well beginning about 10 yrs ago i started having trouble with my eye sight blurred vision floaters and things like that and over the years it seems that is getting better but still have trouble sometimes now i have had weakness in my arms and legs . i am in pain all the time in my back legs feet arms neck problems , depression dizziness sometimes i dont know what to do i really dont im thinking very serouisly about asking my doctor to test me for MS . anybody out there have it and could tell me what their symptoms was ?

Multiple Sclerosis (abbreviated MS, also known as disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminata) is a chronic, inflammatory, demyelinating disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). MS can cause a variety of symptoms, including changes in sensation, visual problems, muscle weakness, depression, difficulties with coordination and speech, severe fatigue, cognitive impairment, problems with balance, overheating, and pain. MS will cause impaired mobility and disability in more severe cases.

hope i helped, please rate my answer:)

the only thing i know off hand about it is that it becomes painful to walk and there is pain in the back and legs, etc….
Hope things turn out well for you

I have a friend with advanced MS. She has had none of your symptoms. It actually sounds like you may have ME which is not very nice but temporary. MS is a condition which causes gradual paralysis in the body. My friend's symptoms were all to do with numbness initially, especially in her mouth and tongue.

I have a different autoimmune disease, but it mimics MS. one difference is there are no sure tests for MS, but blood tests can tell if you have Antiphospholipid Syndrome I am including 2 links for you about this seldom tested for disease. It is considered rare, but I know for a fact that it is very common. best wishes.

how is it transmitted? is there a high fatality rate? Can it be treated or cured?

I thouht it was a cold…???

WHAT IS INFLUENZA (FLU) AND HOW IS IT CAUSED?

Influenza is a contagious disease caused by a virus. A virus is a germ that is very small. Influenza viruses infect many parts of the body, including the lungs.

When someone who has influenza sneezes, coughs, or even talks, the influenza virus is expelled into the air and may be inhaled by anyone close by.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET INFLUENZA?

When influenza strikes the lungs, the lining of the respiratory tract is damaged. The tissues become swollen and inflamed. Fortunately, the damage is rarely permanent. The tissues usually heal within a few weeks.

Influenza is often called a respiratory disease, but it affects the whole body. The victim usually becomes acutely ill with fever, chills, weakness, loss of appetite and aching of the head, back, arms and legs. The influenza sufferer may also have a sore throat and a dry cough, nausea, and burning eyes.

The fever mounts quickly; temperature may rise to 104 degrees F but after two or three days, it usually subsides. The patient is often left exhausted for days afterwards.

IS INFLUENZA CONSIDERED SERIOUS?

For healthy children and adults, influenza is typically a moderately severe illness. Most people are back on their feet within a week.

For people who are not healthy or well to begin with, influenza can be very severe and even fatal. The symptoms described above have a greater impact on these persons. In addition, complications can occur.

Most of these complications are bacterial infections because the body can be so weakened by influenza that its defenses against bacteria are low. Bacterial pneumonia is the most common serious complication of influenza. In addition the sinuses and inner ears may become inflamed and painful.

WHO GETS INFLUENZA?

Anyone can get influenza, especially when it is widespread in the community. In 1996 alone, over 95 million cases of the flu were reported. People who are not healthy or well to begin with are particularly susceptible to the complications that can follow. these people are known as "high risk" and should be immunized.

For anyone at high risk, influenza is a very serious illness. you may be at high risk if you:

Have chronic lung disease such as asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, tuberculosis, or cystic fibrosis.

Have heart disease.

Have chronic kidney disease.

Have diabetes or another chronic metabolic disorder.

Have severe anemia.

Have diseases or are having treatments that depress immunity.

Are residing in a nursing home or other chronic care facility.

Are over 50 years of age.

A doctor, nurse, or other provider of care to high-risk persons should be immunized to protect high-risk patients.

Many experts now recommend that any person who wishes to avoid the flu should be vaccinated. This includes those suffering from asthma. A recent American Lung Association;reg study found that the flu vaccine is safe for, and well tolerated in, people with asthma. Another recent study suggested that the vaccine may be important for infants.

HOW ARE INFLUENZA AND COMPLICATIONS PREVENTED?

Influenza can be prevented with a high degree of success when a person receives the current influenza vaccine or influenza shot. This vaccine is made each year so that the vaccine can contain influenza viruses that are expected to cause illness that year.

The viruses in the vaccine are inactivated so that someone vaccinated cannot get influenza from the vaccine. instead the person vaccinated develops protection in his or her body in the form of substances called antibodies.

The amount of antibodies in the body is greatest 1 or 2 months after vaccination and then gradually declines. For that reason and because the influenza viruses usually change each year, people should be vaccinated each fall with the new vaccine.

