Recently I was diagnosed with radiculopathy from symptoms I have been having. The orthapedic has sent me to physical therapy for lumbar. But really it is all over my body. I am starting to have second thoughts about everything. So I wanted to ask a few questions to those who have ms,.and I realize that everyone is very different.
I have experienced pins and needles(i call this buzzing), muscle spasms. even a few times when trying to sleep my hand has voluntarily reflexed on its own (this freaks me out). But all these symptoms happen the more I do,.sitting too long or walking to much. If I am laying around it isnt that bad my nerves tend to relax. When I put my chin to my chest I get surge of the pins and needles down the back and/or legs.
Do most people with ms experience these pains even when at rest/relaxed? or is it a constant thing?
I thought alot of my symptoms were from a fall I took. The fall itself makes no sense. And looking back I may have had the beginnings of this before the fall. I had experienced on the bottom of one foot a constant buzzing in a small spot that lasted all day and was gone the next. I also had sensations on my back after taking a shower,.I thought at the time perhaps I had the water on to hard. Of course now this happens all the time.
I also have experienced a vision change and I thought because of my age 45, that it may be normal but when all my nerves were at thier worst and I felt I may become paralized I was having occular migraines, which I have experienced in the past but maybe only once every 6 months to a year. Now that things have settled down but not gone away I have been experiencing small light flashes out of the corner of my left eye.
My muscles reflex have been pretty good but have experienced weakness time to time depending on what I am doing.
The first day at physical therapy they did traction on my lumbar and I didnt even make it half way to my car in the parking lot when my nerves went haywire. The next day they did some electro therapy on my back and calmed everything right back down. I dont think I will be letting them do that to me again. The therapy I am going through is suppose to be for a pinched nerve in my spine (somewhere?) I am just not so sure now that that is what I am going through. No test were taken just my symptoms (mostly the chin to chest thing). I had a couple xrays that showed my spine bones looked fine.
If anyone wants to share some of thier experiences with me I would appreciate it. Specially what were some of the first symptoms that you experienced etc.
Im not really in a hurry to run off to another doctor right now because the bills are allready coming in,.but I have a feeling I am going to have to see a neurologist if this therapy doesnt change things. thanks for any input.