Guest guest Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 Hi all, Just wanted to say in my quest to recover my vision I was sent by my opthamologist to a neuro optha. She was impressive and is also a professor at the medical school here. She claims MRI'S and spinal fluid alone don't mean you have MS and the plaques on the brain also could be a lot of things. So I had printed up pages on LDN to show her and when she asked what I took and I gave her the papers she said " Oh not a mainstream medication " and handed them back to me. So here we go again. Thank God I already have a prescription but now I wonder if I do have MS. Apparently I never had the right MRI done either time and now she has me lined up with all kinds of different tests I have never heard of. I don't have real bad symptoms, the optic neuritis and uveitis being the worse so I wonder if a lot of people without bad symtoms are told they have MS just based on a MRI and spinal fluid? I'm going to keep taking my LDN although I don't feel any different with it but now I'm wondering if I even have MS. Chris > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 , it must be frustrating to not have a diagnosis yet at the same time, if you do have ms it is not manifesting itself by the standard western medical tests and that is a good thing. It took four MRI'S over a period of six years for me to get a diagnosis.I urge you to pursue the tests and use the medical system to your advantage. There are conditions such as Syndrome which mimics ms and is easily treatable yet serious if undetected. Stay on the ldn and keep your faith. Health and Happiness, Kathy ----- Original Message ----- From: " Long " <Clong38@...> <low dose naltrexone > Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 11:14 PM Subject: [low dose naltrexone] another new doctor > Hi all, > > Just wanted to say in my quest to recover my vision I was sent by my > opthamologist to a neuro optha. She was impressive and is also a professor > at the medical school here. She claims MRI'S and spinal fluid alone don't > mean you have MS and the plaques on the brain also could be a lot of things. > So I had printed up pages on LDN to show her and when she asked what I took > and I gave her the papers she said " Oh not a mainstream medication " and > handed them back to me. So here we go again. Thank God I already have a > prescription but now I wonder if I do have MS. Apparently I never had the > right MRI done either time and now she has me lined up with all kinds of > different tests I have never heard of. I don't have real bad symptoms, the > optic neuritis and uveitis being the worse so I wonder if a lot of people > without bad symtoms are told they have MS just based on a MRI and spinal > fluid? I'm going to keep taking my LDN although I don't feel any different > with it but now I'm wondering if I even have MS. > Chris > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 Thanks Kathy, I never heard of Syndrome but maybe I better start reading up on things that cause optic neuritis and intermediate uevitis. Could be the answer is in there somewhere. I most likely do have MS but now there is doubt in my mind. You are so right, I should continue to go for every test imaginable but I just had a MRI last month and of course there is out of pocket money involved., I can't imagine why drs. order different MRI'S . Thanks for the advise and I will stay on the LDN. Does anyone else out there sometimes doubt they have what you are told you have? Chris > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 I have seen estimates that somewhere between 10 and 30 % of people DX with MS have syndrome. A MRI of someone with syndrome will look the same as someone with MS. syndrome is a blood clotting disorder easily treated with blood thinners, in some cases including aspirin. ----- Original Message ----- From: Long low dose naltrexone Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 12:44 AM Subject: [low dose naltrexone] Re: another new doctor Thanks Kathy, I never heard of Syndrome but maybe I better startreading up on things that cause optic neuritis and intermediate uevitis.Could be the answer is in there somewhere. I most likely do have MS but nowthere is doubt in my mind. You are so right, I should continue to go forevery test imaginable but I just had a MRI last month and of course there isout of pocket money involved., I can't imagine why drs. order differentMRI'S . Thanks for the advise and I will stay on the LDN. Does anyone elseout there sometimes doubt they have what you are told you have?Chris> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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