MS symptoms (only right side)

[Lequestions]

Hello there people!

I am one of those guys who would like to get some input regarding my symptoms. I've been experiencing neurological issues and am wondering if I'm a possible MS candidate.

I keep on reading about symptoms being either on one side, or on both sides, and it doesn't seem very uniform. Am I right to believe that only completely mirrored symptoms are unlikely MS? But what about symptoms on only one side?

The past six weeks, I've had some weird symptoms. My right arm felt heavy and tingled, my right leg tingled. I've been having sensations of wetness on my arm and later on also my leg and now I have a contant tremor in my right leg that's been there for almost 3 weeks now. And now i swear my right side feels more tired than the left. All these symptoms occured in the past 6 weeks, and only on the right side. So far, I've not experienced anything on the left. What are the odds that this happens with MS? Or am I so focused on the right side of my body that I start to create these symptoms myself?

I have to add, ontop of that, my right pupil is also larger and I've been having dizzyness. Not the world spinning kind, but the 'feeling like you're walking on a boat' kind. I started to get the dizzyness in November, in South-Africa, while a friend of mine got really ill. She turned out to have some sort of virus. This made me think. Is it possible that a virus is causing my symptoms? Can viruses cause one sided symptoms?

Thank you for any kind of input regarding this!

[jujuminx]

Hummm, well, as was said, we are not dr's so we cannot dx you.  It does sound like your sx are neurological however. What is the cause?  Idk.

Virus?  I guess it could be. Really you do need to make an appt w your dr and get a referral to a good neuro for an evaluation. MS is dx by exclusion and therefore a lot of other things, including  A LOT of mimics, need to be ruled out first.

Good luck!

Julie

[kwarendorf]

Hi LQ - Welcome to the group.

We are not doctors. We are a bunch of folks who are either living with MS or, like yourself, trying to figure out if they have MS. It's not likely we will be able to help with questions about the symptoms caused by viruses, even if we new which virus.

Because MS attacks the central nervous system without a plan, there is no way to know how it will impact individuals. Sarah may have optic neuritis and my eptic nerve may be fine, but we both have MS.

That said there are certainly large areas of overlap. Mind boggling fatigue and muscle weakness are two symptoms that tend to show up in all of us sooner or later. In general, symptoms tend to impamct limbs unilaterally rather than bilaterally. While your right arm may be numb you left arm is normal. But not always. My first presenting symtptom, over 20 years ago, was bilateral numbness from mid shin down.

Hopefully you are beginning to get the picture taht there are very few absolutes when it comes to MS. If, after googling yourself into a proper MS panic, you think you may have it, get yourself to a qualified neurologist who specializes in MS.

Kyle

[SarahL2491]

MS is an individual disease and it hits most everyone differently.

Your best bet is to get with a neurologist and let them sort it out.  That Dr. Google is a dangerous physician!  There are more than 20 minic diseases which could cause any of your symptoms.

Good luck