Comments on: Spinal MRI reports are harder to read http://msgirl.org/2008/07/01/spinal-mri-reports-are-harder-to-read/ LIVING with Multiple Sclerosis Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:37:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: nina http://msgirl.org/2008/07/01/spinal-mri-reports-are-harder-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-318 nina Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:05:15 +0000 http://msgirl.org/?p=28#comment-318 Everyone has numb feet/legs/arms for weeks on a time? That is news to me. I didn't have a problem before. I am not sure what your purpose is but you should find one. This isn't your calling. :) Everyone has numb feet/legs/arms for weeks on a time? That is news to me. I didn’t have a problem before.

I am not sure what your purpose is but you should find one. This isn’t your calling. :)

]]> By: Ruby http://msgirl.org/2008/07/01/spinal-mri-reports-are-harder-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-317 Ruby Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:56:48 +0000 http://msgirl.org/?p=28#comment-317 McDonald, most likely? Most people don't even know how or why they are diagnosed. So now DUDES do diagnoses. ??? Pretty cool. follow the yellow brick road too. You're not in Kansas anymore, Dorothy. The MS machine marches on. Tingles are not relapses. Everyone has tingles. Geez. I'm coming from a place where misdiagnoses abound and people just accept and people who have MS spend hours on sites like this who could never if they had MS. when u have MS you are really SICK. GOOD LUCK McDonald, most likely? Most people don’t even know how or why they are diagnosed. So now DUDES do diagnoses. ??? Pretty cool. follow the yellow brick road too. You’re not in Kansas anymore, Dorothy. The MS machine marches on. Tingles are not relapses. Everyone has tingles. Geez. I’m coming from a place where misdiagnoses abound and people just accept and people who have MS spend hours on sites like this who could never if they had MS. when u have MS you are really SICK. GOOD LUCK

]]> By: nina http://msgirl.org/2008/07/01/spinal-mri-reports-are-harder-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-307 nina Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:03:38 +0000 http://msgirl.org/?p=28#comment-307 It says: * Find evidence of damage in at least two separate areas of the central nervous system (CNS), which includes the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves AND - Lesions were found on my brain and spinal cord. There are 4 to 5 in each location. * Find evidence that the damage occurred at least one month apart AND - The MRI indicted enhancing and non-enhancing lesions which suggest they were at least a month apart. * Rule out all other possible diagnoses And finally, the second Neuro ran through all the blood tests and ruled out a bunch of other options. I don't have RA. My b12 level was fine. All my other blood tests are normal except for vitamin D. I have not been exposed to any heavy metals. We have a very low risk of lyme disease in Washington state. I agree that there are definitely people that don't have MS that are told they do. No doubt. And I certainly don't want MS however I do trust the doctors for one simple reason... I have researched everything they have said on my own. I have all the MRI's and MRi reports. I have all my blood results. I read the latest research papers. I spent hours looking over my MRI. I can understand where you are coming from. I see people on MS forums just wishing they had MS but I am not one of them. I was living a healthy normal life at 29 when this happened. I never went looking for an illness like others do. I just went blind one day and didn't even thought about the cause until the eye doctor said MS and sent me to Neuro. The ON was my third relapse. I had two previous relapses that involved tingly legs and tingly arms. It matched up with the MRI and the time lines of the relapses did also. They both latest 6-8 weeks and then went away, no problems again. I had IV steroids over my case of ON and responded beautifully to them. I was able to see less than a week after my final dose. It says:

* Find evidence of damage in at least two separate areas of the central nervous system
(CNS), which includes the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves AND

- Lesions were found on my brain and spinal cord. There are 4 to 5 in each location.

* Find evidence that the damage occurred at least one month apart AND

- The MRI indicted enhancing and non-enhancing lesions which suggest they were at least a month apart.

* Rule out all other possible diagnoses

And finally, the second Neuro ran through all the blood tests and ruled out a bunch of other options. I don’t have RA. My b12 level was fine. All my other blood tests are normal except for vitamin D. I have not been exposed to any heavy metals. We have a very low risk of lyme disease in Washington state.

I agree that there are definitely people that don’t have MS that are told they do. No doubt. And I certainly don’t want MS however I do trust the doctors for one simple reason… I have researched everything they have said on my own. I have all the MRI’s and MRi reports. I have all my blood results. I read the latest research papers. I spent hours looking over my MRI.

I can understand where you are coming from. I see people on MS forums just wishing they had MS but I am not one of them. I was living a healthy normal life at 29 when this happened. I never went looking for an illness like others do. I just went blind one day and didn’t even thought about the cause until the eye doctor said MS and sent me to Neuro.

The ON was my third relapse. I had two previous relapses that involved tingly legs and tingly arms. It matched up with the MRI and the time lines of the relapses did also. They both latest 6-8 weeks and then went away, no problems again. I had IV steroids over my case of ON and responded beautifully to them. I was able to see less than a week after my final dose.

]]> By: Ruby http://msgirl.org/2008/07/01/spinal-mri-reports-are-harder-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Ruby Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:45:12 +0000 http://msgirl.org/?p=28#comment-306 GO ON NMSS site and search 'diganosing MS' and you will see the criteria. having these 'dudes' diagnose you, I'm laughing. they sucked me in for 8 years, using meds that made me sick as hell. I had ON too, big deal, that can be from anything. and lesions on the brain can be a multitude of things!!! Ask the brilliant radiologist and dudes why they dx yoyu with ms. Poor girl GO ON NMSS site and search ‘diganosing MS’ and you will see the criteria. having these ‘dudes’ diagnose you, I’m laughing. they sucked me in for 8 years, using meds that made me sick as hell. I had ON too, big deal, that can be from anything. and lesions on the brain can be a multitude of things!!! Ask the brilliant radiologist and dudes why they dx yoyu with ms. Poor girl

]]> By: Ruby http://msgirl.org/2008/07/01/spinal-mri-reports-are-harder-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Ruby Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:42:29 +0000 http://msgirl.org/?p=28#comment-305 Poor dear, they haveyou sicked in too. Dudes don't dx MS, good doctors do and not neuro optho's wither nor radiologists. You need what the criteria indicates on Mcdonald Criteria. anythins less, you are a sucker and they will suck the life out of you. What about an LP? SEEMS like so much you don't know!! pretty easy for doctors.seem like you want the MS. Do you know why they dx you? no you don't, dear dude lady. Poor dear, they haveyou sicked in too. Dudes don’t dx MS, good doctors do and not neuro optho’s wither nor radiologists. You need what the criteria indicates on Mcdonald Criteria. anythins less, you are a sucker and they will suck the life out of you. What about an LP? SEEMS like so much you don’t know!! pretty easy for doctors.seem like you want the MS. Do you know why they dx you? no you don’t, dear dude lady.

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