Slightly over 2 years ago I had a TBI. It was my 5th or 6th concussion. Well I moved and got a new neurologist. Upon reviewing my history he recommended I get a spinal tap, new mri, blood work, and ct scans to test for ms.

Symptoms since my head injury.
Mood swings
Constant headaches
Blurry vision. Usually associated with headaches but not always
Tinnitus
Dizzyness/slight loss of balance
Memory/concentration issues
Confusion

The last MRI I had also showed some white spots on the right side of the brain.

Not asking for a diagnosis but j ust wondering if anyone had anything similar to me prior to being diagnosed. I keep telling myself I dont have MS and the Dr just needs to rule it out.

Welcome to you acyfalcon81. Nice to meet you. So sorry for your illness.

All of the sx you listed could be sx of MS, but there are other illnesses that
can mimic MS, so tests are necessary to rule out these other illnesses. Your
Neurologist should be able to do that for you. As of yet, there is no one test
that will prove an MS DX.

Stay with us and let us know what you and your Doc determine.

I have MS, but I did have a lot of head injuries as a child. Kids in school bullied me, and they always seemed to aim for my head for some reason. Got knocked out several times in school.

Fell down skating once, gave myself a pretty bad concussion AND whiplash. That was bad.

Got hit in the head with the flat end of a hammer. (friend was digging in the dirt in front of me with the claw part of the hammer. Handle broke, hammer went flying towards my head. Flat part hit me)

No idea if the repeated whacks to the head contributed to me getting MS, but my dad and I were talking about head injuries and MS symptoms the other day. He said he wished that he'd realized that the kids in school were hitting me as often as they did. He's a retired nurse, and we both know the damage a head injury can cause. (my mom survived a contra-coup concussion when she was a teenager. She's got issues now because of it)

I wouldn't be surprised if the whacks to the head contributed to the MS. But, I'll probably never know, because they can't exactly cut into my head while I'm alive to see if they can tell if it's from damage from a head injury. I have an idea that the head injuries didn't help me any. (I'm going with the theory that MS is caused by more than one thing. viruses/infections/head injuries, a combination of more than one thing)

Thanks for the replies. Also one detail I forgot to mention is occasional "tingly" sensation in my right hand.

About 6 months or so ago, i had a really bad headache episode. Confusion and dizziness and numbness on the right half of my face and my hand were numb. Scary night for me

hello and welcome to NT,

it can be difficult and time consuming to rule MS in or out.
symptoms for each person can be very different.

the important thing is that your dr is listening to you and looking for the right answer.
you might consider keeping what we call a sx (symptom) journal with dates and the sx's you have. bring it with you to your dr appts.

also, try to bring a friend or family member to your appt for a 2nd set of ears.

keep us posted.

My next appointment im taking my fiancee to my appointment. The past 2 days have been weird. The right side of my face and fingers keep getting tingly i guess you could say. Today was like a brain fog. Just floating through the afternoon, aware but unaware if that makes sense

Good luck with your MRI today! Let us know how it goes.

I'm glad you went in the the drs. seem to be keeping on top of things. Hang in there!

Sorry it took forever to get back, got sidetracked.

Anyways, MRI came back with new spots on my brain. Said the spinal MRI was clear so no need for a spinal tap. The doctor at the hospital essentially ruled everything out they said and I guess I was just having a moment of some sort. That's according to the hospital doctors but my neuro may still want one. I go see him today.

Still having a lot of the signs and symptoms that point to MS but not as worried as I was before. Either I've accepted I might have MS and a diagnosis will come eventually or I don't and it wont come at all.

Once again, the main daily symptoms I have are
Vertigo/balance
headache
fatigue-especially late in the day, more so since my little episode of the unknown that put me in the hospital
sexual issues-difficulty orgasm/maintain erection (im only 27 lol)
dizziness
occasional tingly sensation in my right hand
blurry vision/nastagmus
pretty much have to use hand rails getting around half the time


When I have my episodes like the one that put me in the hospital and the one I had a year ago...
I lose the use of the right side of my body, particularly my right hand and foot
chest area feels tight like a hug I guess
When walking my right foot just kind of drags along
bad confusion
plus all the other symptoms

That's a lot going on. Hope that it gets figured out and that you respond to therapy/treatment.

With love, Erika

Thanks for getting back to us acvfalcon. I hope things start to get a little clearer
to your Docs and better for you.