It'l be exactly a year that I had my last relapse. And today it's been exactly a year that I finally accepted the fact that it was a relapse. I started to get a weird feeling in my right thumb which led to a numbness in my entire right hand. The numbness got so bad that I couldn't hold a cup, fork, toothbrush or even a pen, which was even harder because I'm right handed! With the numbness came a pain/discomfort in my right shoulder has been there on an off which is likely from straining the use out of my right hand.
This all started shortly after getting back at the gym with a trainer so I was convinced it was just an injury. I tried seeing a chiropractor, massage therapist, physio therapist and my MS clinic. Everyone diagnosed it differently - pinched nerve, sprain, muscle tear, MS relapse. Given that there were so many options, I chose pinched nerve and had an EMG...which proved that wasn't the correct diagnosis. I even recently had an ultrasound which also confirmed nothing was wrong with my shoulder.
Typically when I have a relapse, things go back to normal-ish, this time it didn't. My hand has a constant buzz/fuzzy feeling and some days the strength is weaker. My penmanship is almost back to normal, I can hold chopsticks again! As with every other relapse, I've learned to adapt and overcome. I know if I overuse my hand - cleaning, writing, working out - I will pay for it but I learned to accept it and know it'll get a bit better.
My next MRI is booked for November so we'll see what that shows and what the next treatment course may be.
This all started shortly after getting back at the gym with a trainer so I was convinced it was just an injury. I tried seeing a chiropractor, massage therapist, physio therapist and my MS clinic. Everyone diagnosed it differently - pinched nerve, sprain, muscle tear, MS relapse. Given that there were so many options, I chose pinched nerve and had an EMG...which proved that wasn't the correct diagnosis. I even recently had an ultrasound which also confirmed nothing was wrong with my shoulder.
Typically when I have a relapse, things go back to normal-ish, this time it didn't. My hand has a constant buzz/fuzzy feeling and some days the strength is weaker. My penmanship is almost back to normal, I can hold chopsticks again! As with every other relapse, I've learned to adapt and overcome. I know if I overuse my hand - cleaning, writing, working out - I will pay for it but I learned to accept it and know it'll get a bit better.
My next MRI is booked for November so we'll see what that shows and what the next treatment course may be.
