Hello all. Having a horrible stressful week and looking for a bit of support and chat.
I have been having bad health problems for over a year now, ever since the birth of my second son. I have been feeling lightheaded and 'not really there' or in a dream. I have also had fatigue, almost glandular fever like (which I had badly in my twenties). It been very worrying but I kept putting it down to being exhausted with a new baby or an inner ear infection. Last sunday night I had a horrible 'attack' of some kind. I had had a great day and was starting to thing my strange symptoms had gone away. Suddenly my I started to get very bad lower back pain like muscle cramps and pins and needles and electric shock type symptoms up my back and legs. My arms and legs felt numb as well as the left hand side of my face. Since then I haven't really recovered, numbness has gone away a but my middle finger in my right hand is not working properly still. I also am having trouble swallowing food, kind of catches in my throat and tonight I had blurry vision patches in my right eye.
I know enough about MS to think this could be the cause and everyday this week I have been to the doctors but they keep putting it down to anxety and stress since I am passing all the balance tests etc that the GP does. I have been referred to a neurologist but could take 3 months. Meanwhile, I feel that new symptoms are appearing and I am not getting any better.
Has anyone got any tips on how I can get to see a neurologist faster? Should I just get myself to A & E? Your opinions about symptoms would also be appreciated although I realise that everyone's experience of MS is different.
Many thanks everyone
Nikki
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