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Are these symptoms of MS?
Dear Everybody,
I am 25 years male and currently studying in France.
Here is the summary of my symptoms:
July/August 2013- Episcleritis of an eye (I forgot which eye it was)
22nd August 2014- Shingles (on the right side of the body near spinal cord)
5th September 2014- I got the crack on upper right lip. (may be it was Angular Cheilitis !)
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From 24th September to 30th September 2014- I had fatigue, pain over eyebrows, eye pain, shoulder and neck pain sometimes, sometimes there was tingling over my scalp and tingling at the end of right leg, fever was for only one or two times
From 7th October 2014 - feeling fatigue. Sometimes I have muscular spasms and pain, Right leg and right hand has less power. Right hand and right leg is getting colder compared to left leg and left hand. There are actually colder in reality.
Burning sensation and tingling at the end of right leg after walking and while lying down, not good vision (right eye has near sightedness), eye floaters
25th october to 1 nov: twitching of right eye
2 nov till 5th nov: pain in right leg, burning sensation on the sole of right foot and toes also when I sit or stand up. After walking right leg has burning sole. and eye floaters have been increased too
I am sensitive to cold sometimes.
5th Nov: I had burning sensation in left leg too while sitting.
6th Nov morning: MRI scan of brain. After scan I took first dose of vitamin D. there are two more doses to be taken after 15 days.
6th Nov night: burning sensation in right leg while sleeping (approx 1.5 hours)
9th Nov morning: Burning sensation in soles of both feet, afternoon both foot got heated up after walking; general weakness on legs.. feeling heated soles.
10th Nov. Felt tingling/ electric shock in right hand for 2-3 seconds but I was holding straps of bag and it went off when I removed the hand from straps.
11 th Nov: for 10-15 minutes there was pain in fingers of right hand. they became stiff for some time. there was slight pain in wrist and hand
12 th Nov: Pain in right foot. slight pain in right thigh and right foot sole got heated after walking.
I received results of Brain MRI conducted on 6th Nov - they are normal.
From 14th Nov – 19th Nov I had swallowing problems, I was feeling like something stuck in throat.
20th Nov- took vitamin D second dose in the morning. In night I realized that left foot perceived cold but it is not cold to touch.
Sometimes I am sensitive to cold and all blood tests were normal. vitamin D is less. Thyroid is normal too. Eye specialist has prescribed me glasses for nearsightedness. Neurologist has no answer on my problem. He has ordered MRI. On 24th Nov I have MRI of spinal cord.
weird sensation (burning, slight tingling) started in right foot started around 45 days ago. From yesterday, 20th Nov, I have left foot which perceives cold but it is not cold. Isn't it classical symptom of MS? I had shingles (3 months ago)+ vitamin D deficiency put me on the risk of getting MS?
Thank you!
I am 25 years male and currently studying in France.
Here is the summary of my symptoms:
July/August 2013- Episcleritis of an eye (I forgot which eye it was)
22nd August 2014- Shingles (on the right side of the body near spinal cord)
5th September 2014- I got the crack on upper right lip. (may be it was Angular Cheilitis !)
________________________________________
From 24th September to 30th September 2014- I had fatigue, pain over eyebrows, eye pain, shoulder and neck pain sometimes, sometimes there was tingling over my scalp and tingling at the end of right leg, fever was for only one or two times
From 7th October 2014 - feeling fatigue. Sometimes I have muscular spasms and pain, Right leg and right hand has less power. Right hand and right leg is getting colder compared to left leg and left hand. There are actually colder in reality.
Burning sensation and tingling at the end of right leg after walking and while lying down, not good vision (right eye has near sightedness), eye floaters
25th october to 1 nov: twitching of right eye
2 nov till 5th nov: pain in right leg, burning sensation on the sole of right foot and toes also when I sit or stand up. After walking right leg has burning sole. and eye floaters have been increased too
I am sensitive to cold sometimes.
5th Nov: I had burning sensation in left leg too while sitting.
6th Nov morning: MRI scan of brain. After scan I took first dose of vitamin D. there are two more doses to be taken after 15 days.
6th Nov night: burning sensation in right leg while sleeping (approx 1.5 hours)
9th Nov morning: Burning sensation in soles of both feet, afternoon both foot got heated up after walking; general weakness on legs.. feeling heated soles.
10th Nov. Felt tingling/ electric shock in right hand for 2-3 seconds but I was holding straps of bag and it went off when I removed the hand from straps.
11 th Nov: for 10-15 minutes there was pain in fingers of right hand. they became stiff for some time. there was slight pain in wrist and hand
12 th Nov: Pain in right foot. slight pain in right thigh and right foot sole got heated after walking.
I received results of Brain MRI conducted on 6th Nov - they are normal.
From 14th Nov – 19th Nov I had swallowing problems, I was feeling like something stuck in throat.
20th Nov- took vitamin D second dose in the morning. In night I realized that left foot perceived cold but it is not cold to touch.
Sometimes I am sensitive to cold and all blood tests were normal. vitamin D is less. Thyroid is normal too. Eye specialist has prescribed me glasses for nearsightedness. Neurologist has no answer on my problem. He has ordered MRI. On 24th Nov I have MRI of spinal cord.
weird sensation (burning, slight tingling) started in right foot started around 45 days ago. From yesterday, 20th Nov, I have left foot which perceives cold but it is not cold. Isn't it classical symptom of MS? I had shingles (3 months ago)+ vitamin D deficiency put me on the risk of getting MS?
