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Originally Posted by Nevada Leftie
I am one of those MS patients with a peripheral neuropathy due to a B12 deficiency.
Mine has been so severe that it is difficult for my neurologist to know whether he is treating the deficiency or the MS.
I take sublingual B12 on a daily basis. However, I have had a recent symptom increase and today I have a MRI and my blood work done and we shall see if my B12 levels are still good.
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Wow, Nevada. Well, at least the good thing here is that your doctor acknowledges this. It's amazing but I've read about many people with MS whose B12 levels were not even included in the initial blood panel when they were first being dxed. My PCP did the original bloodwork and I love him, but I was one of those people! I'm less forgiving towards my MS specialist, who didn't ask for the level when it was obviously missing. He should have definitely known better. I had to ask for the test on a subsequent visit and my PCP was happy to oblige.
Sorry to hear about your increased sx and hope they improve. Let us know what happens with your blood work!