mimi, I had numbness in one finger one time. It was quite diagnostic as to which finger it was. And sorry, I can't remember which one but I think it was the pinky. Found out it was a herniated cervical disk. And you are so right. There are so many disease processes that mimic MS. That's why diagnosing MS is ruling out a whole bunch of other things. I see from your name that you might be a nurse. I am one also and it sure made it hard for me. I graduated in 1971 and was diagnosed in 1997. So there was a lot of years difference between my old textbooks and what was current. I'm glad care has changed in all those years. Good luck and come back and tell us how it went.

hi mimi and welcome to NT,

i'm a nurse too; NICU 35 yrs. i got dx'd late at 53 and then had to leave my career behind. that was tough but i've adjusted to it.

i havn't had the sx you're talking about. it sounds like your dr is being thorough tho. it's hard to wait for the dr visit, then wait for the test, then wait for the results. but, try to take one thing at a time.

my advice is to try and take one thing at a time. i suggest you start a medical file on yourself. get copies of results, labs etc. get copies of mri's etc. you may see other drs along the way and it will come in handy.

please let us know how you're doing.

Thanks everyone for your kind words and the warm welcome��

Yep, I'm a nurse! I am a school nurse in a high school. I have 3 girls ages 4, 6, and 8.
I am definitely trying to not focus on this medical stuff, but as you me me ruined it is very hard to be patient. Especially when you have so many appts that are so spaced apart. But whatever it is..it is.

Honestly, I've always had occasional numbness in my right toes. Comes and goes through. As for my finger (sorry if my first post was confusing) it so strange to have his numb feeling in it. Like I stated, for years I have had right hand numbness that would be only at night and just decided to get it checked out. The neuro was not very helpful telling me my test was not typical but he believed it was mild cts. So I basically knew that! But then I've been left with finger numbness ??
Enough of that! Thanks again and I will be in touch. I am scheduled for my MRI Feb 14th.
I am still waiting for a couple of lab tests. Thanks again and have a great day ��

sorry for the typos..meant to type *but as you mentioned it is very hard to be patient*

Mimi... your D is low. New norm is 50.

3,000 IU of D3 daily may bring you up some.

You also need the actual numerical result of the B12...as labs do not use the new acceptable low of 400pg/ml yet. So you may be below that and have neuro symptoms.

Here is sobering video to watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvEiz...ature=youtu.be

This is my B12 informational thread:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread85103.html

Thanks Mrs D! I believe my B12 was in the 450ish range but I will recheck.
My family Doc suggested I take 1-2000iu of vitamin D. I just bought some d3 1000iu. With my daily vitamin and D3, I should be getting 2000iu??

I will check out your links, thank you!!

The general rule is 1000 IU D3 for every 10 points you need to raise. In your case it would be 3000.

You can add up all the D3 from whatever you eat (milk = 100 IU per 8oz) and your various supplements.

Don't count any that say D2.

My Neurologist says not to count the D3 that is in a multivitamin.

If you want a total of 2000iu of D3 a day then you will need to take 2 of the 1000iu. If you want 3000iu of D3 a day then you will need to take 3 of the 1000iu.

It is a good idea to re-check your D level about every 6 months.

I have found D3, for me, is difficult to regulate. I started out with my D level @ 16. Started 5000iu and it took about a year and a half to bring my level up to 57.2. It was decided to bring my D3 amount down to 2000iu. Within 4 months my level dropped to 27.2. Upped my D3 to 4000iu and will be getting re-tested within a month.

Thank you mrsD for posting that video.... I'm currently taking B Complex vitamins, but I don't know what my levels are? I will be on the 'hunt' now, thumbing thru my records. Thank you for this valuable info!