Tingling numbness in fingers and weak wrists. could this be the start of ms?

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For 2 weeks now ive had a numbness in my left hand, the outer three fingers. saw a nurse 10 days ago who thoroughly examined me, she said it doesn't appear to be carpel tunnel or ulnar nerve entrapment and sent me away to take nurofen and come back if it got worse.

Well the sensation has not subsided at all and in the past 2 days im starting to get a numbness in the same fingers on the other hand.
Ive also had a weak wrist on the right arm-which ive had since last oct but I just thought id slept funny on it and haven't paid much attention to it. Now both wrists are noticeably weaker-eg simple things like getting a casserole dish out the oven or lifting a half full kettle- my wrists feel like they are going to give out. I also have occasional swelling round the base of my thumbs.

Ive had some tingling numbness in both feet too although that comes and goes like normal pins and needles.
Although im on the cuddly side, im always cold, like I feel the core of me is cold, even though my hands may be warm iyswim? the only other thing different is ive also had a few incidents in the last 2 weeks where ive not quite made it to the loo in time this is completely out the blue and im not drinking excessive caffeine or carbonated drinks.

Anyone had similar symptoms, what did it turn out to be? anyone got ms, how did your symptoms start?

Im back off to drs later today, nurse said nect step is nerve conduction study so will report back when ive seen the dr later.

im sure she said normal levels for b12 serum are 110-300 or something like that, so im at the lowest end of normal I guess. I pressed her on it but she said it is in normal range.

I had similar, it was ME.
DD currently has similar, all bloods and MRI clear so might "just" be stress.

I have MS and my symptoms started with tingling in one hand, then the other, then one foot, then the other. I also had the L'Hermitte's sign (neck electric shock) and in retrospect, realised that I had had an episode of numbness on my torso a few months earlier that had gone away.

My GP referred me immediately to a neurologist when I went to see her about this (she did do blood tests first, presumably to test for pernicious anaemia).

The two separate episodes of neurological symptoms was a bit of a clincher in getting diagnosed, but I had classic symptoms too (L'Hermitte's sign) and by the time I got my appointment I had another classic symptom - the sensation of wearing wet trousers when walking.

My plantar relexes are normal, and most of my functions are normal. I have slightly brisk reflexes, and lots of sensory symptoms but no significant impairments.

MS is, as people have said, a very variable disease which makes it difficult to diagnose. I think I must have been 'lucky' in that my symptoms were quite telling so I got sent for an MRI straight away by the neurologist, which confirmed the diagnosis, and I could start treatment.

Hope you get some answers soon. Keep pushing to see the specialist.

Good luck.

Thankyou, that's interesting info. I think I started out thinking ms and now ive got multiple worries which I conveyed to the dr, my thoughts are that all of the following need looking at-is b12 normal at such a low reading? is my sacral dimple significant?-late onset tethered cord? chiari malformations?-again would it tie in with the sacral dimple? I just don't know, will wait for dr to get reply from neurologist and go from there.

Any updates? How are you feeling?

Right so latest update is that Ive had ncs done was something definitely not right with the trace on little finger, so am wondering if it is in fact something up with the ulnar nerve, got to wait a few weeks for the result.