# Newly diagnosed and confused with MRI **URL:** \ **Category:** New diagnosis and before diagnosis\ **Created:** [18 June 2013 00:09 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/newly-diagnosed-and-confused-with-mri/25648 "2013-06-18T00:09:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [18 June 2013 00:09 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/newly-diagnosed-and-confused-with-mri/25648/1 "2013-06-18T00:09:42Z")
Hi there… I’m fairly new to this site but I have been reading through all of the posts and they have been very insightful and helpful so far. I am a 26 year old female diagnosed with ms one month ago, while I was working and living in Australia. I have just returned home To the uk to be with my family and friends for much needed supported!! It hasn’t really hit me yet as in oz I was constantly busy which kept my mind off things and my friends over there were great but we just got back to normal when I got discharged from hospital (after 10days!!) My first examination findings were: unsteady gait, leaning to right Hall pike manoeuvre positive to left head movement Reduced sensation to sharp/dull across entire right face, including forehead Impaired heel-shin coordination on right. I’m just a bit confused about everything, like is it definitely MS. I’m waiting on seeing a neurologist here at home, I seen a neurologist in Sydney they were great… I was admitted then I had MRI, then lumbar puncture… I have the results of my MRI, but I am so confused when reading them and my appointment with my new neurologist isn’t for a few weeks… Hopefully I won’t have to get another MRI as I have my brain and spinal presentation on a DVD from Australia!! Does anyone know will I have to have another MRI or lumbar puncture (I’m hoping not and that it was a once off diagnostic tool!) Any help would be greatly appreciated, while I wait. Ash x