Ok 3rd neuro in 3 years!
I went armed with copies of all my MRIs, plus a typed report of medical history with regard to neuro problems. She basically admitted that it is best to stick with one neuro, although different neuros may diagnose a different thing. The latter point I did not find terribly reassuring - ie do I just pick the DX I fancy. I explained that I just wanted to know which opinion she agreed with so I could follow that course.
Anyway she is going to ask her radiologist to review all my scans and come up with a report. Although she did say that it is possible to have a CIS possibly due to a virus then recover only to have spasticty develop over a long period due to some nerve damage that occurred at the time. Therefore spasticity can continue to get worse even if there is no new disease activity or progression. It basically takes a long time for the spasticity to take full effect. I essentially had a MS attack in 2008, recovered and then spasticity has slowly appeared.
No offence to the male population, but in my experience (through cancer treatment and all this neuro stuff) it is the female doctors who want to listen, dont put you down as “a neurotic menopausal woman” and are prepared to give you more that 5 minutes. I was there for over 1 hour!
I will wait and see what she comes up with.
Keep you posted
Moyna xxx