Hi, I made this post at the other place also - burried down in a thread but it moves so slow over there....

I was just reading a thread about the o bands and that once they are there, they are always there. That is very interesting - and I had never heard of that before....

My Neuro was pleading with me last summer to have another LP., my first LP was back in 1999. She has been on me for over a year to have a repeat LP, but last summer I was in very bad shape and had to buy a cane. She really wants to get me dx'd because she believes in aggressive treatment. She needs one more piece of evidence, however, before she is comfortable making the final dx and feels the LP is important...

Mary (and several others) advised me that they felt I should have another LP and apparently many people have had their dx finally confirmed by an LP.

Now - finally - to my point --- my Neuro has indicated that there is a higher probability of seeing the evidence in an LP during times of a flare. Thus - I just told them a couple of weeks ago that I have finally decided to have another one but I am waiting until summer because I am always so very sick during the hot months. They agreed that is a good plan.

My question now - if, perhaps - from last summer when I was so sick, I developed the o bands then they should still be there right now - thus confirming a dx at any time. Is that correct ???
If so - I wonder why my Neuro (she is an MS specialist and has an EXCELLENT reputation) I wonder why she has explained to me that I have a better chance of showing evidence on the LP during or very shortly after a Flare ????

Just curious what your thoughts are or what I am missing.....
Also - not just Mary - but anybody who has knowledge on this subject - please comment...

Thanks so much !!
Snoodles...