October 15th to November 15th is the best time to get your influenza shot. such a yearly vaccination has been found to be about 75 percent effective in preventing influenza. It may also reduce the severity of influenza and can be lifesaving. However, it's OK to get the shot earlier. Since the vaccine takes about 2 weeks to begin its effect. A later vaccination can also provide substantial protection. until the flu season is over, it's never "too late" to get a flu shot.

The influenza shot is covered by Medicare and some other health plans.

At the first sign of influenza symptoms see your doctor. Some doctors use a new rapid point of care test given in a doctors office which can diagnose all strains of influenza A and B. Many physicians now use antiviral medications when they are confident of the diagnosis.

Two antiviral drugs called amantadine and rimantadine can be used to help prevent and treat influenza A. Newer antiviral drugs, Zanamivir and Oseltamivir, are active against both A & B types.

WHAT ABOUT REACTIONS TO THE VACCINE?

Most people have little or no reaction to the vaccine. One in four might have a swollen, red, tender area where the vaccination was given.

A much smaller number, probably more children than adults, might also develop a slight fever within 24 hours. they may have chills or a headache, or feel a little sick. People who already have a respiratory disease may find their symptoms worsened. Usually none of these reactions lasts for more than a few days.

In addition, adverse reactions to the vaccine, perhaps allergic in nature, have been observed insome people. these could be due to an egg protein allergy because the egg in which the virus is grown cannot be completely extracted. these people should be vaccinated only if their doctorbelieves it necessary and if the vaccine is given under close observation by a doctor.

WHO SHOULD BE VACCINATED?

People at high risk should be vaccinated yearly against influenza. In addition, those who provide care to high-risk patients should be vaccinated.

If you are not in a high-risk group, you may want to be vaccinated to avoid the flu and its complications.

CAN YOU HAVE A RECURRENCE OF INFLUENZA?

A person can have influenza more than once. Here's why: The virus that causes influenza may belong to one of three different influenza virus families, A, B or C. Influenza A and influenza B are the major families.

Within each influenza virus family are many viral strains, like so many brothers and sisters. Both A and B have strains that cause illnesses of varying severity. But the influenza A family has more virulent strains than the B family.

If you have influenza, your body responds by developing antibodies. The following year, a new family member or a member of another family may appear. your antibodies are less effective or ineffective against this unfamiliar strain. If you are exposed to it, you may come down with influenza again.

HOW ARE INFLUENZA AND COMPLICATIONS TREATED?

For uncomplicated influenza, your doctor will probably tell you to stay in bed at home as long as the sickness is severe, and perhaps for about two days after the fever is gone. Common medications, such as acetaminophen, are used to treat fever and aches and pains.

Two antiviral drugs called amantadine and rimantadine have to be used for treating someone who develops influenza A, particularly if given as soon as possible after the onset of influenza. these drugs also can be used as a preventive measure, but for prevention it must be taken daily as long as influenza cases continue to occur in a community.

Your doctor would have to decide whether to use an antiviral drug either for prevention or treatment. If it is used for treating an early case of influenza, it may shorten this illness and reduce the severity. Antiviral drugs work only against influenza A viruses and should be used only if influenza A is suspected.

okay so my friends always makes comments about how she is so fat, she hates lunch b/c it makes her fat.., her mom criticizes her even though she is like 100 pounds and 5'4, she always looks in the mirrror and turns in like very direction and like squeezing the little fat she has…the only thing is she eats but not a lot. her arms and legs are like sticks!

i have that disorder, first you need to understand that she is sick, the best is talk with her parents and find a specialist, then go with her . then she will thank you a lot .don't wait very much, time pases

im 140 5'7 i dont look it but my mom calls me fat all the time. i never thought i was fat but because of her i do now. I was anorexia for a mouth but i did lose that much so i stop. one of my friend always say i wish i had your body i say why im fat but in the inside it makes me happy

Please advise.

Someone in my family has been diagnosed with Leukemia, 3 years ago. she has undergone chemo and is now ok (thank God!). but, starting abt 4-6 months ago, she started to experience sharp, almost constant pain in what seems to be the leg and hip bones. she also says she feels 1000 needles in her heels/soles.

Now the doctor didn't allow any x-ray or CAT scan (for fear of radiation exposure). Her osteoporosis test from a year ago was fine.

What could this be? I'm worried about bone cancer..since I've heard sometime chemo for one can cause another:(

Definition of Bone Cancer
Cancer that begins in the bone is called primary bone cancer. Primary bone cancer is relatively uncommon in comparison with secondary or metastatic cancer (cancer that occurs initially in another organ and then spreads to bone tissue).

