Dear Mrs. Zukowski,
I am writing to you to inform you that I will not be in class the next couple of days, as I've recently been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. I am planning on going to a wide-array of doctors to find a treatment that best suits my needs. Luckily, I only have a mild case of MS. After a visit to my doctor to find out why I was having numbness in my left leg, he had me take a neurological exam along with a MRI, from which he found out I have MS. My symptoms are pretty minor, like pins and needles, light pain in my eyes, and small tremors. Pins and needles can get very annoying, it feels similar to when your "foot falls asleep", however you can't make it go away. The light pain in my eyes are also very annoying, not major pain however, but a small aching pain that doesn't go away. Small tremors happen every so often, similar to someone shaking from being cold, except in just my hands. Some people can even have fatigue, vertigo, nausea, double vision, pain the their back and in severe cases, blindness and even paralysis. This is all because MS affects nerve impulses, eating away at the protective coating around neurons, which weakens the impulses sent out of the brain. MS isn't really that common, with less than 200,000 cases reported annually, but is sure can be a life-changer if you have an intense case. I've read that medication can help, but in some cases won't. It really depends on your symptoms. For example medications like Fingolimod and Peginterferon beta-1a can help solve any "pins and needles" and tremors, however won't …show more content…
(n.d.). Retrieved May 14, 2017, from http://www.mslifelines.com/common-ms-symptoms
Frequently Asked Questions About Multiple Sclerosis. (n.d.). Retrieved May 14, 2017, from http://www.webmd.com/multiple-sclerosis/guide/multiple-sclerosis-faq#1
How MS is diagnosed. (n.d.). Retrieved May 14, 2017, from
I am writing to you to inform you that I will not be in class the next couple of days, as I've recently been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. I am planning on going to a wide-array of doctors to find a treatment that best suits my needs. Luckily, I only have a mild case of MS. After a visit to my doctor to find out why I was having numbness in my left leg, he had me take a neurological exam along with a MRI, from which he found out I have MS. My symptoms are pretty minor, like pins and needles, light pain in my eyes, and small tremors. Pins and needles can get very annoying, it feels similar to when your "foot falls asleep", however you can't make it go away. The light pain in my eyes are also very annoying, not major pain however, but a small aching pain that doesn't go away. Small tremors happen every so often, similar to someone shaking from being cold, except in just my hands. Some people can even have fatigue, vertigo, nausea, double vision, pain the their back and in severe cases, blindness and even paralysis. This is all because MS affects nerve impulses, eating away at the protective coating around neurons, which weakens the impulses sent out of the brain. MS isn't really that common, with less than 200,000 cases reported annually, but is sure can be a life-changer if you have an intense case. I've read that medication can help, but in some cases won't. It really depends on your symptoms. For example medications like Fingolimod and Peginterferon beta-1a can help solve any "pins and needles" and tremors, however won't …show more content…
(n.d.). Retrieved May 14, 2017, from http://www.mslifelines.com/common-ms-symptoms
Frequently Asked Questions About Multiple Sclerosis. (n.d.). Retrieved May 14, 2017, from http://www.webmd.com/multiple-sclerosis/guide/multiple-sclerosis-faq#1
How MS is diagnosed. (n.d.). Retrieved May 14, 2017, from