Ruling out ms

[Joiedecour]

One more little question. If C and T spine mris are clean, can neuro rule out ms definitively if brain mri has 4 subcortical, nonspecific lesions in parietal and frontal? So far no explanation for an array of symptoms, so if Ms gets ruled out after mimics have been ruled out - and they have - not sure where that leaves me!

[essdipity]

Please see my answer to your newer post.

ess

[kelbell2]

Wow, i am learning so much here. I am so sorry you are going through so much, I wish I could help you so way. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Kel

[karryon55]

I know how hard the process is to dx. I wanted to give up on a number of occasions & said to my PCP I will just live with whatever it is. But the ever troublesome symptoms & my supportive PCP were motivators to find the cause.

I tried to not just focus solely on MS during this process because I was all to aware that I could have one of the mimics. I would often feel devastated by not getting any answers & during those periods I would feel really "fed up" & spent a week maybe longer just not wanting to address what was happening to me. In the end you find the strength to pick yourself up & try again because deep down you know there's something wrong with you.

As Alex said it is a difficult question. If you are still having symptoms in the long run then it is in your best interest to find the cause of those symptoms whatever that may be.

I hope this helps.

Take Care

Karry.

[Joiedecour]

Thank you, Alex. I really appreciate your response, especially having read what you are going through. Hope you're doing a bit better after chemo. You are so brave.
Still haven't got results from my mris yesterday. Spent about 50 mins on hold across two calls. Will call again tomorrow. I will update. A spinal lesion would probably get me dx. I think that might be better that not knowing what is causing my symptoms. But maybe not.

[HVAC]

That is a complex question not being a doctor I do not know what your brain lesions mean. They could mean something other than MS. You can have MS lesions only in the brain if that is what you are asking. For every MS rule there is an exception on this Forum. I had clear MS lesions on my first MRI but it took me two years for a diagnosis. My lesions were on the ventricals which is classic to MS. Many people come here and after a long struggle are diagnosed with MS. For everyone of them there is another who gets diagnosed with something different. I almost walked away from the whole process until a Neurologist looked at me point blank and said "You can't ignore this you will be diagnosed with MS in the future". I thought they were all nuts how could Neurologists say I would be diagnosed with MS some day but not diagnose me? I do not have an easy answer only to keep trying to find out what is wrong.

Alex