Originally Posted by Pixie Perfect

I'd love to, but I'm on Medicaid at the moment. I was actually fired for my symptoms (not on paper, but my loss of cognitive ability and memory contributed) in March. No neurologists except the LSU / Tulane system accept Medicaid here, and I need a referral to any doctors in their system. My current doctor is a resident with a impressive background (undergrad: Berkeley, Med school Emory School of Medicine).

She does listen to my concerns and tested me for things that I have asked about. I trust her, but I agree about an MS specialist, or at least a specialist that deals with plaques on the brain. She did the LP very low (probably the L4/L5 area), and I wonder if, since it was in the subcortical area and not in the cortical or periventricular area, would any bands show up that far down when a lesion is active?