My doctor dismissed my MS symptoms as 'stress'—even though my body was going numb:
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At that point, I had a gut feeling that it was more than just stress. I thought the doctor was missing something, and I was worried that it would be too late by the time she figured it out. But at the same time, the tingling had plateaued. It wasn’t getting any better or any worse, so in a way, it became my new normal. More symptoms, more tests
I didn’t understand why it would have taken her so long to figure out that I had Bell’s palsy. Plus, people with Bell’s palsy usually have noticeable drooping on one side of the face. I may have had a tiny bit of drooping if you looked very, very closely, but it wasn’t really noticeable. I was terrified. I knew my life was about to change, but I had no idea how. I didn’t know what to expect. But at the same time, I was relieved. I finally had an answer. It turned out my drunk symptoms were actually an MS relapse, or flare-up. in which the immune system attacks the protective sheath, or myelin, that covers nerve fibers. This causes communication problems between the brain and the rest of the body.
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