Possible MS or something else?

[brenkim]

I started out a few years ago with tingling, creepy crawly feeling near my ear/temple... this went on for a long time, an mri was done looking for anyeurisms in case a vessel was pinching it.  MRI was normal.  I would also get very sick with bladder infections but no bacteria.. but blood in urine all the time. (I often get up 3 times in a night to urinate, they want to check me for an irritable bladder).. A year or so after that I had a terrible thing happen to my eye.. there was some kind of disturbance or shimmering like effect that took a day or so and I could not really see out of it and then it was fine... then after that I was jogging and just fell right down with no warning... this happened twice... vertigo came after that too...then about 6 months later I was very very nauseated and sick again but this time I had what a doctor thought was either kidney pain or a pinched nerve pain in my back... that happened a couple of times months apart... kidneys were tested and all is fine there..then, after that came 2 seperate episodes of continual eye twitching for about 3 weeks straight.. doctor even gave me some pills to try to calm it down, but didn't work. a few months later I notice my thumb joint was getting very sore.... near a joint...I could not squeeze anything with it or use it, but mysteriously it got better after about 3 weeks too..??? now just about a month ago, I got very very sick again with nausea and vertigo.. again this lasted 2-3 weeks.  and this time nystigamus was caught... in the meantime, the tingly creepy crawling feeling comes and goes and I was told that was vestibular nerve activity... also, the last time I got sick, I was diagnosed by a doctor with Labrynthitis... but, I know it is the same thing that I have had about 2 - 3 times a year for the past couple of years??? can one keep getting labrynthitis repeatedly with painful back and thumb that comes and goes, etc.. or does this sound like MS - I also have developed terrible pain down my leg, which I believe is called sciatica...? I thought that eveyrone got that from time to time...and sometimes I get a very nasty ripping, twisting feeling behind my eye/ear area where the tingling comes from.....it comes on real fast and goes away real fast.. that only happens every few months too.  I have failed balance tests and I am only 42 - I am off to a neurologist soon...what do you think?  

Also, just to add that when my thumb gets really sore like that, I also get a numb arm upwards from the thumb at the same time... like there is sand in my arm or something or like it has fallen asleep... any thoughts?  

[brenkim]

Thanks for your comment... I am seeing one on Wednesday that is a MS specialist- will hopefully know more then... thanks again..

[JonM]

Well can't rule it (MS) out but the symtoms you list are very distributed and not typical of MS.  It's funny that some of the symtoms, Yes are MS symptoms too, but the way you describe is not the typical MS description.  If you haven't seen a nuerologist yet, then you should.  Put together a timeline of your symptoms and take them with you.
JonM