Originally Posted by Kryptonite

Hi. I'm a tired 44 year old woman. I just had MRI's that showed lesions in the brain and on the spinal cord. Doc thinks from this and other symptoms its probably MS. I had a spinal-tap two weeks ago. They say they got enough results in to know it is a autoimmune disease, so I started on prednisone. How long does it take to get the final results of a spinal-tap? I have some pain in my neck and alot of numbness from the shoulders down, mostly my arms and hands. Everything I touch feels like I'm rubbing sand paper across my hands. I feel itchy, crawlly feelings up my neck and I have weird head aches. Sometimes I don't make it to the bathroom on time. I've lost alot of sensation down there. Did I mention I'm tired? I've been married for almost two years to the most wonderful man in the world. I feel so sorry for him. As soon as we married I quit my job, lost my insurance, stopped smokin and gained 30 lbs, and now this. We have 2 boys 19 and 14. It will be nice to talk to people that understand how I feel. Sometimes I think people think I'm just lazy or maybe a little crazy.