Strange symptoms

[AMC5]

Just over a year ago I experienced strange symptoms. I am 30 yr old, good health, don't smoke, don't drink.  One morning I started having trouble speaking.  Saying wrong words, couldn't read, could barely dial the phone, forgot phone numbers, wrote down wrong numbers when being told what numbers to dial.  About a half hour before this had visual problems.  It was like everything was jiggling.  Wasn't "dizzy", just everything around me was almost  like bouncing.  Whole visual episode lasted about 20 minutes, trouble thinking, speaking, lasted about 10 minutes.  Couldn't even get the names of my children right.  Was very concerend.  Went to ER, did CT-normal.  Weeks later had MRI  w/o contrast, US of heart, neck, thyroid.  All normal.  Blood work all normal except elevated Thyroid which later when re-checked was normal.  Neurologist thought possible TIA, then changed to possible Atypical Migraine.  No history of Migraines.  Had dull headache when all over.  Since then have had a few visual problems, and some dizzy spells.  Nothing like what happened that day.  Any ideas?  Does this sound more like a type of Migraine?  Thanks for your time.

[lmroswell]

Because you are studying medicine and you have a personal insight on MS, I was wondering if you would give your opinion on what may have caused a "5mm linear focus of increased signal at the T11-T12 within the thoracic cord" and then disappear after 7 months.  My foot tickled and tingled for months constantly, and then very slowly went away.  I still feel the sensations, but rarely.  Can the lesions caused by demyelination heal and disappear?  Or do you think this was some transient inflammatory process?  Or virus?  Just wondering what you thought...All other tests I had were normal; emg, evoked potentials, lyme, lupus, HIV.

[Lyllian]

hi lmroswell,

Over ice, not over ice tis not the question! :)
even a bit, I mean a tiny bit of that carbination will send my tongue into a hissy fit!  :)   Thanks for the advice anyway.

[Mysterious Stranger]

Physician (to be), heal thyself.
     Or at least be open-minded enough to withhold aspartame on an experimental basis for 60 days.  What have you got to lose?  You'll obviously benefit from stopping the process of leeching calcium from your bones when you knock off the consumption of the phosphoric acid in the diet cola.  Sorry, I must reiterate my prediction.  You will try it.  You can't be that stubborn, and since there is no other therapy for your MS, you might as well give it a shot.  At the end of the 60 days, you can post here and brag about your anecdotal experience disproving any link between your aspartame consumption and your symptoms.  I think you will try it.  You know you will.

[misaki]

I wasn't replying to you, lmroswell. My post came after yours because I've been busy with my exams, but i wanted to reply to our Mysterious Stranger, not to your post ^_~

[lmroswell]

Thanks for interjecting.  I thought it was going to be another insult.  As for drinking the sodas, I always drink them on ice.  It dilutes the carbonization.  Hate to drink out of cans unless there is no other option.  Good luck with your edema problem...

[Lyllian]

I just thought I would add my two cents worth..... apart from not knowing anything about diet soda's and their so called bad effects... I only want to be a litte humorous to lighten the talks here.... I do not drink any soda's let alone diet ones... not because of some so called bad side effects... but.... because....all my life (just like my dear mother) I cannot drink any soda (because of the carbonisation) sorry about the typo...the soda's sting my tongue so bad.... that I cannot stand the feeling on my tongue..its like a bunch of needles picking at my tongue.. so for all the soda drinkers out their....HOW DO YOU DO IT?????? have a nice day...
   I was only in the medical site looking for edema... which I do have ... but only recently... Of course it cannot be because of soda's..... I DONT DRINK THEM !!!
                          :)

                  Everyone have a nice day, and now.........
         continue on in your debate..... bye
                               Lyllian Sapp