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Old 07-24-2011, 09:58 PM
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When I was diagnosed I also saw a rheumatologist. I went through 3 neurologists before I found one that I liked (4th doc.). The first neurologist was not an MS specialist. I had high IgG but no oligoclonal bands, lesions, and problems with vision in one eye. It turns out that I did have MS not something else (there were lots of confusing other symptoms they couldn't figure out at first, principally fever and other abnormal tests). It's always good to get multiple opinions and sometimes MS can be tricky to diagnose and there are multiple autoimmune disorders. For me it helped to see both a rheumatologist and a neurologist. Like everyone on here has said so far, you have to be assertive about your health. If you don't think you are being listened to, then dump the doctor and try another. I had some really bad neurologists in the beginning--they aren't the warmest bunch in general. Good luck!!
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