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Yes, I had an mri of my brain and spine, but both were with out contrast. I was reading that new lesions might not show up with out contrast on an mri, so I am going to ask my neuro to give me another mri with contrast this time. However, I really don't want to talk to the man again because he conde...

Did anyone not have any lesions show up on their first mri and no o bands in their first LP, but have them show up later? The reason I am asking is because I started have very mild neurological symptoms (lhermitte's sign & prickly sensations on my face) and dizziness in Dec. of last year. I went...

I have had an mri without contrast of my entire back and brain come back negative and a lp also come back negative. I feel like I have had blood tests for everything under the sun, but nothing has come back definitive. My symptoms come and go except for my toes & tongue. They constantly are ting...

Thanks everyone for your help. I ended up getting a blood patch and feel much better.

I had a lumbar puncture 3 days ago. Since then I have been confined to my couch due to having extremely painful headaches occur upon standing. Has anyone had luck with drinking lots of caffeine to subside/cure the headaches? I am a teacher and tomorrow is my first day back from summer vacation, and ...

This is an awkward topic, but can incontinence due to MS only last a few days and then go away? Or could it be due to something else?

I have been seeing things that appear to be moving but they aren't. For example, the curtains will look like they are just slightly moving in the wind for a few seconds to me, but no one else sees this. Is this a normal symptom of MS? Has anyone else had this happen to them?

Do any of you have Lhermitte's sign and if so do you have any spinal lesions?

Hi, I have been having symptoms that could be related to MS. I have not been diagnosed with anything yet. I just had an MRI of my cervical spine on Monday. I called my doctor on Friday to see if he knew the results, and his secretary told me that the results were in. She told me that she would have ...