... Whimpurr , i see you are new to the diagnosis, Feb .. thanks for telling me this. it is interesting that it makes such a difference. i agree and i ll follow up this. ... (4 replies)
... i did brain mri today, and i learnt that they have booked me for spinal one next week, Monday. anyway, that was such an experience and i had to go back to work after that .. i was really still and the nurse said u didnt move at all! however, when they gave me the images i started feeling worried .. ... (6 replies)
... Hey I'm Luke. I'm 24 years old and was officially diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting MS on April 4th 2013. Sorry if my story is long, but I wanted to tell it and see if I can get some help. ... (11 replies)
... You need to rethink what MS is... ... (139 replies)
... Welcome to healthboards. Im sorry you are having such crazy problems! ... (11 replies)
... I have to have the worst luck in the world at finding a Dr. or should I say Neurologist. Heck even a PCP. So through my frequent bouts of neurological symptoms I am still at a stand still. I am on my second neurologist. ... (7 replies)
... Who should I go to in regards to the results of the original mri? ... (8 replies)
... HI and welcome to healthboards... ... (8 replies)
... I am trying to educate myself on how to read MRI images and trying to educate myself on the brain anatomy and the works.. ... (2 replies)
... Hi there. Glad to hear you have another appointment with a Neuro coming up. I wanted to let you know that the tests, even the MRI which your Ortho ordered, may not be the same that a Neuro would order. How the scans are done, and what they are looking for are totally different. ... (16 replies)
... if there were as many lesions as there are white spots, Id be a vegtable. ... (11 replies)
... I don't know. I left a job last year and currently do not have insurance. He tested for things like thyroid, sugar, B12,etc. thru blood testing. ... (18 replies)
... and the mcDonald criteria says he cant give you a dx based on what he DID see. Ordering more tests, will give a clearer picture of what he didnt see. THey are important tests. ... (7 replies)
... for a layman to read their own MRI and then try to distinguish what is, or what isnt a MS lesion or demylination, is kind of like an educated guess.....there are so many variables. ... (7 replies)
... Hi there! Do not stress! It takes a radiologist 8 years to learn how to read an MRI.....things that you would see, such as white spots and dark spots are SUPPOSED TO BE THERE! I always celebrate when I see that I still have a brain! ... (7 replies)
... and then not go back to his office until the next morning....even if he was in the office all morning, you dont know what kind of emergency's he was handling while being there... ... (6 replies)
... Wilc516....do you know if you had contrast injected into you when you did your MRI or just a no contrast MRI or MRA? ... (45 replies)
... After about a year of some odd goings on with my body after 37 years of being a healthy person, I was just diagnosed with MS on Monday. It has been a long road and while I am relieved to finally have a diagnosis, I am terrified of what the future holds. ... (45 replies)
... hi there. The reason you cant read it, is because you arent a radiologist. You shouldnt be trying to read this...abnomalities do NOT mean lesions, the T2 signal is the type of machine that was used to do the test.. ... (4 replies)
... ever. Without being trained, its too hard to read, and usually, you'll wind up with a bad feeling. trust me, Ive been there. ... (35 replies)
