Re: Spinal tap/ reply to 's post

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is right!Thank you, ,n, who has benefited from many of these medsTo: MSersLife Sent: Fri, January 29, 2010 7:43:32 AMSubject: Re: Spinal tap

No expert here, but....

This is just my opinion and I'm sure there will be others who will disagree. If you have the spinal tap and are officially diagnosed with MS you can get on one of the meds that will lower your chances of disability. More and more drs are finding that early treatment is the way to go.

Again, just my 2 cents. :-)

(40 yrs. diagnosed in 2007 and on Rebif)

Spinal tap

I'm trying to determine if it would be beneficial to undergo a spinal tap, so I'm looking for feedback from the experts. :)I have demyelinated lesions of the central nervous system and labs show nothing to explain them. I have extremely mild symptoms, with no damage to the peripheral nerves. I'm 44 years old, and living in a 120 year old two story home. I work full time - office work, so easy on the body.Is it in my best interests to rule in/rule out MS at this stage so that I can plan for the future? Is the potential for side effects worth it, or should I just figure that time marches on and the best thing any of us can do is ready our homes for potential handicaps as we age?(I think I answered my question here ;)Thanks!TrishaPS -- I hope that you are all safe and sound and warm and dry with these winter storms - and for those who are not, I hope it's of extremely short duration!