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Living with MS

Hello all
I first had signs of ms in summer09 when I had bells palsy. I was given steroids to help and it got better within a week. summer10 I then had double vision which I had for about a week at it's worst. they sent me for a CT scan which cam out normal. I had a follow up app and because i still had double vision sometimes they sent me for MRI; on the MRI they found several lesions and I was then referred to a Neuro.
from just my MRI and the possibility of my two relapses the doctor is almost certain I have ms, he booked me in for evoked potentials and a lumbar puncture to confirm.
I have had the evoked potentials and they came back normal and my neuro was shocked but i had my lumbar puncture on Tuesday and the results are due in a month, my neuro said if these come back normal I will be having another MRI to see if I have anymore lesions.
I have a couple of questions; I am 21 and studying sports, In the future i would have like to become a PE teacher is that really going to be possible? Can people tell me what it's like to live with MS and how they cope?
Also I had the LP Tuesday, I’m feeling rather ill today could this be a sign of infection? I feel feverish and have had a sore throat.
Thank you
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Thankyou for all your help. I am in no hurry for the results but I think it has something to do with ceratin tests that will take over a month for the results. I forgot to ask I had "normal high" pressure with the LP measuring 23.5, is this anything to read into? I had another evoked potentials test at the hospital Tuesday and there was no twitch in my toe like I had before on the last test, has any had this happen? I could still feel the electric pulse which actually started getting quite uncomfortable after a while.
sorry I have so many questions I am new at this and am finding it hard to understand.
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667078 tn?1316000935
Everyone with MS is different. I have had it for over forty years and am still active. I ride horses, walk, swim, do yoga, and do house projects. If it is caught early and are put on a drug to slow progression you may be fine for a long time. There are no guarantees. The thing of dealing with this disease is not to project into the future. No person knows how there health will be in the future. I see no reason you should not become a PE teacher.

MS LPs might be sent to several labs. Mine was sent to three or four across the country. It took awhile to get the results.

Alex
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1453990 tn?1329231426
One of the tests on CSF done for MS is the detection and comparison of Oligoclonal bands in CSF compared to serum.  This is done with a lab technique called isoelectric focusing and take quite a while.  The "normal" CSF test for cells and protein should be available in the normal time frame.

Bob
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Gee when I assisted with lumbar punctures in the ER, the results were back within hours.......they must be doing an "in depth" reading.  

Call your doc ASAP about the fever/sore throat.........

I've watched too many lumbars to agree to one and they are not always definitive and if they hit the wrong spot, you never walk again
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