Description of Bone Cancer
The bones in the body serve several purposes. They support and protect internal organs (for example, the skull protects the brain and the ribs protect the lungs). Muscles pull against the bones to make the body move. Bone marrow (the soft, spongy tissue in the center of many bones) makes and stores blood cells.

Cancer that begins is the bone is called primary bone cancer. it is found most often in the arms and legs, but it can occur in any bone in the body. Children and young people are more likely than adults to have bone cancer.

Primary bone cancers are called often called sarcomas. there are several types of sarcoma. Each type begins in a different kind of bone tissue. The most common are osteosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma and chondrosarcoma.

Osteosarcoma is the most common type of bone cancer in young people. it usually occurs between the ages of 10 and 25. Males are affected more often than females. Osteosarcoma often starts in the ends of bones, where new bone tissue forms as a young person grows. it usually affects the long bones of the arms or legs.

Ewing's sarcoma usually is found in people between 10 and 25 years of age; teenagers are most often affected. This cancer forms in the middle part (shaft) of large bones. it most often affects the hipbones and the long bones in the thigh and upper arm. it also occurs in the ribs.

Chondrosarcoma is found mainly in adults. This type of tumor forms in cartilage, the rubbery tissue around joints.

Cancers that begin in the bone are quite rare. on the other hand, it is not unusual for cancers to spread to the bones from other parts of the body. When this happens, the disease is not called primary bone cancer. Each type of cancer is named for the organ or the tissue in which it begins. Cancer that spreads is the same disease and has the same name as the original (or primary) cancer.

Treatment for cancer that has spread to the bones depends on where the cancer started and the extent of the spread. about 80 percent of these metastatic lesions are from primary carcinomas, particularly of the breast, prostate, lung, kidney, thyroid, pancreas and stomach.

Symptoms of Bone Cancer
Patients may present with persistent pain, swelling, or tenderness of a bone. They may have unexplained fracture of one or more bones, sometimes without noticeable trauma.

Diagnosis of Bone Cancer
The presenting symptom is usually pain. Pathologic fracture may be present and is more common in the lower than the upper extremity.

The presenting radiologic finding on X-ray is often destruction of bone. In a patient with a known primary malignant tumor presenting with a painful, destructive lesion of bone, a diagnosis of metastatic cancer can be made with some assurance. However, there are individuals in whom the primary cancer is not yet recognized at the time when the early metastatic lesion in bone becomes painful.

A CAT scan, MRI, radionuclide bone scan or a skeletal survey may be done to pinpoint which bones have been affected.

Treatment of Bone Cancer
The treatment of cancer of the bone, especially metastatic cancer, has two goals: management of the neoplasm and management of the symptoms produced by the local lesion. Prognosis is affected by a patient's age, the size of the primary tumor, grade and stage, degree of lymphatic and blood vessel invasion, the duration of symptoms and the location of the tumor on the arm, leg or trunk.
There are two ways bone metastasis is treated. Systemic therapy, aimed at cancer cells that have spread throughout the body, includes chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and immunotherapy. Local therapy, aimed at killing cancer cells in one specific part of the body, includes radiation therapy and surgery.

Surgery often has to be extensive, with a wide margin of tissue around the tumor being removed. Sarcomas involving muscles require removal of the entire affected muscle group.

Radiation therapy is used to prevent local recurrences of radiosensitive tumors and may be given either before or after surgery.

Chemotherapy – a number of drugs have proven to be effective in treating bone and soft tissue sarcomas. The dosages required to provide a good chance for cure often produce significant side effects. Effective single agents may include doxorubicin (Adriamycin), cyclophosphamide, high-dose methotrexate (with leucovorin rescue), ifosfamide, dacarbazine, vincristine, dactinomycin (Actinomycin D), etoposide and investigational agents. Combinations of these drugs are often used.

Hormone therapy is either the removal of the organs which produce hormones which can promote the growth of certain types of cancer (such as testosterone in males and estrogen in females), or drug therapy to keep the hormones from promoting cancer growth.

Biphosphonates are drugs that can be used to reduce bone pain and slow down bone damage in people who have cancer that has spread to their bones.

Even if a bone or soft tissue sarcoma is appears to be localized and could apparently be completely removed, there is still significant risk that tumor cells too small to detect have already spread to other places in the body. Additional treatment with chemotherapy (adjuvant chemotherapy) attempts to eliminate these tumor deposits.

There are also safe and effective ways to treat pain. Medications can allow people to be free of pain so that they can continue the activities that are important to them.

Questions To ask Your Doctor about Bone Cancer
Is it primary or secondary cancer of the bone?

Where has it spread from?

Do you recommend chemotherapy?

What is the prognosis?

Hope this helps! <3 good luck hun!

Could be a number of things such as a bad disk in the back or neck.

