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Old 09-11-2015, 09:07 PM
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Default Dear Comeonthen,

After reading several of your posts, I have a few questions and a few opinions.

My first question is, do you know what your BMI is? If you don't know, you can Google it. The reason I ask is because if we ignore your apparently benign brain lesion load, so many of your symptoms could be caused by or a result of being a bit overweight.

Fact: Brain Lesions do not automatically mean MS. Even 8 or 10 of them. Your reports seem to indicate yours are normal for your age and should not be of major concern.

Fact: I, myself have lesions in the brain, "... too numerous to count." I have no problems with anything above my neck. No headaches, dizziness, no TMJ, no Optic Neuritis, and no hearing, swallowing or breathing problems.

Yet my diagnosed version of MS, 20+ years worth, is not related to even one of my brain lesions.
The fact is, I have several sizeable lesions spanning between two or more vertabrae in my C-Spine and my
T-Spine. And no, the spinal lesions do not cause pain. What they do cause in me is quadriplegia. Very few things in my body below my neck work. Not my arms, hands, legs, feet, bladder or bowel. (Heart and lungs are good, for now)

This is just my thoughts, but the symptoms you talk about could be because of being somewhat over -weight for your age and height. Problems with sleeping, (sleep apnea?), Neuropathy pain or numbness, particularly in your feet, ankles or legs, or headaches. General fatigue does not automatically indicate MS.

I sympathise with you for not feeling right, but you seem so focused on your issue being MS, which your own doctor and MRI's don't seem to support, that could it be you have shut out the possibilty of other causes for your symptoms?

Perhaps your GP could help out. He or she could have a CBC done on you as well as a fasting cholesterol test along with a general physical and any other tests he feels necessary to check you out completely and maybe rule out (or in) any other health risk.

We understand you want answers, but sometimes answers can take months or years. We will help you make that journey, if you want some friends.
Karen S
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