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2 part question ??
So I have been having a pain on the side of my neck,and of course the right side,it feels veary internal it is painful,I cant do nothing to stop it and not sure why it even started!So has anybody had this pain and have got an answer from a doctor to what it may be.This feeling is way to scary!!
2nd question so the charitys papers have went through i got excepted,please give me advise to what the next step should be,I want a MRI but what else should be looked at for MS.Can somebody tell me there experience!I have already had the Nerve Conduction test done and they found a minute amount of damage!Nothing they would even write on a piece of paper thats just what the doctor said small amount!!ok thanks for taking the time to read this!!

the best thing I believe is an MRI w/wo contrast (gadolinium) and then for me they wanted to correlate there findings with a spinal tap I think they called it an ms panel and after that they did a visually evoked potential which is a bunch of electrodes on ur head and they make u stare at a checker board screen. mine came up negative for everything but the with out contrast MRI. I have not yet been diagnosed. An MS diagnosis has to come with a separation of time between bouts and a separation in space as in the location of the lesions have to occupy two different areas of the central nervous system. Nerve conduction velocity and EMG are used to see of there is damage to your peripheral nervous system. its good to have one to rule out CIDP and other things but if you are limited on recources then get to the nitty gritty and go for the MRI, LP and VEP.

THANKYOU,Tara

ok so im going in august 12th,to start getting this ball rolling,im hoping my doc will get my MRI ,now the charity papers have gone through,any advise would be great!!
Im so tired of not knowing im back and forth with this,half of my brain is like oh well maybe its just this,then other half is like dont try to denie your symptoms,your messed up right now,lol.

me, have you been reading the CCSVI info on jugular and azygous vein stenosis etc, because if not, check it out - another new kind of test is the doppler ultrasound to look for cranial drainage problems.