[holdingontohope]

Well I guess I will introduce myself. Earl, a good friend IRL told me about this forum today. I live in Phoenix, AZ and am originally from Kansas City, MO.

I have a long list of health issues and some that are still being determined and perplexing doctors. Some of these issues have been several years in the making and I have gone through several doctors some that said its in my head and others that tried but didn't know what else to do. Things seem to finally be progressing toward answers.

Anyway I was diagnosed with migraines at a very young age and later vertigo to go along with it. In college was when I began having the tingling and loss of feeling in my hands, legs, and feet and falling was a very regular occurrance. My doctors didn't seem to think anything of it. For whatever reason after 3 years the tingling and loss of feeling almost stopped happening until 2-3 months ago.

In 2006 I was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism. In July 2008 Bipolar 1 Rapid Cycling and Severe Anxiety were added to the list. After many doctors I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and CFS in October 2009. I have not worked since July 2009 when I fell asleep at the wheel and totaled my car by hitting the parking garage wall at work. At they believed me that I got in a wreck and couldn't make it into work because they could go look at my car. Sleep Apnea is also par for the course as well.

My sleep symptoms have eluding doctors now for several years. We just ruled out narcolepsy. Now wanting to explore other possible issues such as neuropathy or MS. Just going through a list of things and crossing them off one at a time I guess. Collecting way more diagnosis than I ever care to. So I guess I am here to learn more about MS while I am in the process of finding out whether I have it. I can benefit from all the wisdom here for sure.