x-post from myasthenia gravis forum: leg muscle soreness
 

**Hi friends on the MS board, nice to meet you. I am a 36yo female un-DX'd being tested by a neurologist for either MS or MG (myasthenia gravis). I hang out on the MG board, but wanted to get your thoughts on this question as well (only got one reply on the MG board). My opthomologist and GP highly suspect MS, whereas the neurologist is thinking MG. See more of my posts/background on the MG board. Thank you! **

Hi friends,
Undiagnosed but suspected mg Restorativepose here.

A tendency my body has is that I experience muscle soreness in my quadriceps quickly, within one to two hours of using them, and often better by the next day. The weird thing is that I feel the soreness most at rest, and not when I'm walking around and using my legs. Is this possibly a mg stmptom?

Previously athletic (weightlifting), I went through a period where it felt like my quads were disintegtating....they buzzed and tingled and felt weak. Now they're pretty weak most of the time.

For example, today was a hot day and I managed a few hours in our boat which has some steps. Between the steps and also a ladder to climb in and out of the boat, now I'm sitting on the couch with my three year old and my quads are already feeling it. From today already!

Wow....I guess its a reminder that gone are the days of running 5ks and bodybuilding competitions. (Thinking: What on earth is wrong with me??)

Btw, have an mri of the brain and thoracic spine this week Wednesday to rule out ms.

My Neuro thought MG at first with me because my symptoms were mainly visual. Turned out to be MS.

Here is a link to a good article about diagnosing MS......http://www.msfocus.org/diagnose-multiple-sclerosis.aspx.

Waiting for a diagnosis is the hardest part. You're welcome to hang out with us here at the MS forum and The Stumble Inn.

Let us know how the MRI went. :)

Hi RP, nice to meet you. With your symptoms, I doubt an MRI will totally rule out MS. Early on in the disease, an MRI sometimes will show clear as some lesions are too small to pick up, but may show up on a later MRI.

Please let us know what your Docs think, after your MRI.

Welcome to our home..:hug:

Thanks to you both for the kind replies.

At this time I have only had my first appt with the neuro, where he did a full neuro exam. I had diffuse sensation in my legs with the pinprick test, and lots of spasticity in the toe tapping test, as well as a few other things.

I had a neuropsychological exam that showed pretty big deficits in word recall and memory.

The other test I've had was an emg, which showed a drop across my right elbow, but that was the side I'd had rotator cuff surgery on a few years ago.

Yes the mri....eeeek.... have never considered myself claustrophobic but man that tube is a little tight! Send me your mri tips if you'd like. Hubby is taking me. Hoping to regain the energy afterwards (after meds) to play with the kids that evening.

Restorative Pose, put a wash rag or heavy sock across your eyes when doing the MRI. I thought I would be freaking, but with sight blocked, I was fine. I've had more than ten of them since the first.
As for the boat, you say it was hot? Well, we react to heat with MS. Many wear cooling vests and cooling hats.
I got bad a week ago when I was out in the sun more than usual in hot bright weather, including looking at the eclipse at sunset. I have to wear Solumbra cloth clothes to block all UV, as I have a sun sensitivity from another disease. The Solumbra clothing is usually comfortable, but in that heat I was burning. So the next night (takes a day for me to get repercussions sometimes) I was spasming and jerking all night, no sleep.

I can't say why but I don't feel a lot of soreness in my legs except when they spasm so much that I have a long-lasting knot in the calf. Then it hurts. Feet hurt due to peripheral neuropathy, but improved.