Very good post TXBatman! I had lesions but was not dx until 3 years later. I didn't have clinical symptoms with the exception of what we now know as the hug and some tremors. The neuro didn't want to dx me at that time. She wanted to wait and see before making that dx. Once the other symptoms started happening, I still only received a benign MS dx. A few months later more symptoms and lesions showed up and I was officially dx. In the beginning, I did not fit the MacDonald criteria and even when I lost the ability to walk, I still didn't fit. Finally, between numbness, losing control of my bladder, having balance issues and walking issues again, etc. I fit the criteria and was dx.