This is brutal. I had my lumbar puncture last Tuesday and only a few results came back. Waiting on the bands. The protein and glucose CSF were normal but my RBC CSF was high. I also looked at my MRI scan again- bc I’m obsessing and just want an answer and it’s clear that I have 2 lesions with significant hyper intensity of the spinal cords-near the brain stem.
My headaches have been bad lately. I had a trip to the ER the week before my spinal tap with a horrible headache (precautionary to go to ER since I have had a brain aneurism that was fixed- and I’m considered high risk).
I just want to get a definitive diagnosis so that I can move on with treatment. Go off the medications I was in for headaches and transition to something that might work to help alleviate them.
How long did you have to wait for your results (in the US). How long did you have to wait to get in with a specialist? I mean I’m not hoping that this is the diagnosis- the doc already told me he’s like 85-90% sure it’s MS. I just want an answer, you know?