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I have been reading all of the posts here and was hoping I might find some answers. I was born with cerebral palsy. The right side of my body was affected in the form of less developed muscle mass, smaller bones, lack of coordination and balance. I wore a brace and had surgery to stretch my heel chord at seven. I did pretty well but was diagnosed at age 13 with scoliosis. I don't remember the degrees but there were two curvatures one at the top and one at the bottom of my spine. The curves weren't considered great enough for either surgery or a brace so nothing was ever done. I was supposed to have surgery again on my heel chord at age 18 but the Doctor I saw decided it wasn't necessary. At age 19 I was diagnosed with MS. This affected the other side of my body. My symptoms ranged from loss of motor control, balance, vertigo, speech impairment, etc. I am 42 now and have had only mild to moderate disability. In March of this year my shoulder and neck became very painful. I have degenerative arthritis in my cervical spine and my Dr. diagnosed me as having cervical radiculopathy. I was sent for physical therapy. At about this time I began to experience numbness and tingling along my forearm and down into my wrist and hand and just under my shoulder blade. An MRI and xrays were done but revealed no damage except for the degeneration. I finally agreed to an EMG which I swore I would never have again, but again, negative results. I had been having these symptoms for nearly six months and my Dr. informed that he believed it was due to silent lesions and that the damage is probably permanent. While I don't entertain denial, I'm having a hard time believing this is symptomatic of MS at least in my case. I have lived with MS for nearly 23yrs. I can't help but wonder if the scoliosis might be the cause of my numbness and tingling. My apologies for such a lengthy question but it was hard to ask without offering a bit of background. I would appreciate any input.
Thanks, asis
Thanks, asis
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