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dalebrooks

Symptoms before diagnosis how long?

My doctor told me that I have dormant multiple sclerosis meaning that I have the gray areas in my head and most of the symptoms but not the bands in my spine. My question is : is it normal to have symptoms for years before a real diagnosis? My dr told me that dormant ms isn’t a real diagnosis. So as you all can imagine I am a little bit confused. Just wondering. Any suggestions or advice will be good thanks
@Thorpee

I'm no expert but how could he say it was dormant with nothing to compare it to. Also if you are feeling symptoms it is hardly dormant. I got diagnosed recently after going to the doctors a few years back with a painless limp. I didn't think I had other symptoms but the more I read about this I am convinced I've had this for quite a few more years than I than I realised. In the letter from the neurologist diagnosing it he says the likely onset was 2016 - I now think I had symptoms as far back as 2007. Only little things which I largely ignored or thought "that was weird" and carried on.

@dalebrooks

He said it was dormant because they found grey lesions on my brain but nothing in my spinal fluid with the lumbar puncture I had.