Hello,
I was diagnosed with MS earlier this year. I am 52. I started having symptoms of numbness, tingling in my legs, shooting pains in my knee caps, stiff finger joints when I wake up. I had full blood panel workup to eliminate all other diseases that could mimic MS.
Had Head MRI without contrast and showed one lesion and my spinal tap showed 3 protein bands present in spinal fluid. My neurologist told me that the bands in spinal fluid confirmed MS. He started me on Copaxone 20mg.
Also, this same neurologist informed me that MRI of C and T spine showed I had arthritis in my spine.
I relocated to Georgia during summer so had to find a new neurologist. When new neurologist reviewed my MRIs and spinal tap results. He told me that he didn't think I had MS. He ordered new head MRI with and without contrast because I never had one done with contrast. Told me to stop Copaxone until it was determined if I had MS.
Meanwhile, he sent me to MS specialist and he also concluded after reviewing new MRIs and looking at my spinal tap results that I did not have MS.
Mainly, he pointed out that a person who has MS does not have protein bands in their spinal fluid AND blood serum. Told me that I should concentrate on finding out why I have protein bands in my blood serum.
Also, stated more concerned about a disc in my spine in neck area that is pressing on my spinal cord.
Has anyone else been diagnosed with MS and had protein bands in both spinal fluid and blood serum? I am really frustrated and confused now.
Also, I have numbness and tingling in my face and I have a puffy spot on my both my cheeks and my face feels tight sometimes. Also, my scalp feels numb sometimes on one side when I lay down at night. Also, I have pain in the back of my head that comes and goes. and I have pain on the side of the lesion.
Can a disc pressing on my spinal cord cause facial numbness and scalp numbness that I feel?
I feel lost because I had accepted I had MS and now 2 doctors are telling me that I don't. But, I still feel I have symptoms of MS.
Thanks for listening.
Keep on Pushing
I was diagnosed with MS earlier this year. I am 52. I started having symptoms of numbness, tingling in my legs, shooting pains in my knee caps, stiff finger joints when I wake up. I had full blood panel workup to eliminate all other diseases that could mimic MS.
Had Head MRI without contrast and showed one lesion and my spinal tap showed 3 protein bands present in spinal fluid. My neurologist told me that the bands in spinal fluid confirmed MS. He started me on Copaxone 20mg.
Also, this same neurologist informed me that MRI of C and T spine showed I had arthritis in my spine.
I relocated to Georgia during summer so had to find a new neurologist. When new neurologist reviewed my MRIs and spinal tap results. He told me that he didn't think I had MS. He ordered new head MRI with and without contrast because I never had one done with contrast. Told me to stop Copaxone until it was determined if I had MS.
Meanwhile, he sent me to MS specialist and he also concluded after reviewing new MRIs and looking at my spinal tap results that I did not have MS.
Mainly, he pointed out that a person who has MS does not have protein bands in their spinal fluid AND blood serum. Told me that I should concentrate on finding out why I have protein bands in my blood serum.
Also, stated more concerned about a disc in my spine in neck area that is pressing on my spinal cord.
Has anyone else been diagnosed with MS and had protein bands in both spinal fluid and blood serum? I am really frustrated and confused now.
Also, I have numbness and tingling in my face and I have a puffy spot on my both my cheeks and my face feels tight sometimes. Also, my scalp feels numb sometimes on one side when I lay down at night. Also, I have pain in the back of my head that comes and goes. and I have pain on the side of the lesion.
Can a disc pressing on my spinal cord cause facial numbness and scalp numbness that I feel?
I feel lost because I had accepted I had MS and now 2 doctors are telling me that I don't. But, I still feel I have symptoms of MS.
Thanks for listening.
Keep on Pushing
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