What Next?? Please any comments would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your precious time.


) I can laugh at myself! tired at the drop of a hat, it was MS. My doc told me like oh yea you got MS, my response was oh ok now what do I do, I am not a person to get bent out of shape, that never solves the problem, so I opt for a what do I do now! No there is no cure but a positive attitude does help make living with it better, and taking care of ones self, and educating yourself about the diease makes it eaiser to deal with. It is not a death sentence but it is a life style change, so such is life. Those of us who have MS are a wonderful bunch of people who live productive lives. Welcome to our wonderful world!


