This is what I am thinking happened. For those of you dx'd ms, the o-bands (oligoclonal bands) were positive and had to be counted. Those of you not dx'd or had no o-bands, faster results, nothing to see? Higher o-bands indicate possible ms. You can have a positive o-band result, no lesions. You can also have no o-bands and have ms. It's been so long since Jim had this done and I worked in the lab, so hang with me on this. lol

Basically, no o-bands indicate no ms at the time. It doesn't mean a dx 100% though. But since you had a normal MRI and negative LP, this is why they are saying you do not have ms right now.

I would still call them in the morning and ask how they got the results so quickly. Does that help?

i'm glad your report was clean char.
wouldn't hurt to ask for a hard copy of the results for your records.

So glad its clear...but sorry you've still got unanswered questions. Do keep us updated on how you are doing