HRzIlovefiringthings
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And I was told that everything came back perfectly NORMAL!!!!
When she told me, I literally sat there, stunned for a few minutes. I couldn't even muster the strength to say "just a minute" while I composed myself.
I was so absolutely, positively, 100% convinced that I had MS, that when she told me that my MRI came back normal, I almost felt like I was dreaming. Part of it didn't feel real, and I had to ask her many, many times to confirm that I didn't have MS. She finally asked me if I wanted a photocopy of the MRI report and I said "heck yes." I think I'm going wrap it around a stick and whenever I relapse into my "I think I have MS" state of mind, I'll have my husband hit me over the head with the "you don't have MS" stick!
I did the Babinski test, and passed with flying colours (as she said). She did all of the standard neurological assessment tests, and she told me that I am totally fine. I described my twitches to her, and she said that they are Benign Fasciculations. She did not give me a diagnosis of BFS, but she did specifically call my twitches Benign Fasciculations.
As for my eyes, she said that based on my medical history, the checkups by the optomotrists and the opthamologist, and based on the CT scan and MRI, my eye twitching (which has gotten better) can be attributed to eye strain from needing glasses for so long without realizing it. She said that the stress that I've put myself under has probably contributed to the eye twitching.
All in all, she suggested I go on a mild sedative to get past this stressful time, but she said that all of the other symptoms I told her about were all stress related.
The funny thing is - even before she examined me or told me the results of my MRI, I mentioned that I brought a "list" of things I'd been experiencing. She said that as soon as someone pulls out a big list, the cause is often stress (not always, but often.)
So, YAY FOR ME!!! I can finally start focussing on my future again!!!!! I've been reluctant to start booking my camping trips until all of this was resolved, so I'm getting online tonight to start booking!!!!!!
Thanks to everyone who supported me while I was in my anxiety-laden-land. Having you all here to offer advise & support was AWESOME!!! I'll give back to this board as often as I can!
When she told me, I literally sat there, stunned for a few minutes. I couldn't even muster the strength to say "just a minute" while I composed myself.
I was so absolutely, positively, 100% convinced that I had MS, that when she told me that my MRI came back normal, I almost felt like I was dreaming. Part of it didn't feel real, and I had to ask her many, many times to confirm that I didn't have MS. She finally asked me if I wanted a photocopy of the MRI report and I said "heck yes." I think I'm going wrap it around a stick and whenever I relapse into my "I think I have MS" state of mind, I'll have my husband hit me over the head with the "you don't have MS" stick!
I did the Babinski test, and passed with flying colours (as she said). She did all of the standard neurological assessment tests, and she told me that I am totally fine. I described my twitches to her, and she said that they are Benign Fasciculations. She did not give me a diagnosis of BFS, but she did specifically call my twitches Benign Fasciculations.
As for my eyes, she said that based on my medical history, the checkups by the optomotrists and the opthamologist, and based on the CT scan and MRI, my eye twitching (which has gotten better) can be attributed to eye strain from needing glasses for so long without realizing it. She said that the stress that I've put myself under has probably contributed to the eye twitching.
All in all, she suggested I go on a mild sedative to get past this stressful time, but she said that all of the other symptoms I told her about were all stress related.
The funny thing is - even before she examined me or told me the results of my MRI, I mentioned that I brought a "list" of things I'd been experiencing. She said that as soon as someone pulls out a big list, the cause is often stress (not always, but often.)
So, YAY FOR ME!!! I can finally start focussing on my future again!!!!! I've been reluctant to start booking my camping trips until all of this was resolved, so I'm getting online tonight to start booking!!!!!!
Thanks to everyone who supported me while I was in my anxiety-laden-land. Having you all here to offer advise & support was AWESOME!!! I'll give back to this board as often as I can!