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Old 07-13-2012, 01:37 PM #1
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I'm now 'probable MS' instead of 'possible MS but less likely'. The next step is bloodwork to rule out B12 deficiency, lupus, HIV, Lyme, and a couple others. The neuro doesn't think it is any of those but wants to be sure. Then if the bloodwork is negative, time for a spinal tap.
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Glad you posted an update! The blood work is one of the first things they do.....I remember they took so many vials of it from me!

I didn't have a spinal tap. I did have an MRI.

You'll get advice from every angle. You don't have to decide anything right away. This forum can give you lots of guidance and first hand experiences from those of us who've been dealing with MS for years.

Hang in there.....and keep coming here. We (seem) pretty smart once you get to know us!!
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Nice work! It sounds like you are on the road to a diagnosis, what ever that may be. I was really glad to get my diagnosis of MS because I hated the diagnosis I had before, which was “malingerer.”
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All I want right now is answers, honestly. I've been feeling bad on and off for a long time, and I've always been the mystery patient. It is frustrating.
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It sounds like you have been advanced to less of a mystery and more of probable MS.

I'm sure you don't want to have it but it is a comfort to have a label that allows them to treat you w MS meds and/or symptom meds. Also good to know that you are not crazy. Many of us got that at least once in our travels to a diagnosis.

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Yes, that's the only good news in all of this! For the first time I actually feel like I'm on the right track of figuring out what's wrong with me.
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