Bone cancers are rare forms of cancer that can affect any bone in the body. two types of bone cancer are multiple myeloma and bone sarcomas. Bone cancers can also happen when tumors that start in other organs, such as breasts, lung, and prostate, metastasize (spread) to the bone. Multiple myeloma is the most common type of bone cancer. The two most common bone sarcomas are osteosarcoma, which develops in new tissue in growing bones, and chondrosarcoma, which

develops in cartilage. Osteosarcoma tends to occur more frequently in children and adolescents, while chondrosarcoma occurs more often in adults. Cancers that begin in the bone are quite rare. on the other hand, it is not unusual for cancers to spread to the bones from other parts of the body. When this happens, the disease is not called primary bone cancer. Each type of cancer is named for the organ or the tissue in which it begins. Cancer that spreads is the same disease and has the same name as the original (or primary) cancer. any kind of cancer can spread to the bone. This bone metastasis usually occurs late in the disease. Breast, prostate, and lung cancer are the most common types of cancers that spread to the bone. The bones of the spine, pelvis, and ribs are the most commonly affected. The bones of the upper arm and upper leg also may be affected. Multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, can affect the bones early in the disease.

What causes bone cancer?
Although scientists are not certain what causes bone cancer, a number of factors may put a person at increased risk. these cancers occur more frequently in children and young adults, particularly those who have had radiation or chemotherapy treatments for other conditions. Adults with Pagets disease, a noncancerous condition characterized by abnormal development of new bone cells, may be at increased risk for osteosarcoma. A small number of bone cancers are due to heredity. For example, children with hereditary retinoblastoma (an uncommon cancer of the eye) are at a higher risk of developing osteosarcoma. The bones support the body and make it possible to move about. Cancers affecting the bone will weaken the bone, and the affected area may break easily. In bone cancer, abnormal cells multiply and spread to form tumors. Healthy bones, nerves, and tissues (including organs) are damaged or destroyed, and the disease can be life threatening. However, successful treatment is often possible, particularly if the cancer is found in its early stages. Chances for successful treatment decrease and the threat to life increases the longer the cancer is untreated. The break can occur for no apparent reason. or, it may be caused by mild trauma that would not normally be expected to cause a bone to break. there may be a genetic link and bones which have been previously fractured or infected may be more susceptible to bone cancer. Excessive exposure to chemicals or radiation may also increase the risk of bone cancer.

What are the symptoms of bone cancer?
Patients may present with persistent pain, swelling, or tenderness of a bone. They may have unexplained fracture of one or more bones, sometimes without noticeable trauma. A fracture in a bone that causes severe pain may be the first sign that cancer has invaded the bone. Sometimes the person will have pain in the area for some time before the fracture occurs. In other cases, there is no pain until the bone breaks. Pain is the most frequent symptom of bone cancer. Sometimes a firm, slightly tender lump on the bone can be felt through the skin. In some cases, bone cancer interferes with normal movements. Bone cancer can also cause bones to break.

How is bone cancer diagnosed?
The presenting symptom is usually pain. Pathologic fracture may be present and is more common in the lower than the upper extremity. The presenting radiologic finding on X-ray is often destruction of bone. In a patient with a known primary malignant tumor presenting with a painful, destructive lesion of bone, a diagnosis of metastatic cancer can be made with some assurance. However, there are individuals in whom the primary cancer is not yet recognized at the time when the early metastatic lesion in bone becomes painful. A CAT scan, MRI, radionuclide bone scan or a skeletal survey may be done to pinpoint which bones have been affected.

What is the treatment for bone cancer?
The treatment of cancer of the bone, especially metastatic cancer, has two goals: management of the neoplasm and management of the symptoms produced by the local lesion. Prognosis is affected by a patient's age, the size of the primary tumor, grade and stage, degree of lymphatic and blood vessel invasion, the duration of symptoms and the location of the tumor on the arm, leg or trunk.

Treatment options depend on the type, size, location, and stage of the cancer, as well as the persons age and general health. Surgery is often the primary treatment. Although amputation of a limb is sometimes necessary, pre- or post-operative chemotherapy has made limb-sparing surgery possible in many cases. When appropriate, surgeons avoid amputation by removing only the cancerous section of the bone and replacing it with an artificial device called a prosthesis.

Chemotherapy and radiation may also be used alone or in combination. because of the tendency for Ewings sarcoma to metastasize rapidly, multidrug chemotherapy is often used, in addition to radiation therapy or surgery on the primary tumor. Radiation therapy is used to treat bone pain in a person who has bone metastasis. Radiation to the affected areas can also prevent further weakening of the bones. The total dose of radiation that can be given is limited, however. Chemotherapy is sometimes used to help control the underlying cancer.