How to Recognize the Early Signs of MS

How to Recognize the Early Signs of MS

Hi! My name is Michael Gerber and I'm an advocate for living well with MS. Today, I’d like to talk about the early signs of MS. A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis will require an MRI but most doctors do not send you for an MRI at the first sign of a symptom of what could be multiple sclerosis. Optic neuritis or vision problems may be a great indicator and many doctors today are familiar with optic neuritis and that is an early sign of multiple sclerosis until they’ll do further investigation. For many others, it can take years to get a diagnosis. It’s why the phrase, “You have multiple sclerosis” is often followed by “And you probably had it for five or 10 years.”

Multiple sclerosis can be hard to diagnose. If you think you’ve got early signs of multiple sclerosis, push your doctor, push your doctor to do more research and more test. Other symptoms that may be less indicative of multiple sclerosis may be bladder problems, numbness in the hands and feet or legs and arms. They can be hard to tell but pursue these symptoms with your doctor and insist on getting an MRI if you feel that there is more going on within your body today.

Initially, symptoms may come and go. That also may be a sign of multiple sclerosis and that’s how I see it as an advocate for multiple sclerosis. Reach out, reach out to your local service providers or go to Google and search early signs of multiple sclerosis. Thank you so much and make it a great day.


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