If it looks like a duck & quacks like a duck...????? x

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@DoctorGeoff

Hi Jen

The flip side of what Karen wrote is that once you have a diagnosis, you are usually stuck with it.

Let us say that some insensitive, incompetent, almost useless, health service professional (surprise, surprise, there are some of these about) puts two words into your notes - neurotic and hypochondriac - just because you have pushed for a diagnosis. You will forever be treated in the light of those two words, unless you can find someone to start from the beginning and look at what you actually present with.
If you get a new GP for whatever reason, (s)he will pick on one of those two words (their choice, not yours) and that is you labelled and ready for the appropriate treatment. Your next appointment will either be with a psychiatrist or a social worker (or, horror, both).

So, “probable MS” means just that - even if it does bar you from some of the available treatments. It could be worse. Parkinsons can be diagnosed from a set of symptoms that resemble MS quite closely, and a favourable response to one drug. That is it. The label is applied and the patient is stuck with one drug. A “probably” diagnosis does keep some options open - and you can also ask for a second opinion or go private (but the same unwritten rules may still apply).

Geoff

Hi Geoff - so is Probable MS a ‘proper’ diagnosis then??? xxx

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@nikkinakkinoo

@ClaireWWW

@debc

[quote=Mikep][quote=debc]

Hey…I’m a duck

[/quote] You can’t be a duck, you need to be ‘quackers’ that’s stealing my thunder LMAO mike x:-)[/quote]

We could always be quackers together - does that fit the bill? Boom boom : )

You two do make me laugh!

Cx

Thats eggsactly what I was thinking

…and as for you lot … GET A GRIP & QUACK OFF!!!

I’m trying to have a serious conversation here!!!

waa haa haaa xxxxjenxxx

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[fluffy54]

Orange sauce !

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Hi Jen - probable MS is a proper diagnosis. It’s an unfortunate term though because it sounds anything but. It’s basically mid way between CIS and MS and means that the patient is 3/4 of the way to a full diagnosis. Kx

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@nikkinakkinoo

Thats eggsactly what I was thinking

Hahahahah. I am chickling my head of here.

Sorry Jen I know how serious you like to be

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HA!!

I knew it!!!

I was waiting for it!!!

I wondered where you were Frankie - knew you wouldn’t be able to resist a bit of banter going on!!! xxxxxx

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Noooooooo, I wrote of instead when I meant off - I hate that!

[fluffy54]

First decentish convo all day. xxx

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Hey Frank We been missed-our audience awaits

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or should I say a bit of bantam !!! waaa haaaa haaa!!!

[fluffy54]

Good init ! and its nearly beer o’clock, my bro gave me few beers this mornin (two cases) , let les bon temps rolle ! Xxx

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Good job we have “flocked” to other posts

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I see you speak Peckham French a la del boy

[mrbobowen]

I am probably being slightly simplistic when I say that neuros generally expect that something like 30 % of the referrals they see will not actually be affected by a neurological illness but that there will be psychological, social or behavioural (functional) explanations for the apparently neurological symptoms. Thats a huge proportion that they are always trying to identify. They wont diagnose a physical illness unless they are sure.