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
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.
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.