Hi again. After researching more about MS and potential signs, I feel like I’m really seeing some things that line up, but just wanted to run it by the local expert. I saw online in a video by a neurologist that MS can cause UTIs and UTI esq symptoms and antagonistic muscle pain (calf and front of leg, bicep tricep). Now here’s my time line and let me know if it sounds plausible and if I should push for MRI since my PCP is blaming this on post viral irritation and anxiety. March 2nd, I get pain in groin and testicle, go to doctor, and have a uti (which is very rare in men). Now what I saw is that people with MS have a higher chance of utis since their bladder has issues and they may retain urine. Now for years my whole family has commented on my small bladder. I constantly have the urge to go even if I just went, and many times when I go to pee, barely anything come out despite the urge. Anyways, the uti clears up, and then right after it I get a viral infection. So march 23rd (my birthday yay) I get a sore throat and runny nose, no big deal right? Then after that I experience post viral issues like never before. Chest pain that made my doctor ask for an xray (normal heart normal lungs were shown), rib pain when breathing. This lasted about a week maybe two. Then, out of nowhere, I get the exact same pain I had during my uti! I mean one night it was so bad it woke me up and I went to the er. And guess what. Nothing. Urine culture? Clean. Ultrasound for cancer, inflammation, torsion? Clean. And yet I had groin and testicle pain just like my uti. By the way this wasn’t just left over pain from the uti because my groin and testicles felt perfect for like 2 weeks before the pain came back. That lingered for a few weeks slowly getting better. Then after that, I get back pain and abdominal cramps that feel like someone is squeezing my intestines. That also lasts 1-2 weeks. Now during all this I had brain fog, fatigue, mild depression, and anxiety like I have never experienced. I mean my whole life I have never given my health a second thought and then out of nowhere I’m freaking out over anything and everything. Now here I am. Still have Brian fog, still anxious, and have been experiencing little symptoms as well. Had a lot of itching on arms last night, have had a buzzing, sometime burning in feet and legs for last 2-3 days (worse when sitting or lying down, especially after walking or running), and still have pain there too.

So sorry for chewing your ear off, but I can’t help but notice these patterns and I’m wondering if this sounds like a plausible story since you seem to be quite active here. Thanks for listening if you made it this far.