Thank you!
COMMUNITY LEADER
My opinion is still the same.......I think you need to keep in mind, that there are many conditions that produce 'similar' sx's as MS but the other conditions have a different sx pattern, as well as very different causes and what you've described would be very unusual for MS, because of how lesion damage basically presents or develops over time....
You mentioned the shingles is located near your spine, it's possible your bilateral limb sensory issues of burning and cold are interconnected to the location of the shingles and possibly effecting your nervous system and causing these experiences.
I'm not aware of a shingles support group on medhelp but there are shingles support groups out there that do mention these sensations, if you look you'll find a few site that might be able to help explain the specifics, offer some helpful tips and provide you with ideas of what treatments are available....
Cheers.........JJ
You mentioned the shingles is located near your spine, it's possible your bilateral limb sensory issues of burning and cold are interconnected to the location of the shingles and possibly effecting your nervous system and causing these experiences.
I'm not aware of a shingles support group on medhelp but there are shingles support groups out there that do mention these sensations, if you look you'll find a few site that might be able to help explain the specifics, offer some helpful tips and provide you with ideas of what treatments are available....
Cheers.........JJ
thank you very much for your reply. I have MRI of spine on 24th November. Doctor is saying lets wait for MRI of spine.
I am scared because of my left foot started perceiving cold but it is not cold. I read it on medhelp community only that this is a classical symptom of MS.
thanks a lot sir!
I wish you a nice day ahead !
I am scared because of my left foot started perceiving cold but it is not cold. I read it on medhelp community only that this is a classical symptom of MS.
thanks a lot sir!
I wish you a nice day ahead !
Hi - Welcome to our group.
As JJ mentioned, itg seems unlikely that MS is the cause of all of the symptoms you describe. And while there may be some symptoms in common between MS and shingles, there is no relationship between the two. Shingles does not cause MS and MS does not cause shingles.
The relationship between VIt D and MS is not well defined. It is not known whether low Vit D levels is the result oif MS or contributes to developing it.
When is your soine MRI and what do your doctors say?
Kyle
As JJ mentioned, itg seems unlikely that MS is the cause of all of the symptoms you describe. And while there may be some symptoms in common between MS and shingles, there is no relationship between the two. Shingles does not cause MS and MS does not cause shingles.
The relationship between VIt D and MS is not well defined. It is not known whether low Vit D levels is the result oif MS or contributes to developing it.
When is your soine MRI and what do your doctors say?
Kyle
thank you very much for your answer. I will keep you posted about my spine MRI results. even now also my left leg feels more colder than yesterday but in reality it is not cold to touch. Feeling of coldness has been increased up to other parts of leg from foot today. Right hand is colder than left hand now also and it is actually cold. These symptoms are present at same time. burning sensation in sole of right foot lasted for more than 30 days till last week. I had antiviral treatment on shingles and shingles episode was smooth and very less pain. Do you have still same opinion? please reply. i will be grateful to you. thanks a lot
thank you very much for your answer. I will keep you posted about my spine MRI results. even now also my left leg feels more colder than yesterday but in reality it is not cold to touch. Feeling of coldness has been increased up to other parts of leg from foot today. Right hand is colder than left hand now also and it is actually cold. These symptoms are present at same time. burning sensation in sole of right foot lasted for more than 30 days till last week. I had antiviral treatment on shingles and shingles episode was smooth and very less pain. Do you have still same opinion? please reply. i will be grateful to you. thanks a lot
COMMUNITY LEADER
Hi and welcome,
I don't actually think it sounds like MS, there just seems to be far too much going on and your adding sx's fast, one day it's sensory in left foot by morning both then the next day the right hand etc which isn't how MS typically presents. I think it's probably what you've already been dx with but none that you've mentioned are actually associated with MS.
Q: "I had shingles (3 months ago)+ vitamin D deficiency put me on the risk of getting MS?"
A: There isn't a proven connection between shingles and MS, Shingles is caused by the herpes zoster virus and it can cause similar sx's. whilst Vit D is often mentioned in relation to MSers, it's a pretty common deficientcy in general. In Australia where i'm from, 1/3 of the population is estimated to be Vit D deficient and we don't have anywhere near those kinds of numbers for MS, so if there is any risk it's got to be really low and nothing to be concerned about.
Cheers..........JJ
ps i know a guy who's still effected by shingles 18 months later
I don't actually think it sounds like MS, there just seems to be far too much going on and your adding sx's fast, one day it's sensory in left foot by morning both then the next day the right hand etc which isn't how MS typically presents. I think it's probably what you've already been dx with but none that you've mentioned are actually associated with MS.
Q: "I had shingles (3 months ago)+ vitamin D deficiency put me on the risk of getting MS?"
A: There isn't a proven connection between shingles and MS, Shingles is caused by the herpes zoster virus and it can cause similar sx's. whilst Vit D is often mentioned in relation to MSers, it's a pretty common deficientcy in general. In Australia where i'm from, 1/3 of the population is estimated to be Vit D deficient and we don't have anywhere near those kinds of numbers for MS, so if there is any risk it's got to be really low and nothing to be concerned about.
Cheers..........JJ
ps i know a guy who's still effected by shingles 18 months later
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