Your answer are very helpful. That is exactly what my diagnosis is now. Demyelination of central nervous system. I have medicine for the migraines and vitamins to help with I'm not sure what lol. But the latest thing is extreme fatigue ankle foot leg pain/numbness to a point of I don't feel like I have a leg at times or I I do is wrapped up in cement bandages. Ok just trying to give visual. Actually broke my ankle just by standing up on it. Healed itself before I ever got to see ortho surgeon as I have metal plate in that ankle from previous break. Also weird sunburn feeling on back and spine and my face on one side keeps going numb. I hope everyone else is doing well. I am not normally one to share. But need to
The feet sound like mine with Plantar fasitis. The glands would not be MS. The other things could be MS. Many neurologists like to wait and see over time. There are many MS mimics. Your neurological exam reflexes and such is a big part of diagnosing. They look for changes it it. Have you had a lot of blood work ruling out other conditions? How many MRIs of the brain have you had? Unless MS is ruled out it can take two or more over time. MS is a diagnosis of excluding all other possibilities. Neurologists want to see two different attacks in different parts of the body spread apart in time.
It is good to have one page or less of symptoms. Less is better. Let the neurologist do his thing first then explain what bothers you the most. It is like court just the facts. They are so brainy.
No test rules MS in or out they are just more evidence. Also neurologists specialize. I went to a headache specialist and she said no way did I have MS and tried to treat my head aches. When I said I was there for MS and confused she fired me then and there. I was kind of emotional with her and she did not like it.
Alex
I know its frustrating to be sick and not know why. I was on the extreme side of that scenario myself.
Back in 1993 I was diagnosed with and I quote, "a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system"
2 years ago I was finally diagnosed with what demyelinating disease, that being RRMS.
Keep in mind I am on the extremely far side of the length of time for a diagnosis.
The issue is that there are a lot of things that have many of the same medical symptoms.
Keep in mind while its frustrating and slow, you want the right diagnosis and this can sometime not be easy to nail down.