My first one was a failure too, when the neuro suggested it I mentioned that I had degenerative disc disease in the area he would be probing and suggested it be done under the scope.

Not need, I have done hundreds of these in my office, 15 - 20 minutes and we will be done and have an answer. So after 45 minutes or so of him probing around at my spine and not getting enough fluid? Hmmm... we have to go over to the hospital to finish this, wrong dude, the needle comes out? I am done, and also with you. Arrogant A-Hole.

Neuro # 2, we need a proper L/P you didn`t have enough fluid drawn for a good test, tests results incomplete due to that, I can do it right in my office! Dude, that is not going to happen, it gets done under the scope or not at all.

So I got a referral to the Cleveland Clinic to have it done under the scope. Much less hassles with positioning of the needle, but I was on a tilt table and they did have to tilt it to get the fluid.

Er... and the results were negative, for anything. Neuro #2, after having his nurse wheel me in the direction for another L/P when I came to get the results of the one done at the Cleveland Clinic? and me telling her to stop the bus, lady your boss doesn`t have a clue, I am here for results not another L/P, take me to your leader.

So clueless walks into the exam room, do you have the results? What? You set this up? You made all the arrangements? You are the neuro? Did you think they would send the results to me? Get them, I didn`t come here to visit.

10 -15 minutes later clueless walks back in smiling, good news, you don`t have this, that, the other thing, and you can`t have MS, the results were all negative for anything.

Well... OK doc, name that tune? I am going to call it Transverse Myelitis! So after me asking some questions about why my T/M doesn`t seem to fit the mold for T/M asking for the elusive T-Spine MRI and or repeats of the brain and c-spine mri. I got no further testing is needed or necessary.

My reply to that was simple, yet effective, " dude, I want to see a real doctor! " That led to a referral to the Cleveland Clinic`s Mellen MS center, a real doctor who agreed with my personal diagnosis of PPMS and ordered tests to confirm it.

I was even offered a 3rd L/P, but when he said he wouldn`t change his diagnosis even if it was negative again? I passed, I had really had enough fun with L/Ps.