In 2008, for about 3 months I had paralysis, parasthesias and muscle contractions on my right side, including a color shift and blurred vision in my right eye. At the time, the chief of neurology at a large medical university thought maybe Devics or MS. I had a negative test result for Devics- but was never re-tested and was given the impression its possible to have a false negative. I tested positive for a delayed visual evoked potentials. My visual field was otherwise ok. Nerve conduction wasn't done at the time because of delays in treatment and I was already recovering. For another 3 months (after the initial 3 of severe symptoms) I recovered slowly and by 6 months from onset I was feeling mostly like my old self. For another two or three years, the remaining weakness and slight but not invisible reoccurrences (hips felt tired/weak, hard to stand, wear out fast, bad concentration, that kind of thing) dwindled and for the last few years have been gone completely. I occasionally have some concentration issues, but its mostly fine.
Fast forward to February 2016, it will be 8 years since this happened. I'm starting to wonder if this duration of time means it was a random event, who knows what it was, or if the hammer could still drop. I rely on my brain and eyes for work and if it comes back it will mean the end of my job.
Now the point of my post- what's the realistic odds of it still being MS?
Fast forward to February 2016, it will be 8 years since this happened. I'm starting to wonder if this duration of time means it was a random event, who knows what it was, or if the hammer could still drop. I rely on my brain and eyes for work and if it comes back it will mean the end of my job.
Now the point of my post- what's the realistic odds of it still being MS?
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