Started having symptoms when i was pregnant. numbness in toes, that eventually went up to my knees. numbness on my torso also. After the birth of my child my symptoms seemed to alleviate. In the last month i have experienced left leg weakness, random bursts or pins and needles in my hands and feet, loss of balance at times and terrible memory loss!! Im 27, otherwise healthy.
I had an MRI and i have a lesion that is 8 x 7mm big in my brain (right frontal lobe periventricular deep white matter) and on ein spine. I have not been officially told by my doctor that i have MS yet, im so confused!!
No idea whether it’s ms or not. If by your doctor, you’re referring to your gp, you won’t get a diagnosis. Not qualified for that.
Did you receive that report in the post I wonder? Have you spoken to the neurologist who requested the mri yet? Only they can give you a diagnosis and explain your report. Chase up the secretary for a follow-up appointment. Good luck.
Hi, you have had similar symptoms to me. I have had an MRI scan but not had result yet, and waiting to have a lumbar puncture and vision test. It is a very worrying time and I can really understand how you are feeling. It is only weeks when my GP mentioned I might have ms and my world has really changed. I worry constantly what the future will be like. My short term memory is awful too and very embarrassing at times. I have to plan what I am going to say otherwise I get my words mixed up. I really feel for you. We just have to be optimistic and get what meds etc are available for us.
I was diagnosed with just the results of an mri brain. I was admitted to hospital via A&E, on a Saturday morning with partial paralysis, having had a previous episode at home a few days prior to this. I was diagnosed Monday. No lumbar puncture, no evoked potentials testing. With ms, one size doesn’t fit all.
“It may also not be possible to confirm a diagnosis if you have had only one “attack” of MS-like symptoms. A diagnosis can only be made with confidence once there’s evidence of at least two separate attacks, although this may include signs of attacks on an MRI scan that you may not realise you have had.”
Try for a second opinion. Seek another doctor and ask to explain it well with you. Try to be honest with your doctor and they will do the same. Ask the diagnosis and be positive with the medication. If it does, they will help you.
First of all congratulations on your baby, and secondly the waiting game is the worse i suggest that you keep in touch with your neologist. Make sure your on their case, as MS is not easy to determine at times, and they are probably going through your MRI with gentle care. Hope this helps you, don’t worry i know its hard not knowing what is wrong
What PJday is referring to is called the McDonald Criteria. It’s the method that’s been adopted to make a diagnosis of MS.
There are a lot of neurological disorders and the medical profession needs to have a way to distinguish between them. The McDonald Criteria is that method.
Your MRI report doesn’t make a diagnosis in isolation. It’s part of a bigger set of tests.
I understand that’s not the answer you’re looking for but stick with the Forum. There is a huge collection of experience here that can be an invaluable source of support.
Thank you john. in regards to the term used “no active lesion plaques” does this mean my lesion isn’t a ms Lesion? or my lesion isn’t showing active signs of a MS relapse? I’m having a eyevtest tomorrow and I have also requested a lumbar puncture. Also, my brain lesion has grown in size.
I asked you this below when you said that your lesion had grown but you didn’t see that post obviously. You have also opened another thread repeating the question in that post. How many MRI scans have you had? This reads as if you have had one but you are talking about it growing. How do you know it has grown? Have you seen a neurologist or just a GP? I’m sorry but I am very confused.
We are not doctors so posting detailed medical reports is of little use as we would find it hard to interpret. What we are very good at is advising on the various routes to diagnosis or not so, it would be really good if you could tell us, simply, what procedures you have had, who ordered them and what doctors and/or specialists you have seen to date. We should then be able to make a good stab at what your doctors might be considering or seeking to rule out in your case and what more they are likely to ask for before they can diagnose you.
You sound really scared and anxious- by God we all know how that feels - but just take a deep breath and tell us the basic facts to date and we will try to help you.
Hello, I’ve had 3 MRI scans. first was when I was pregnant 2 years ago. this is when my symptoms started. numbness in toes which moved into my legs then my torso. my 1st MRI found 2 lesions, one In my brain, which measured 6mm at the time and I also had one In my spine. I had another MRI after the birth of my daughter which stated no changes in my brain lesion, but the lesion in my spine had decreased. I’ve been symptom free since August 2015 untill the last 2 months. I had an MRI 2 weeks ago that said BOTH my lesions had not changed from my previous MRI, but he measured the brain lesion at 8x7mm. DIFFERENT radioligists have accessed my MRI images each time, so I assume they have not properly read through my notes. I’ve seen the same neurologist, who after my most recent MRI only said there were no changes and that was it. I’m lost, I haven’t had a diagnosis yet. I’m going for an eye test tomorrow
Right, that’s much clearer. First things first, did you have all 3 MRI scans using the same machine? Different machines give different quality of image which COULD explain why the same lesion might look different on scans done on different machines. Also, interpretation of images is as much an art as it is a science and different radiologists might interpret the same image slightly differently regarding size (or even presence with very small ones!). In my view (for what it’s worth) the MRI report on its own is of little value. What IS of value is how that report and the results of other tests and examinations are brought together and interpreted by your neurologist.