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I'm Cait from NW Ontario, Canada and glad to meet you altho sorry for your ms symptoms. I was finally given the official diagnosis Nov 2008 altho my first bad episode was in 1979 after the birth of my last daughter. The entire right side of my body was affected, I couldn't speak or write an intellgible word. I pretty much cleared up except for l'hermitte when I bend down and other than a few episodes of optic neuritis, I blamed everything on stress til the falling over, numb foot, etc. Ended up with the same dr as 31 years before who said, "remember when you thought you had ms? Well you have and you did"

So now I'm spms and consider myself fortunate. I need a cane when I'm out but like you the fatigue is the worst part. I'm not on any ms meds but I'd love to get a dr's approval to take ldn. Glad to have you with us ... hugs, Cait

> I'm so glad that I found an online support group! I've just been quietly> hanging out in the background, reading and learning. I guess, I need to> introduce myself. My name is Bobbie, I'm 41 yrs old, I have two children> 19 and 17, and going through a divorce. Approximately three years ago,> (March 15th, 2008)while working as an Officer for our Sheriff's> Department, I began experiencing numbness in my feet. That's how it all> started way back then, it came and went, quite honestly, I didn't really> give it any thought, but chalked it up to a pinched nerve and went on> about my way. Shortly after the numbness, I began experiencing tingling> in my feet and hands, then falling and losing my balance. I've lost> count of the falls down the stairs, or tripping over my own feet...That's> when I knew that I needed to see my physician. I was referred to a neuro,> had a CT done, a neuro check was conducted, and an EEG..The Doctor told> me it was possible that I had MS, but he wasn't sure..that was 2009. It> was after I was driving and my hands went completely numb that I really> began to be worried, as I had to pull over and let my daughter drive. I> made an appt. with the same neuro and he told me this time, that I had> restless leg syndrome and gave me a prescription for Meripex...Really?!?> I was disillusioned and determined to find out what was going on. I went> online and found a fantastic Neuro at KU Medical Center and she did her> own Neuro check, her own medical history taking, and then read what the> other Neuro had said. Based upon the Neuro check, and my symptoms, its> seems we are possibly one step closer to a definitive diagnosis. Dr.> Hammond stated that she was definitely leaning towards the fact that I do> have MS..still waiting on the MRI results, lab work came back ok...(they> drew 7 vials of blood) I'm still experiencing the numbness and tingling> in my extremities, my lips tingle, I still lose my balance, and I'm SO> tired all the time. I don't sleep, as the pain is just ridiculous at> times. I'm hoping that we will find something out from the MRI, but at> this point, I find that unlikely...SO very frustrating, and yet, I'm> hopeful at the same time, that once a diagnosis is achieved, we can do> something to alleviate some of the symptoms, that would be a blessing!> So glad you guys are here! Thank you for the the awesome posts (I've> been reading...lol) and I'm glad to be here and meet all of you!> > Bobbie__________________________________________________________TRY FREE IM TOOLPACK at http://www.imtoolpack.com/default.aspx?rc=if5Capture screenshots, upload images, edit and send them to your friendsthrough IMs, post on Twitter®, Facebook®, MySpace™, LinkedIn® – FAST!