Still undiagnosed. I'm wondering how long I will be saying this.
Anyway I had a nerve test done on my legs today. He did the arms 4 weeks ago. As far as I know things looked good, he told me they were done to check my back.
He then discussed starting me on Copaxone, yet has said he won't diagnose me with MS until we have gone through every test to rule out everything else.
He then said he didn't want to start me on that med because some of the side effects can make me feel worse and right now I am feeling, for the most part, ok and he said he knows I do not have progessive MS because I am not going downhill and getting worse everytime he sees me. He tells me I surely don't have a certain type but won't tell me for sure that I have it at all.
He gave me a cortizone injection and said see you in 3 weeks. The way he talks to me about everything while I am in his office, a person that might be there with me would just assume I have MS, but he will not give me that diagnosis.
I love him for the fact that he wants to rule out everything else under the sun, but it is getting frustrating going through test after test and getting positive results and then noticing that he obviously is leaning heavily towards MS. I am to the point now that I just want to know. I just want a name. I guess I am getting depressed and frustrating and just want it all over with now.
Do you think maybe he is waiting for another flare before giving me a definite diagnosis? This is what I have been wondering. I'm just so confused....
Anyway I had a nerve test done on my legs today. He did the arms 4 weeks ago. As far as I know things looked good, he told me they were done to check my back.
He then discussed starting me on Copaxone, yet has said he won't diagnose me with MS until we have gone through every test to rule out everything else.
He then said he didn't want to start me on that med because some of the side effects can make me feel worse and right now I am feeling, for the most part, ok and he said he knows I do not have progessive MS because I am not going downhill and getting worse everytime he sees me. He tells me I surely don't have a certain type but won't tell me for sure that I have it at all.
He gave me a cortizone injection and said see you in 3 weeks. The way he talks to me about everything while I am in his office, a person that might be there with me would just assume I have MS, but he will not give me that diagnosis.
I love him for the fact that he wants to rule out everything else under the sun, but it is getting frustrating going through test after test and getting positive results and then noticing that he obviously is leaning heavily towards MS. I am to the point now that I just want to know. I just want a name. I guess I am getting depressed and frustrating and just want it all over with now.
Do you think maybe he is waiting for another flare before giving me a definite diagnosis? This is what I have been wondering. I'm just so confused....
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