Numbness and tingling on the left side of my body

[Miss_dena00]

About a month ago I woke and my left side of my body went numb as well as my face. I got a MRI done and they found a 1.7cm lesion on the right side of my brain with a vein going through it I had another MRI done and they said the vein is gone but lesion is still there. I've been dealing with left side weakness and numbness for about a month now. They did a spinal tap and my lab results came back normal and they also did a MRI of my spine and that came back normal as well with no lesions but my neurologist still thinks I might have MS. I'm not sure what to do and also is there any medications they prescribe to get rid of the numbness and tingling or to shrink the lesion

[aspen2]

I'm so sorry; what a challenging situation.

It sounds like your neurologist is doing due diligence -- many ms neurologists will immediately rule out ms on the basis of a normal LP (mine did).  There is only a small percentage of pwMS (people/persons with ms) with a negative LP ... but they do exist.  I'm one of them.

At this point, you will be followed until they have enough information to either diagnose you with ms, or with something else.  There are many mimics and it is sometimes a complicated process.

Historically, IV solumedrol was given during relapses of ms to reduce the inflammation.  This is becoming less common (in some countries) because steroids can cause other adverse effects, and they often don't shorten the relapse by much. However, generally relapses (if ms) will dissipate -- it can take time for the effects to improve.

(((Hugs))) and keep us posted, okay?