Hi All
Just a quick update on where we are now.
Hubby had his first Neuro appointment on 9th November and was told by the Neurologist that he was 90% sure that my husband had Primary Progressive MS but wanted MRI to rule out other conditions tumours etc etc. On Tuesday we went over to Walton for his MRI scans and this afternoon we had a phone consultation with the neurologist who told us he had looked at my Hubby’s MRI scans and ruled out tumours and other conditions but that there were some ‘anomalies’ on the brain MRI which were suggestive of MS. He is going to book my Husband in for the day in the New Year asap and he will have EP test in the morning followed by Lumber Puncture in the afternoon.
In the mean time he told us not to worry and to have a Merry Christmas 
Hi Handbag
Sounds like your hubby has a good neuro, which is always a bonus.
I agree, no point in worrying, enjoy your Christmas, there is a very good
life to have, even with ppms, as you can see from reading the posts on here.
Take care
Pam x
Hi Handbag, yep your husband is getting good treatment. Most of us have an LP to confirm MS. It is nothing to worry about… he will need to lay flat for a few hours afterwards… but not a painful procedure these days.
At least when you get a diagnosis you know what you’re dealing with… and let’s face it, there’s much worse things to be dx with. Thank goodness he didn’t have a tumour.
Take care and just take it a day at a time,
Pat x
This forum has been brilliant it’s really helped us get our heads round the possibility of PPMS, so many posts on here are positive and cheery despite all the issues that come with the condition. We always feel like there is someone here who knows how we are feeling and has been there done that and got the T-shirt. That helps a great deal to know that we’re not alone 
Hubby and I are feeling relieved in some weird way. Its taken 7 years of ‘health problems’ which have been treated as individual problems and put down to side effects of medication to get to this point. My husband says that he feels relieved that its ‘not all in his head’ and that finally someone is listening to him. With him having had long term depression a lot of whats been happening has been misdiagnosed or brushed under the carpet, We’ve been through a few different hospital departments and consultants the last one being ‘Urology’ who told my husband that he did have problems with his ‘urinary output test’ but that there was no swelling in the prostate (prostatism) and that all that they could deduce was that he had a ‘prematurely aging prostate’ told him he had to take Tamsulosin for life and discharged him…
I am relieved that they have ruled out the brain and spinal tumours and now I feel as if we are getting someonewhere at last.
One thing I do know is that whatever happens we have each other to lean on and you good people on the forum to inspire us and like the rest of you we’re learning that we have a lot to be grateful for and that its not the end of the world. Life goes on and we’ll keep smiling
x
Your hubby is almost at the end of his journey Handbag. You’re right - relief is definitely one of the feelings you experience. I was dx’d almost a year ago and felt that I was glad I hadn’t imagined it all - that it wasn’t stress or anaemia as was suggested by the GP. All the dots connected and every problem I had been having was linked together - weak legs and bladder included. Knowing who your enemy is, really helps. You can get the correct meds and talk to the right people. Take all this a day at a time. It is a lot to take on board but there are plenty of good times out there. Remember we are here and happy to listen - please rant and rave as much as you want. We all do that. Take care and look after each other! Teresa xx