Hi. I had to chime in, because I have MS, and my initial symptoms presented just as your have, starting in toes, feet, and working themselves up to my waist. It took over a year to get a diagnosis, because sadly, there is no one conclusive test for MS.
I have a question for you about the MRI. Wast it just of your brain or did it include your C-spine and T-spine? The first five years, I only developed lesions on my spne, so I had clear brain MRIs. Many doctors just MRI the brain, because spinal MS is much more rare. But your symptoms are classic spinal symptoms, from everyone I've met with spinal lesions. Especially the feeling of the tingle even though you are "numb."
There are some other things that will be tested for as well: tertiary syphillus, Lupus, transverse myelitis, guillane barre syndrome, etc. A lot of these diseases have a very similar pool of symptoms.
Since you can't see a neuro until summer, can I make a suggestion? Keep a daily log of how you feel: headaches, numbness, sleeiness, lask of energy, pain you cannot figure out, weird skin rashes, feeling perfectly normal, etc. All of these weird neurological diseases seem to have symptoms that come and go over time. But if you have a record of how you feel and what you experienced over time, it can really help you piece things together. Once i was finally diagnosed, I realized I had strange MS-like symptoms since i was 12, but had never put them all together before.
I really hope you get a diagnosis, and for your sake, i hope it is not MS. But if it is, eating a grain-free LC diet high in vitamin D is one of the best things you can do to minimize future issues. And even if you are feeling completely normal by the time the neuro appointment rolls around, keep it anyway.
Good luck.
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