Hi, my name is Jess and I’m new here. *I think that I may have MS. *I apologize ahead of time if this post is long!

My symptoms started about 2 years ago. *It was 4th of July weekend 2013 and we were hanging out by the pool with the inlaws when I started having spasms in my legs. *Later that day I felt so weak and fatigued that I stayed behind while everyone else went to dinner and to see the fireworks. *I just slept for hours and barely made it up the stairs. *I remember having a feeling of vertigo when I lied down.

I saw my GP, a few neurologists, and my rheumatologist (fibromyalgia) over the course of the next year, and they ran lots of bloodwork and MRIs of my brain, C spine and T spine, but no one could tell me what’s wrong.

The weakness and spasms continued in my legs and then in my arms, along with tingling and some numbness too. *It was a bit better in the fall & winter of 2013, but got worse again in the spring of 2014. *At the time we were living in a townhouse and stairs were so hard that we had a new construction house with the master & laundry on the first floor built. *I started to feel better around October 2014 and we moved into the new house in November.

I had a pretty decent several months until 3 weeks ago. *The weakness and spasms along with some tingling is back, and even worse. *It started back up again suddenly one day. *I am having trouble walking, shuffling along pretty slowly. *I feel unsure of my balance because of the weakness in my legs. *I am also having some trouble with my grip and dropping things.

Previously I felt like the weakness and spasms were even on both sides, but with this latest flare-up the left side is definitely worse than the right. *At this point my bloodwok and MRIs are 1-2 years old. *I saw my GP today and she ordered more bloodwork, and I see neuro #4 on June 10th.

I just have this sinking feeling that MS fits my symptoms and that’s terrifying!