I am a veteran with service-connected Multiple Sclerosis who is totally disabled and "retired" from an IT job.  I've suffered through a lot of fatigue with MS (I take Provigil) and have also had sleep problems and strange sleep patterns.  I went to a sleep specialist Doc at the VA about 2 weeks ago and he is scheduling me for a split-study since he is pretty sure I have sleep apnea.

I am curious if there are other MS'ers in this community who also have a concurrent diagnosis of sleep apnea?  Also, when treated did you notice a huge difference in quality of life?

Thanks!

Diana

Diana...I do believe there are others....P{ersonally I have all symptoms of MS (I know they very per indivdual) but MRI's do not show mylenization...I can never get that word right.  Therefore my Neurologist will not call it MS at this time...however, I have to keep having MRI's to check up on it.  I have refuese a spinal tap.

Being treated for the SA is not always about the quality of life but what the SA does to your body if left untreated.

If you do not get answers and your thread starts heading to the bottom of the page...make a post in it saying bumping it up...it will ocme back to the top of the page...may have to do that due to all the posting that is on here and for someone else with MS to see it.

Mrs Rip Van Winkle wrote:

Diana...I do believe there are others....P{ersonally I have all symptoms of MS (I know they very per indivdual) but MRI's do not show mylenization...I can never get that word right.  Therefore my Neurologist will not call it MS at this time...however, I have to keep having MRI's to check up on it.  I have refuese a spinal tap.

Being treated for the SA is not always about the quality of life but what the SA does to your body if left untreated.

If you do not get answers and your thread starts heading to the bottom of the page...make a post in it saying bumping it up...it will ocme back to the top of the page...may have to do that due to all the posting that is on here and for someone else with MS to see it.

I don't want to get too off topic for my own topic (LOL) ... but here goes.

MS can be an anomaly and can be tough to diagnose.  I went through about 1.5 years before an official diagnosis came through -- yet I had symptoms all the way back to the early 1990's (optic neuritis).  You would benefit by working with a neurologist who specializes in MS and knows about the "McDonald Criteria".  The reason I mention it is because I, too, did not show enhancing lesions on my MRI's (I am getting ready to go for an MRI ... and it's been since 2004).  I was diagnosed in 2002 after 6 bouts of optic neuritis and bladder involvement (I use a catheter now).  It took a while ... but there are certain patterns that MS typically takes.

Check out my Squidoo lens on the topic ... http://www.squidoo.com/ms_friends   -- it's got a ton of info.

Take care!

Diana

My Neurologist specializes in Eplepsy and balance disorders...he has a balance clinic.  I went to him back in 2001 for other problems...moved saw 2 awful neurologists here and now drive 250 miles one way to see the original one.  I do like him..and i trust him more than others...plus he is REAL cute...  Anyway, he owns his practice and has another Neuro in with him who specializes in MS.  I guess that is the reason theya re keeping an eye on me...that is, the certain patterns ms typically takes.

Don't forget to bump this up if others with ms have not been on in awhile.  Thanks for the link.

gkygrl you have a really good web site! Very informative!  I have added to my favorites! I am retired from the AF 22 1/2 years. Retired in 1991, I was diagnosed with Complex Sleep Apnea about 18 months ago, I also have many health problems, currently I have  60% disability from the VA, and have full disability from Medicare.  I have degenerative disc desease , with multiple disc thru out my spine being bad, but I have also had several Doctors say they think I have MS but then others say no, and nothing conclusive has shown up on the MRI'S,  Currently my latest neurologist has me on Senemet, to treat Parkinsons like symptoms???, but I also take Baclofen 25mg every 8 hours to control the muscle spasms. That  medication has been a real God send for me! Anyway I appreciate your post and the web site, Good Luck to You! White Beard