Good news from neuro....but

[wingo22 1]

Hi all, 
So I had an EMG was back in December and was able to see a neurologist regarding my fears of having a neurological problem. I have this weird pain/ fatigue sensation in my right arm and leg. This fear has been going on for over a year now. The emg went well everything came back normal, also the muscle strength test went well as well. I am not clinically weak in my
muscles. Yay!!! She did not seem at all worries about a anything neurological. She said this feeling and dull ache I am feeling in my right arm and leg could very well be a musculoskeletal issue. No big deal. 

While she was examining me I brought up my worries of MS. I asked if I should be worried about it, and she stood there and shook her head no a few times which was really reassuring. She said an MRI is usually the way they would diagnose that, but said that MRI doesn’t seem to be necessary and there is no need for that from what I was showing her. Everything she saw from me was healthy.
My main thing is me trying to accept that and understand that she has been a neuro for years and knows her stuff. How can I accept this diagnosis and not go into a tailspin again about doubting her??

 

ive been good for a few months but have found myself online again reading other forums, and getting all anxious again 😢

thanks

[MARC 368]

If there was even the smallest chance your physician thought you had MS, an MRI would have been ordered right away. 

[wingo22 1]

15 hours ago, MARC said:

If there was even the smallest chance your physician thought you had MS, an MRI would have been ordered right away. 

Ugh I know! 
I try to keep telling myself that but I feel like I’m spiraling. 

[Heal 13]

2 hours ago, wingo22 said:

Ugh I know! 
I try to keep telling myself that but I feel like I’m spiraling. 

I have been battling with the same feelings since two plus years now. It started with feeling jerky during a severe post partum depression period. Jerks converted into twitches. Along came feeling weak in arm and leg. Then came facial pain. I was convinced via Dr Google that I have MS. I ran to multiple GPs prior to ask what's up with me and everything came out normal so they said I'm depressed. I couldn't believe. The. Facial pain led me to a neurologist. He said he doesn't think I have MS and put me on anxiety meds. I went for an MRI regardless that came out clean. I still couldn't believe him. It became worse I started having vertigo and coordination issues. Depersonalization. Vision issues. 

 

It took me a good six months to challange my thoughts and eventually calm down. As j calmed down the symptoms started to go. Now I get pins and needles occasionally under stress. I still have severe health anxiety though and I try not to flare it up.

[wingo22 1]

23 hours ago, Heal said:

I have been battling with the same feelings since two plus years now. It started with feeling jerky during a severe post partum depression period. Jerks converted into twitches. Along came feeling weak in arm and leg. Then came facial pain. I was convinced via Dr Google that I have MS. I ran to multiple GPs prior to ask what's up with me and everything came out normal so they said I'm depressed. I couldn't believe. The. Facial pain led me to a neurologist. He said he doesn't think I have MS and put me on anxiety meds. I went for an MRI regardless that came out clean. I still couldn't believe him. It became worse I started having vertigo and coordination issues. Depersonalization. Vision issues. 

 

It took me a good six months to challange my thoughts and eventually calm down. As j calmed down the symptoms started to go. Now I get pins and needles occasionally under stress. I still have severe health anxiety though and I try not to flare it up.

Thanks for your answer! 
how did you get over it eventually? 

[wingo22 1]

Anyone?

[MARC 368]

A former client of mine and the husband of a person I grew up with has MS. He is in his late 50's. He used to be a real tough guy and work out guru. He now wobbles from side to side and walks with a cane. He has trouble swallowing and in many instances needs to drink when eating. He can still drive however. He swims everyday and credits the swimming with him avoiding being confined to a wheelchair. MS is a progressive disease and you would be getting worse rather then the way you are. I too have trouble accepting uncertainty at times. The key to many things in life is the ability to accept uncertainty. The physician said you were OK and you have to leave it at that. The "what ifs" will go into infinity with no clear answers. You don't want to ruin your life, so I would do whatever it takes to get past this and move forward. 

[Heal 13]

On 3/5/2020 at 9:48 PM, wingo22 said:

Thanks for your answer! 
how did you get over it eventually? 

By talking to multiple GPs and neuros. A neuro was a friend. My psychiatrist also has experience in neuro.

 

I still get pains. Pins and needles. Buzzes. Tingling. Burnings. There are days I get fed up. Today is infact one of those days. I am trying hard not to crack

[wingo22 1]

On 3/8/2020 at 12:03 PM, MARC said:

A former client of mine and the husband of a person I grew up with has MS. He is in his late 50's. He used to be a real tough guy and work out guru. He now wobbles from side to side and walks with a cane. He has trouble swallowing and in many instances needs to drink when eating. He can still drive however. He swims everyday and credits the swimming with him avoiding being confined to a wheelchair. MS is a progressive disease and you would be getting worse rather then the way you are. I too have trouble accepting uncertainty at times. The key to many things in life is the ability to accept uncertainty. The physician said you were OK and you have to leave it at that. The "what ifs" will go into infinity with no clear answers. You don't want to ruin your life, so I would do whatever it takes to get past this and move forward. 

Thank you! I agree. I keep trying to tell

myself that the neurologist I saw is good and has been for this for years. We went through the tests and she didn’t see a need for an mri. My primary doctor also said she didn’t see a need for an mri. I’m looking for techniques and ways to not spiral into a bad place and trust my doctors!

[Nutmegbella 91]

Stay away from MS forums. 
Just last night I exited a group because they posted a lot about suicide this past week. Well guess what last night I had massive suicidal thoughts and I am very depressed right now. 
there’s no good there. It will just make you have psychosomatic symptoms.