Heather is a 28-year-old woman who had a difficult pregnancy.
" This pregnancy is hard, my nerves are acting up, and it seemed like I would end up blind before my baby is born.
Her Complaint
While four months pregnant, she experienced an episode of vision loss, followed by excruciating burning pain in her abdomen and left leg. She was hospitalized when she became incontinent and could not walk. She was constantly dizzy, and she was unable to feel the floor with her feet. Each time she attempted her legs gave way. Her midsection felt constricted, as if she were wearing a girdle and her organs felt like they were buzzing.
Her Evaluation
Heather underwent an MRI Scan of her brain and spine. She also had an eye exam and was diagnosed with an condition called optic neuritis, which was the cause of her vision loss.Her frightening symptoms, brain scans, and neurology evaluation confirmed that she had multiple sclerosis (MS).
She revealed that her mother had multiple episodes of nerve dysfunction, but the cause was never identified. She suspects she may also have multiple sclerosis.
Women across the world like Heather are three times more like to develop multiple sclerosis (MS), which is caused with the immune system attacks myelin, which is a neural substance that is essentially powers communication networks. Myelin insulates nerves and is subject to damage. With this damage, the nerves become. MS has a 10% to 20% familial incidence, which means primary family members have a much higher risk of MS. Optic neuritis, which is when demyelination affects the eye nerve, is a common first symptom of MS.
Her Plan
Her multiple sclerosis impact various levels of her nervous system, the process of diagnosis by healthcare providers, as well as recovery from multi-level symptoms, is complicated. Jacqueline agreed to take IV medications to stabilize her symptoms. She also became aware of what her future with multiple sclerosis might require, including the decision to start specialized immune therapy after her pregnancy and childbirth. She prioritized using sensory therapy to calm her nervous system and specialized physical rehab to restore her function.
Her Experience
Heather's experience with her first symptoms of multiple sclerosis is similar the experience of other women who are confronted with the possibility of progressive and or permanent loss of vital neurological functions, such as
- Vision
- Muscle Strength
- Thinking
- Walking
- Balance
The process to get to the cause of the nerve dysfunction in multiple sclerosis can be hard, is especially when their doctors don't look for or consider this neurological condition cause of a women's neurological symptoms.
Heather used Your Brain Doctor® to increase her understanding: of why and how an MS attack occurs, what medications can help protect her nervous system from injury and what what practices that she can incorporate in her life to both ease her symptoms and strengthen her brain and nerves.
