Hello nice to meet you all

Last 10 days have been a whirlwind. Long story short - ten years of chronic fatigue and strange pains, depression, chronic migraines, etc.

..(I am 37, married with 2 cutiepies. Moved from Wisconsin to Alpharetta, GA one year ago. Stay at home mom with online business).

10 days ago woke with double vision in right eye (most prevalent in the morning), then it makes me feel dizzy a bit rest of day. 4 days before that, lost some taste in the right side of mouth. I went to the dr. She sent me right to Opthamologist - eyes were perfect. Next day, my first brain MRI. MRI not perfect. I have lesions on my brain. Yesterday, my first neurologist appt. Surprised that I really like him. He stopped my crying with stupid jokes. Then had a spinal tap yesterday as well.

So, I have MS but Dr. doesn't want to officially say that till spinal results come back in a few days. He says I am having a mild attack, and not enough for steroids. Thank God, cause I don't want them.

He says very early stages of MS. But what about all these past years of fatigue and pain, etc? Is it fibromyalgia like they used to say also, or is it all MS...hmm..I keep thinking and wondering.

I am not worried about giving myself injections. I am just worried about side effects from these new MS meds that I will have to start soon. Blah....

Have been dealing with periods of positivity and then a little crying spell, then back to everything being okay, then more crying....just some grieving I guess. . Yet, I am relieved. I finally, after all these years have an answer and Doctors can no longer think I am a hypochondriac I mean, its not like I was always feeling great and now with this diagnosis I am going to feel like crap. I have felt like crap off and on for years. Only difference is now it has a name.

I am already feeling very positive (probably due to my Spirituality and the strength I have built from all these years of suffering). This is NOT the worst thing in the world. There could be worse things to deal with. As long as I am here and alive with my family, while my kids are young....its ok. I am ok. Life is ok. That's all that really, truly matters. I can give and get hugs, kisses, play games, etc...I am not dying.

I am going to get super healthy and fit and look forward to that.

Wanted to say HELLO and I look forward to talking with you all.

For those newly diagnosed, your life is not over. This is just a new chapter in your story. It is up to you how the rest of the book will go.

Love, Light and Healing, ^i^
Gina

Hi Gina! It's nice to meet you. I'm glad and sorry that you have a diagnosis. i just joined this forum a few minutes ago.

I didn't know how much to say in my intro, but I too have had chronic pain and fatigue for years. I recently had my gall baldder removed and developed a severe pain since then. I have had 2 MRIs and an endoscopy and the docs always say they can't find anything wrong.

I, too, feel like everyone thinks I'm a hypochrondriac. I have good days and bad days. Sometimes it lasts a week or more.

In the past week, I have started having numbness in my (once diagnosed frozen shoulder) shoulder. This weekend, I started having a burning sensation in my breast (on the same side) and now it has started going numb.

I just want a diagnosis as to what is wrong with me!!! I am waiting to hear back from my ortho doc, as I called to get a referal to a neurologist.

Judy

Gina,

Hello and welcome each of you to NeuroTalk. Happy to see you have come to be with us. Here are a great number of dear friends to listen when you are in need of ears. Please let us know how we can help you out. You will find out we are supportive and relaxing place.

Click on the following forum on MS:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum17.html

Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Darlene

Hi and Thank You for the welcome!!



I sure hope you feel healing and relief....

Love, Light and Healing,
Gina