I am a 57 year old. I went to see a neurologist to find out why I had Bell's Palsy on left side of my face in 2015 and got it on my right side this past January. It's always very painful and takes months to go away. They did an MRI with contrast. After looking at the MRI the neurologist nurse practitioner (you have to wait months to see an actual neurologist) asked if anyone in my family ever had MS. I told her my sister does and my grandmother had it decades ago.
She showed me all the white matter on the MRI and said it has the same patterns as MS. Also saw white dots all over which she said (and radiologists report said) were lacunar strokes. Went home very shocked and upset. That was in March. Since then to try to confirm MS they did a lumber punch, a neck and upper spine MRI (MRI's were with and without contrast) and every blood test known to man. The only suspicious matter was in the brain.
She now says it could be MS or maybe not and that the lacunar strokes may not even be strokes, they could be MS. The only thing we can do is wait for 6 months and do another MRI she said. I'm worried I could have more strokes, if they even are strokes and that we are delaying treatment for MS. Anyone been through something similar with trying to get diagnosed?
** Moderator's note - Post broken into paragraphs for easier reading. Many people with MS have visual difficulties that prevent them from reading large blocks of print. **
She showed me all the white matter on the MRI and said it has the same patterns as MS. Also saw white dots all over which she said (and radiologists report said) were lacunar strokes. Went home very shocked and upset. That was in March. Since then to try to confirm MS they did a lumber punch, a neck and upper spine MRI (MRI's were with and without contrast) and every blood test known to man. The only suspicious matter was in the brain.
She now says it could be MS or maybe not and that the lacunar strokes may not even be strokes, they could be MS. The only thing we can do is wait for 6 months and do another MRI she said. I'm worried I could have more strokes, if they even are strokes and that we are delaying treatment for MS. Anyone been through something similar with trying to get diagnosed?
** Moderator's note - Post broken into paragraphs for easier reading. Many people with MS have visual difficulties that prevent them from reading large blocks of print. **
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