Hi i'm sue sampson, new at this but have had ms for over 11 years. typing is hard at times so sorry about mispelled words.

Hello Sue and Welcome to NeuroTalk

Welcome Sue To Neurotalk and to the MS forum. Please do come on in and join us.

How are you doing, at this time, with your MS?

Welcome home..

HI Sue! welcome!

Hi Sue! Welcome to NeuroTalk. We have lots of members here with MS so just join right in wherever you feel comfortable.

A big Welcome to all the new members. I was not on here for a while so I missed many of the new people. So I just wanted to say hi and glad you found us at Neuro Talk.

We love new people. I hope you post down on the main forum when you can. If you think any of the other forums on here can help you just ask. We have so many wonderful places you can talk about your problems, and/ or questions too. Nice to meet all of you.

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hi. i've been checking in here the past few months looking for answers, trying to understand what is going on with me. right now i am scared, nervous and just plain tired of feeling lousy. let me start at the begining and see if anyone can help me understand. last june i started to drop things with my left hand, a small area above my wrist appeared at same time with mild pain. dr didnt know what it was and sent me to ortho dr. when mri of wrist and emg was "ok". ortho dr. didnt know what was wrong with wrist either. he did xrays of neck (arm from elbow to fingers ached with tingling). dx: degenerative changes in cervical spine. "can't do anything more for you- go see a neurosurgeon . 1st neurosurgeon told me my problem wasn't in his realm of practice . now both arms ache bad, can barely work and all tests come back "ok" or normal. new neurosurgeon in nov. did emg on left arm. omg - severely pinched at elbow. surgery to move nerve dec 3. had heavy legs (dead legs) for couple weeks last fall but it went away, well its back along with my foot feeling like ice. periodically it feels like hot water is poured down my calf but skin is fine. wake up with headaches last forever as well as both arms heavy and numb. this new symptom is the most annoying. my face feels kinda numb after novacain wears off on my cheeks towards ears. i am just so frustrated hurting all time and being ignored or dismissed by dr.s. i sa the neurosurgeon for less than 2 minutes, this time brought my list with me. getting mri of brain and cervical spine this tuesday. sorry so long but i'm desperate to understand and be understood. thanks for listening at least.

Welcome to NeuroTalk, Snookie.

Sure sounds like it could be MS, but your Neuro will do all the tests to try and determine that. In the meantime, hang with us and we will try to help you along the way.

Welcome Snookie (love the name) I hope you find answers. Dismissive MDs tend to be common and that makes me mad. Perhaps a visit to an MS center would be of value to you? Your regular MD could help you schedule it. If your regular MD seems tired of you, or dismissive perhaps you can search out a new one. Sometimes fresh eyes can be helpful.

Pull up a chair and stay a bit.