MS AND LEG PAIN

[roaseanna]

DO PEOPLE WITH MS EVER SUFFER FROM UPPER OUTER THIGH PAIN. MY NEUROLOGIST SAID I HAD SOMETHING SIMILAR TO CARPEL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN MY UPPER THIGH. I STAYED HOME FOR TWO YEARS AND I SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELEVIED OF THI, BUT I WAS NOT. ANY TIME I EXERCIS E MY LEGS KILL ME. I ALSO HAVE THE SAME THING IN MY LOWER CALF.COULD TJIS BE RELATED TO HAVING MS IN YOUR OPINION. PLEASE SEND ME AN ANSWER. I ALSO AM HAVIG BIG JOLTS OF MUSCLE MOVEMENT. SOMETIMES I CAN FEEL THE IMPULSE RUN DOWN MY LEG BEFORE THE MOVEMENT. I HAVE THESE IN MY ARMS MY MID SECCTION,SOMETIMES ONLY HALF OF MY MID SECTION MOVES. IT ALSO DOES IT ON MY SPINE AND I FEEL LIKE I AM BOUNCING.I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS WEBSITE AND GIVING FEEDBACK TO PEOPLE, WHO WANT OTHER OPINIONS.

                                                                                                        THANKS,
                                                                                                         TINA
                                                                    
                                              

[roaseanna]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTION. MY NEUROLOGIST SAYS I MAY HAVE A MILD CASE OF MS. HE WILL NOT DO A LUMBAR PUNCTURE OR OTHER TEST. I HAVE A LOT OF NUMBNESS,ESPECIALLY IN MY FACE AND HEAD. IT MAKES MY THINKING SLOW DOWN, WHEN I AM TRYING TO WORK . I ALSO HAVE QUIT TWO PRODUCTIO JOBS,BECAUSE OF HOW BAD IT MADE ME FEEL,THE MORE PRODUCTION THE WORST I FELT. MY MRI ONLY SHOWED A SPOT ON MY BRAIN THEY SAID WAS FROM MIRGRAINES.DO YOU THINK I NEED A SECOND OPINION.PLEASE LET ME KNOW ON MY POST, IF YOU CAN. I REALLY DO THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING ON THIS WEBSITE AND FOR BEING A DOCTOR. I KNOW YOU DO NOT GET ENOUGH GRATITUDE FROM PATIENTS.
                                                               THANKS AGAIN
                                                               TINA

[DrNoopurMD]

Hi,

Thanks for writing in.
MS is characterized by paresthesias and muscle aches and pains that can involve any part of the body or any group of muscles. However please remember that symptoms of MS are mimicked by many other conditions like peripheral neuropathy, B12 deficiency, stroke, nerve compression and fibromyalgia. There is a possibility in your case that your symptoms are due to nerve compression in the thigh and peripheral neuropathy.
I would suggest you to relax and undergo a complete evaluation and tests like MRI and CT scan and also lumbar puncture. On the basis of these tests and examination a diagnosis can be made.