I am a writer, and I was researching medical conditions for a character of mine. I was studying the symptoms MS (multiple sclerosis) and immediately I started matching the symptoms to myself. I do this with most, if not all, illnesses I read about.
The symptoms of MS are:
Muscle problems
Visual problems
Sensory problems
Balance problems
I’ve always been clumsy and not very coordinated.
I often have blurred or hazy vision and recently sharp and severe eye pains.
For three years my feet and hands have suddenly gone completely numb and would FEEL like they were curling up, although no movement is visible. It also is very hard to move my fingers and toes when this happens.
I’ve had balance problems all my life. Recently they’ve become much more severe, with bouts of dizziness coming out of the blue.
Two other symptoms are difficulty with swallowing and with thinking clearly. The swallowing could be because I never drink enough water, which also could explain quite a bit, and the difficulty thinking could be explained by stress. (My mother is in the hospital)
Blurry eyes: I wear glasses
Eye pain: Wrong prescription? Too much TV and computer time?
Numbness of hands and feet: I have bad circulation? I sit too much?
I’m sure these things are all easily explained, but I had OCD a few years back and I’m bothered by this. What do you think?
Notes: I am fourteen and female. I am sturdy, but I am tall and of a healthy weight.
Sorry, I’m not fourteen, I’m sixteen. I hit the wrong number. Stupid keyboard. ![]()
Thank you all! I feel better now. ![]()
I think I’ll go get some sleep and feel irrational anger at my poor character for putting me through all this trouble. I’m staying away from webmd. ![]()