Struggling to get diagnosed with MS

what did you have to go through to get diagnosed with MS? I have a list of symptoms that just gets longer every flare up and I just get weaker every time. I don't feel like I'm taken seriously enough by doctors at all. Some days I just feel like I'm literally just dying slowly. My PCP is working on getting me and MRI but it's a challenge getting it approved through insurance.

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RayMSGO

1y ago

The Gold standard for a ms diagnosis is an MRI with & without contrast dye. A spinal tap is sometimes used to confirm a diagnosis, but is not necessary most of the time. The presence of Oligoclonal protein bands in one’s spinal fluid indicates MS.

LukeAM

1y ago

I had an MRI but no spinal tap. My first neurologist said you could see it was MS based on my first MRI.

CaliS

1y ago

Rough if you can’t get an mri. I had an mri and lumbar puncture/ spinal tap, both of which unfortunately confirmed MS. I think those 2 together are considered the gold standard for ms diagnosis

iloverasmus

1y ago

Where do you live?

Mama.Bee

1y ago

Interior Alaska

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