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Join Date: May 2013
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Hi Bethany,
Welcome to the boards. I can sympathize with your frustration with no clear diagnosis. My symptoms are primarily left-sided.
From what I have read, a complete work-up for MS would include evoked potentials, a spinal MRI (as well as brain, which you have done) and a spinal tap. Your neurologist should be the one ordering these, and since your symptoms are constant, I would be inclined to get a second opinion from a different neurologist. Do you get headaches often? Dizziness/ear syptoms and facial/tongue numbness may fall under the atypical migraine umbrella. I had these symptoms, but on the left side, and have gotten some relief from a med combo prescribed by my neuro.
Nutritional baseline labs are a must. What labs have you had, and was anything abnormal? Most important seems to be B12 level, vitamin D, thyroid panel, chemistry and complete blood count, test for celiac, malabsorption studies.
Again, welcome. This board is a wonderful place for support and information.
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