Spasticity in Legs

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Hi,

I have not been diagnosed with MS yet. My brother is going through

some tests to see if he has MS or not. My brother was telling me

about some of the symptoms that he read about that he thought I have.

About 3 years ago my eyesight got really bad really fast and I was

having bad pains all around my eyes. I then started seeing flashes of

light when I was resting if I heard a sudden sound. That still

happens on and off for a few days at a time but I can't remember if

it happens when I have other symptoms. I have since gotten glasses

and the eye pain has never come back.

About a year and half later I was sitting at my computer and went to

get up and my knee was almost locked. The pain was as bad as anything

I have ever experienced. This continued for about 2 days. There were

moments if I layed perfectly still that it would calm down and I

would be able to straighten out my leg but then it would suddenly

lock up and I couldn't walk. I thought it was my knee maybe

dislocating slightly. Then it just went away after 2 days. I could

still feel it slightly for a couple of days but the locking up was

gone. This has happened twice more over the last year and a half

exactly the same and lasting 1 day one time and 2 days again the next

time.

I thought that there must be something really wrong so I went to my

GP and he said that it was stress or maybe a Baker's Cyst. I don't

think he realized the extreme pain I had or the fact that I could not

walk. I will be going to the hospital the next time it happens even

if I have to call an ambulance. I am now fearful that it will happen

in public and I will not be able to walk. Does anyone else have

anything like this in their legs with MS or does mine sound like

something else?

Thanks,