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Originally Posted by Jensequitur
 I'm not sure anybody can answer it for sure... not without an MRI! One of my first symptoms was numbness in multiple areas - numbness on the right side, especially. I thought that was brain-related, but it's odd that the numbness starts exactly at the bra line on my right side, and tapers off at the lumbar region. My legs act up on me too, especially my right one.
I've got another appointment with my neuro in May, so I've decided to put up with most of this. All he does when I tell him about symptoms is go 'Hmm' and rap me in various locations with a rubber hammer. If this spasticity thing keeps going, though, I might have to get something for it. |
Even an MRI won't tell all. I just had this discussion with my neuro the other day. Lesions on the spine are difficult to detect. This was only my 3rd visit to this neurologists office and I see his NP. She's wonderful. I was asking her about lesion sites and was telling her that I know I have lesions in my spine based on symptoms (as I had been told by old neuro). We had a long discussion on the tricky little lesions as well as the Radiologist who reads the MRI's. We don't have a choice on who reads our MRI's. As with neuro's, there are good radiologists and there are bad ones.
Additionally, don't wait that long! I just got my hand slapped a little the other day for waiting too long and was told the effects it could have. As I joked with a few fellow board members, I need therapy to LEARN how to be a hypochondriac. LOL