Does she really have MS?

2gentle · Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:00 am Post subject: MS or not?

Mrs. George,

I've never heard of such, because w/out an MRI, how would they know where your lesions were?

Mine was the same as you-MRI first, followed by a lumbar puncture.

Gentle
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jimmylegs · Family Elder Joined: Mar 12, 2006 Posts: 1869

it's not a blanket requirement but very common. neuros can sometimes tell where a lesion is from the exam, for instance my l'hermitte's sign indicated a cervical lesion
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gwa · Family Elder Joined: Dec 02, 2005 Posts: 778

whyRwehere · Family Member Joined: Oct 04, 2005 Posts: 76

My 2 cents....why are you bothering to find out if she is ill, because it's obvious you aren't in love with her. Are you trying to have a "reason" to leave her? You already have a good one!

MacKintosh · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 4:11 pm Post subject:

Some people can't afford an MRI, so lack of an MRI might not be the critical issue here. It sounds more like "I have this and this and this symptom and someone (maybe a doctor, maybe not) said 'you probably have MS' and she chose to take it on as her mantle, true or not.

Not knowing either of you, no one can be sure what to advise, but my two cents' worth is -

1. Neither of you trust the other one.
2. Dragging her to a doctor to 'prove' or disprove something won't make either one of you trust the other.
3. She has serious issues she, and she alone, is responsible for.
4. It sounds like you're both in a contest, rather than a partnership. Neither of you has respect for the other.
5. Good advice is END this now, for both your sakes, but when someone has given you that advice in this thread, you find a reason to swing it back to how you need to know the 'truth'.
6. Staying in a relationship out of guilt will only result in both of you resenting each other, though it sounds a little like you both do already.

If you love her, offer to help her and mean it when you do. But I think it's gone way beyond that. Move on.

Diagnosed August 2005. On Wheldon antibiotic protocol since 06 Oct 2005. EDSS Zero.
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ShootingStar · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject:

RUN, don't walk away from this relationship. Why do men always go for the poor "helpless" chicks... Rolling Eyes

If you're enjoying the drama (or the sex), be sure to wear a raincoat and DON'T get married! I know it's easy for us to tell you what to do, but most of us are speaking from hard cold evidence and experiences.

Good Luck

agate · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:42 pm Post subject:

Hi Rocky,
You've been dating this woman for 6 years, and you've stayed together in spite of her apparent dishonesty--? Or is the dishonesty something you've only recently come to suspect?

Six years strikes me as plenty of time for you to have found out about the dishonesty--long ago.

Something is wrong here...

Grilling her about her MRI results might not be the way to go--some people pay very little attention to them. They may not even read the reports.

I believe LDN is in pill form. She could be taking that (low-dose naltrexone). Why not ask her what the name of the medicine is, then look it up and see what it's prescribed for?