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Old 02-14-2012, 05:39 PM
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Default Concerned I have MS

I'm new on this. 30 year old female, newlywed. And really concerned.

Started having symptoms of feet/hand tingling in the (hot) shower over a month ago, then started noticing that it occurred in hot weather and even when exercising. That made me concerned, that its affecting my everyday life now. (1 month prior to that I was on my honeymoon in the tropics- think hot weather- and had no problems).

2 years ago I had episodes (almost daily) of extreme dizziness/vertigo to where I thought I'd black out but never did. It lasted almost a month and then vanished. During that time I had a brain MRI (normal) and cardiology workup (normal). I forgot about it completely until I looked up my current symptoms and 'MS' appeared.

Now the tingling/pain is even more sensitive and frequent (hard to do dishes). I'm also in much pain- I wake up with leg pain/soreness, that gets better with motrin. I got a massage yesterday and the therapist was amazed by how tense my muscles were all over my body. I'm not working out as much anymore so theres no reason for my muscles to be tense.

I just got married a few months ago, and have a job where coordination is necessary. I'm extremely concerned that I have MS, and scared to get the diagnosis.
I don't have disability insurance, and read that I should make sure I have it before I get diagnosed- this process may take another 2 months for me.

In the meantime I'm terrified and still experiencing daily symptoms. I've told my new husband (only a little bit, don't want to concern him too much yet), and not any family, as I don't want them to worry. So I'm going through this alone, and have had crying breakdowns when I'm alone and this happens. This waiting time is really difficult- I'd rather have a diagnosis or not- and deal with it either way.

Any thoughts/suggestions? Does this sound like MS to you?
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