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I went and got my lumbar puncture Tuesday afternoon, and it went pretty well. I only felt the initial needle prick and after that it was completely painless. The doctor used flouroscopy to guide the needle and I laid on my stomach during the entire thing, which took about half an hour. I made sure t...

So, unfortunately, the official verdict is yes, I really do have MS. I finally got to see the neurologist this morning and that was his diagnosis. In the near future, I've got to get another MRI of my spine, a lumbar puncture, more blood tests, and I'll be starting the beta interferon injection proc...

I just got back from my appointment with my PCP. The discussion was pretty much what I expected: "Let's see what the neurologist finds." Neurology is beyond my PCP's general expertise, but he gave me a copy of my MRI report and these were the results: "FINDINGS: There is a lesion seen...

Yeah, I may end up having to do that down the road, depending on how things shake out--it wouldn't surprise me at all if my doctor gave me a referral for just that during my next visit. My PCP was very clear that he wanted me to get my eyes checked out at my last appointment with him, and he briefly...

Just an update. I went to the optometrist for an eye exam yesterday and he said that my eyes looked healthy to him in general and that my eye muscles and optic nerves were good--he didn't notice anything that would point to MS as far as my eyes are concerned (although he was also quick to point out ...

I already had the MRI with contrasting agent test, but, my primary doctor isn't sure what's causing the brain/spinal cord lesions that revealed, so, more testing obviously has to be done to try to narrow things down. I've never had a CT Scan before, and the only other X-ray I've had in decades was t...

Micro-managing my vitamin/mineral intake doesn't seem necessary to me at this point in the diagnostic process. But, I'll keep it in mind, and, in the future, if my doctor(s) thinks I should be taking some supplements for whatever my condition turns out to be, then, certainly, I'll do what they say. ...

Perhaps I'm being a bit naïve here, but, wouldn't popping a multivitamin every day pretty much take care of most people's needs as far as vitamins/minerals go? I eat a lot of milk, cheese, eggs, and vitamin-fortified cereal, so I wouldn't think B12 would be the problem, but I could be wrong.

No, my doctor hasn't said much of anything regarding nutrition at this point (he mainly just wanted to know if I smoked, drank, or took any drugs). And that's all my health insurance wanted to know too, when I signed up, besides how many days a week I eat 3-4 servings of fruit/vegetables a day. I ea...

Maybe. Depending on what the neurologist finds, I'll try to remember to bring the subject of Shingles up again at my next appointment with my family doctor on May 9th. Shingles probably wouldn't have caused the lesions on my brain/spinal cord though, right?

My doctor did address the subject of Shingles on my initial visit, when I wondered if maybe it was the chicken pox virus acting up, but he didn't think that it was likely as I didn't also have itching or a skin rash. No, I generally don't see a doctor to treat the headache/malaise and fever blisters...

I realize that only a doctor can diagnose MS, but, I felt that some thoughts from people who have the condition might be helpful/insightful to me, so, here I am. Here's what I've experienced so far: On February 10th, I came down with a bad headache accompanied by fever blisters. I did not have a fev...