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I HAVE RT FOOT NUMBNESS AND SPASMS TO ENTIRE RT LEG WHICH STARTED IN DEC AND HAVE NOT LET UP. I HAVE A SENSATION LIKE ICECUBE UP AGAINST MY RT BUTT.  I'VE BEGUN DRAGGING THE RT FOOT WHEN I'M TIRED AND WHEN I CLIMB STAIRS THE TOE DOES NOT CLEAR THE NEXT STEP. I'VE HAD 2 FALLS AND 2 NEAR FALLS WHEN THE LEG JUST GIVES OUT. I STILL HAVE THE TIGHTNESS AROUND MY TORSO AND PAIN AT LOWER EDGE OF RIBCAGE. MY RT EYE HAS BEGUN TWITCHING. MY MEMORY IS STILL BAD. THE FATIGUE IS WORSE. THEY'VE TESTED ME FOR LYME, LUPUS, VIT B12, VIT D, VIT E, POLYMYOSITIS. MRI SHOWS "SMALL VESSEL DISEASE". ARE THERE OTHER MIMICS THAT THEY CAN RULE OUT?
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2015036 tn?1332997788
I agree with Alex.  It sounds like they've ruled everything else out.  At this point the doctor may have taken a "wait and see" approach.   The only good news I can give you is that if it's MS, then you've got time to wait.   MS is a slow disease, and if you've got it-it's not going anywhere...
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667078 tn?1316000935
Are you seeing a neurologist? I am not sure what other mimics there could be. Unless a pinched nerve or nerve compression. You sure have something going on.

Alex
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