[SallyC]

Hi Shirley, nice to see you. So they haven't figured it out yet huh?
Not to worry, you will probably figure it out before they do. It's frustrating!!

What are your MS like symptoms? What tests have you had and what
meds are they giving you to relieve some of your sx?

Hang in there and come here anytime for support and caring.

[ANNagain]

Welcome, Sham, I hope you get the answers you need.

See you around the board.
ANN

[christobelle]

Hi everyone,

I posted in the MS forum thread but not here.

So to introduce myself, I'm Christy. Probably over the other side of the world to some of you as I'm in Australia.

I have an MRI in April to see if the MS my neuro believes is present will show up. Trying to get as much information as possible before then! Forewarned is forearmed so they say

I've had symptoms for 13 years so I'm not entirely "new" to this. Just slack getting myself back to the neuro. Finally caved when I stopped being able to do things.

The worst part is not being able to use chopsticks anymore lol. Well, possibly not the worst. But it still sucks.

Hope to chat with you all soon

Cheers

[SallyC]

Welcome Christy, happy to have you here.

[christobelle]

Thanks Sally

I love your little signature saying!!

[crashedbad 2013]

Just a regular guy here, except for being pretty well crushed when my car was t-boned by a truck.

Dx's as of 10/20/2013: L1 through L5 disks herniated into spinal cord, as are T4 through T6, and C2 and C3. Broken larynx, sternum, left clavicle, eight ribs, shattered left scapula, torn left rotator cuff, torn labrum (X2), detached biceppital*tendon, broken left femur, and a destroyed left knee.

Should anyone ask, to paraphrase Mary Todd Lincoln, I did enjoy the play.

Best to all!

[SallyC]

Welcome to NeuroTalk Crashedbad.

[radrn]

I dont really know where to begin other than I'm just at a loss right now. I started having an electrical shock feeling and uncontrolled itching in my left shoulder and down my inner arm about 2 years ago. Went to the neurologist ,had an MRI and he found 2 cavernous angiomas on my spine that he wants to" watch". He also said that these were not causing my symptoms that he did not know what was causing the symptoms but he did offer to give me some meds for the symptoms. Well I dont want meds I want to know what is causing the symptoms.Its time to go back for my annual MRI and I dont want to see him. I want to see somebody that is interested enough to try to find out what is going on. I still have the burning,itching and feeling like I have a sunburn on my shoulder constantly. I can stand it but it is annoying. Seems that it is worse at night and the more I scratch the worse it gets. I read that dyesthetic itching especially from the cervical dermatomes can be a symptom of MS. So why cant he do more testing other than just telling me that he just doesnt know whats going on? Frustrated

[Erika]

Hello radrn, and welcome to our community.

Sadly, the experience you describe having with the neuro is one that many of us have gone through. There are so many things that cause the symptoms that you are having and finding a practitioner who will investigate the cause of a single neurological symptom is difficult unless there are other symptoms as well that point toward a particular condition.

Having said that, you could start by having your Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D levels checked, as both of these can cause neurological symptoms.
Please keep us posted on how your visit with the neuro goes.

With love, Erika

[SallyC]

Welcome radrn, nice to meet you.
stay with us. We will try to help you through.