I agree with Aarcyn. I've known people who have made multiple trips to the doctor or ER, only to have it be "just" MS--nerve pain, the "Hug", or whatever.

I've also known of people who experienced symptoms such as yours and blew it off as "just MS" and had it turn out to be heart attack, pleurisy, pneumonia, and one person was have a mild stroke.

So. Are we EVER really sure? I'd advise anyone to err on the side of caution and hope you have a doc that agrees.