Diagnosed with “Demylenation disease of central nervous system”, GP said he can’t officially say MS until I see neurologist.
Just want to vent really as It’s all so new and I have no one to relate to!
My story starts with Lhermitte’s sign out of the blue from the 1st September 2024, it was initially so intense and every time I looked down. I also noticed deteriorating vision at the same time which lead to a stronger glasses prescription 🤓
I went to the gp with the lhermittes after 6 weeks as it was bizzare and not easing, I was then asked sooo many questions which revealed I have been living with a fair amount of MS symptoms.
The last few weeks my Lhermitte’s sign has eased a lot and it’s only noticeable when I’m hot, like when I wake up in the morning or am wearing too many layers and exercising!
This prompted an MRI referral, I had this done without contrast of the brain and spinal cord last week.
The results have yeilded the diagnosis in the title “demylenation disease of the cns” my Gp said I have multiple lesions on the brain but the spinal cord is “clear” (I’m sceptical of this because of the lhermittes being my main sign!).
Now I wait in limbo for neurology appointment which should be within 21 weeks 🤪!
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I’m sorry this has all started happening to you . I remember how awful it was for me when I realised whatever was wrong was serious but I didn’t have a diagnosis. Everyone deals with things differently but I was given some low dose diazepam which really helped with the anxiety. I hope you don’t have to wait too long for your appointment and you get some reassurance from it . For me the limbo stage was the worst and I hope you are out of it soon . Sending best wishes
@Surreygirl thankyou for your reply! I feel bizarre because I have this convoluted diagnosis and my gp has basically said it’s MS but can’t officially say it so it’s like what do I tell people ?! I’m just accepting it is MS and neurologist will order fit to er tests to clarify what type! Hope you’re doing well?! Xxx