So can I select one from column A, one from column B, and two from column C? Or should I just pick the one whose name I like the best? (I kinda like the latter method the best.)

Awe, could at least let us all have some fun by posting another poll to come up with the best dx for you . . . please.

Actually, I could narrow it down for you with a prior posting:

Cherie

I had 11 O-bands, but only 1 lesion (in my neck).

I remember the (seemingly) suppressed excitement of the neuro doc and his PA, hoping that I could remember any previous 24+ hour Sx. I finally remembered I'd been to the chiropractor twice with a numb leg about 15 years ago. They practically jumped for joy.

That was April 13, 2007.

I was jumping for joy it wasn't something much worse/life-threatening.

I voted - I had > 2 but I actually only had 2 - there was no option for equal to two

Cherie, my understanding is that they don't go away with MS... least after hearing my neuro say, "Think of them as the age bands on a tree".

Wanna post a poll? Go for it! Just be nice.....

Seriously, I had TONS of bloodwork when I first got sick. Nada. Nothing. That is, except for the lovely abnormal LP results.

Doc 1 at this facility I'm at now said he thought maybe my first LP wasn't totally done correctly and that's why he ordered another. He also told me to get a ton of bloodwork done--again--too.

Nada. The only thing that showed a positive was the ANA but there was another titre done and that tested negative.

Chest CT was done to rule out pulmonary lesions, which a lot of MS mimickers have. Nope. Nada on the pulmonary lesions too.

I'm alternative dx free right now. Gotta come up with better than that. I'm thinking MS. And it ain't all in my head---I got a thoracic spine lesion too to consider. It's just getting docs to agree on "hmmm.... I see none" or "Hmmm..... I see one" or "Hmmm..... I see two lesions."

As reasonable neuros can differ in their opinions, so do I with those who don't see any where others saw at least one. And radiologists saw NONE, even with a BIG lesion in the CC.

Maybe I should just hand them MRI cards and tell 'em to "Go FISH!"

I'll only offer up the lesser of the evils, so we can limit the "disease" to something that is simple to fix.

I still think it's MS, and something messed up with the LP. Time will usually tell-all.

Cherie
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So far, this poll seems to be panning out similar to one we did several years ago. I think about 50% knew they had O-bands . . . not close to 90% that we read about all the time.

I posted >2, but I had 2 with elevated whatever, but I did not and still do not have lesions showing on MRI. I was diagnosed by findings of my LP and the fact that I had had 2 exacerbations.

My MS presented atypically, and my lesions were not enough to DX. The LP had enough O-bands to make it conclusive.

But I'm thinking "euthanasia," no matter HOW simple a cure, should not be a poll choice.