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Old 05-25-2008, 01:40 PM #1
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Your doc is right and wrong.

You may very well have a B12 deficiency, and this could be causing your symptoms. If a B12 deficiency goes on for too long, your nervous system can be affected, and you may end up with peripheral nerve damage (and Paresthesia). In fact, that is one of the first things they should rule in/out when we present with MS-type symptoms.

http://www.b12patch.com/about-b12deficiency.html

The part that he/she is wrong on, is that we won't get symptoms bilaterally . . . that is not true. Numbness is one of my most prevalent symptoms with my attacks, due to spinal lesions. I will get it on one side OR both sides (either at the same time, or progressively affecting both sides over time).


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Thanks for answering Cherie,
I guess I was half hoping you all would be like "oh yeah your doctor is right" I was trying to kind of reassure myself. Like I said above, for now I don't have anything really bothering me. My eyes go blurry every now and then and my memory can be really foggy, but those are all b12 deficiency symptoms also. Now that my level is back up, if I ever feel as bad as I did over the summer I will get another MRI.

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Hi Cat

I am also one of the people who has symptoms on both sides and I am also dx'd B-12 deficient.

Some neuro's are still old school and need to be a little more aggressive with their thinking and treat the patient and not the disease.

Have you checked out the NMSS website or multi-sclerosis.org website for symptoms and explanations?

http://www.nationalmssociety.org/abo...oms/index.aspx

http://www.mult-sclerosis.org/mssymptoms.html

These two websites may help YOU understand in order to help HIM understand. Asking your doctor specific questions is the first step towards dx, but also knowledge is power (for you!).

It took a while for my doc to figure out the B-12 deficiency, but I now get monthly b-12 injections which has helped my fatigue, tingling a lot. I can tell when it's time for an injection.

Good luck. Keep us posted on your progress!
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