Hi all - Im new to this, so I apologize in advance. I went to the doctor 2 months ago with numbness/loss of feeling in both of my hands and for electric show feeling down my spine when I looked down. After multiple blood tests I was sent to a neurologist who had 3 MRI scans and VEP test ordered. C-spine MRI showed 2 lesions, Brain showed 5 lesions - just got these results yesterday from my primary who I called and demanded the results because my nearologist is on vacation. My primary stated that this is all consistent w/ MS. That is all I know right now because my nearologist is on vacation until tomorrow, so I am hoping he calls me tomorrow with some more insight.

However, after doing some reasearch online. Im really confused because it seems as if my symptoms are consistent with Lyme disease and I was bit by a tick a few years ago and did nothing about it. It also stated online that the symptoms mimic a severe b-12 deficency which I also have always have, and I also have always had a vitamin D defincency. After the MRI on c-spine was done 2 weeks ago, the nearologist did state that he thought it was MS and thats when he went on vaca while I had the VEP/Brain and thoratic spine MRI's completed. My question is how can I rule out any of the 3 that it could be? Does an LP take care of this? Do I get a 2nd opinion? And my last question and the reason why I registered for this is to find out how do I know what neurologist is the best in my area? I live in Boston and Im not sure if there are any reliable websites that anyone knows of so I can choose the best doctor. Thank you all in advance, as scary as this all is - it is comforting to read these posts and am not in this alone. Thank you again.

PS - If anyone has some questions that you think I should ask my neurologist when he (hopefully) calls me tomorrow to review the results, I would appreciate it!