Possible MS(?)
 

Hello everyone. I suffered a mild brain injury two years ago, so have attributed some symptoms to that over time. However they have grown worse in the past few months. I think with brain injuries especially mild ones (so to speak) they're suppose to get better. I now await two MRI's one for the cervical spine and one for the brain with images in the posterior fossa. Likely next week, my Neuro is trying to speed it up. I tested positive for Romberg's and Hoffman's, cannot stand on my tippy toes or do the tandem walk. Reflexes were abnormal, too. My main symptom that's progressing is a weak or strange feeling in the calves, sometimes with cramping pains and pins and needles in the right calve. I trip a a lot. I cannot use escalators because I have trouble getting on them and trouble initiating walking and stopping walking (my calves will jerk around as if they have their own mind). I also have some weakness in my hands and notice that my grip is growing weaker because I'm dropping things a lot. I'm very sensitive to light. And when the neuro looked at my eyes with the light pin, he noticed this. I also have trouble organizing things like papers from the printer etc. and with attention. I know some of these may be attributed to the brain injury...we're just not sure , yet. I would like to get some insight into some of your similar symptoms...I know something's wrong and it helps to have an idea of what it might be. People who experience the illness know more than the doctors, in my opinion. At least prior to the scans and other tests. Thank you very much.