romberg positive

[dani2776]

My question is if you have MS can you have a positive romberg test one day and then be negative for a long time afterwords?  My PCP did the test and he told me I was positive so he ordered an MRI with and without contrast.  The MRI was negative and since then I have repeated the test on my own and more times than not I don't feel like I am moving and my husband says I'm not either.  When it does happen I either feel like I am swaying, falling to the left, or that the floor is being pulled out from underneath me.  

[PastorDan]

I just noticed that Wikipedia has a good description of Romberg's test, as well as issues relating to it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romberg's_test

[jensequitur]

You can heal up from neurological damage, even damage to the proprioperception nerves of your spinal column.

[PastorDan]

Romberg's been positive for me as long as I've been aware of it, but it's worse some times than others.  I remain undx'd though, so the root cause is still open for debate.

[truelove47]

Hi.
when i dx'ed in 1986 I had a posiyive romberg test.  I still have all the sensations that

you speak of , swaying, floor falling away,  I do walk to the right and wobble back and

forth and my gait and balance are way off. I walk into walls and hold on to furniture

to go where i want to.  I have never asked if it is still positive, but i am sure it is.

One to my largest lesions is sitting  right next to my optic nerve

Hope this helps.                                                   Linda