My hypochondria is creeping in.

[parkerp07]

So, my biological grandmother has multiple sclerosis. I know that multiple sclerosis isn't necessarily completely genetic but it doesn't help when you have a family member with it. So, here is where my hypochondria is creeping in. They say you start showing sypmtoms in your twenties and here are a list of symptoms I have experienced as of

Comments

Scary!

[ennuiescapist]

Oooh... Scary. *hugs* It's funny that you should post this now, because just last night, I remarked about how I was somewhat afraid that I may have a neurological disorder, as well - Like MS, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Parkinson's. (!) My feet have been going numb when I exercise... And I definitely have the depression and the fatigue, although these could easily be related only between themselves.

I don't know! It's frightening, though, both when you KNOW your biological history (you) and when you DON'T KNOW. !!! Argh... Have you thought about having it checked out by a doctor?

Re: Scary!

[parkerp07]

haha I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks about things like this!!

I haven't necessarily talked about it with my doctor. I did have a physical with him last October and will have another one this October. The only thing wrong was I had borderline high cholesteral and I don't eat meat, go figure. Anyways....I think the only well to know for sure about MS is an MRI of some sort to actually see if there are lesions on the brain. I guess we'll know one day when I go to walk and collapse! :)

I think about all of that, too. Anytime I have a headache I think....shit...now I have a tumor! Then I laugh at myself because I know it's not true. I guess when you're adopted you just never know so any time something goes array you immediately think you have a terminal illness because you never know...you could. Or maybe that's just me.

Re: Scary!

[ennuiescapist]

Wow, you sound so peppily pessimistic. :) Kind of like 'the smiling depression', huh?

I really do hope it's nothing. But you're right... Maybe you just have to wait before that first collapse before worrying. But perhaps you could save yourself a bit of worry by getting an MRI. I'm not sure which is worse - the fear of confronting it or the fear anxiety of not knowing.

I'm not really a hypochondriac, but... Could become one, before long. We could be the only adopted-depressed-hypochondriac-vegetarians I know of! ;)

[into_yellow]

Scary! Maybe you should go and see a doctor, and see what they think?
Anyway, I'll be hoping you're wrong. For your sake.

[parkerp07]

Thank you. I'm sure it's just my over active imagination but you never know.