@Blagaman182 

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Blagaman182

Lumbar puncture help.

Went to see my neuro he said he’s 99% sure I have ms. I asked him if it could be a different neurological disease and he said he’s pretty sure all the evidence points to ms. To make sure he said I could have a lumbar puncture but even then he said it can give a false negative so he said it’s up to me. I said to book one and now it’s at the end of the month questions I have is . 1. Will I be able to work the next day ? 2. Do you think it’s worth doing? He’s 99% sure it’s ms bit I kinda don’t wanna get treated for the wrong disease as such! They already found something in my blood that points to ms. I guess I’m just pretty scared of having a needle in my back n wondering whether it’s worth going through if it’ll make much difference?
@EdmontonAlberta

@blagaman182 1) It is best to take a few days off work. 2) Lumbar puncture's are minor overall. I watched "This is Spinal Tap" the night before to get me in the mood... ;-)

@petedub

Hi blagaman182. I think everyone has different experiences with the lumbar. I had mine a few months ago and didnt even feel it and went back to work straight after. But ive heard some people need a bit more time. Maybe you could book a day or 2 off but let your job know that your not sure how long you will need and might be back in sooner (depending on how sound your employer is😁) As for the blood test. Im nearly 100% sure that there are no blood test that can test for ms(other than lumbar) but i could be wrong. Hope this helps👍🏻