MS without Bands? Tingling is painful.... Posted: 07-31-06 05:24am
For the past two weeks I have been having
tingling in my toes and feet, sometimes
one or both at the same time. I have also
experienced this in my hands as well as my
checks and lips. Well this morning I was
ready to go to bed when both my feet began
to have severe pins and needles that then
traveled all the way up my calves and
stopped at my knees. This went on for
aprx. 15 min. It was so painful, my
crying woke up my husband, who tried to
rub it out, but that didn't work. I just
sat in a chair and waited for it to go
away; during this tingling I could not
move my lower part of my legs at all, they
were numb and tingling. This is not the
same tingling you get when your feet fall
asleep, totally different and much more
painful. I have already discussed this
with my neuro who said to me that it was
probably a side effect from the Diamox I
was prescribed for optic neuritis, but
this happened before I began that
medication, and I tried to tell him that,
but he thinks I am mistaken. I was given
a nerve cond. study on my hands that day,
which showed only borderline (have no idea
what that meant, but he said it was
normal). Is this sort of tingling related
to MS? My lumbar puncture ( I had two)
showed no bands, but MRI showed several
lesions in the white periventricular
matter. Could this still be MS without
bands?? Thanks for your
time........anything to ease the tingling
would be helpful, thank you. ~Jenny
Lesions of the white brain substance are
typical for those diagnosed with MS.
Anti-myelin antibodies (CSF-oligoclonal
banding) must also be present in the
spinal liquor. You can seek an expert
opinion from a neurologist regarding your
condition.
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