Comments on: Looking for the best specialist who can give a proper diagnosis on Multiple Sclerosis? http://managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/ms-symptoms/looking-for-the-best-specialist-who-can-give-a-proper-diagnosis-on-multiple-sclerosis-2 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 06:10:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lisa http://managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/ms-symptoms/looking-for-the-best-specialist-who-can-give-a-proper-diagnosis-on-multiple-sclerosis-2#comment-2518 Lisa Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:24:33 +0000 http://managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/ms-symptoms/looking-for-the-best-specialist-who-can-give-a-proper-diagnosis-on-multiple-sclerosis-2#comment-2518 Lyme disease is often misdiagnosed as MS, or "atypical MS." So that may be something to look into. And Lyme disease often causes white spots on the brain MRI. http://www.ilads.org http://www.lymedisease.org http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org http://flash.lymenet.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php Once you are diagnosed by an LLMD (Lyme literate medical doctor) (most of them use IgeneX laboratory http://www.igenex.com (although Lyme can't be ruled out by a negative lab result) there are alternatives to long term antibiotics. Here's a good book to learn of the different treatment options, many of which you can do on your own, without a doctor. http://www.amazon.com/Top-Lyme-Disease-Treatments-Conventional/dp/0976379716/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251955704&sr=8-2 The CDC's and IDSA's short term antibiotic treatment DOES NOT WORK for chronic Lyme. Until you have done tons of research and are ABSOLUTELY sure you don't have Lyme, do NOT take any steroid medication, or get injected with any steroid medication. Steroids make Lyme much, much worse. Unfortunately, steroids are a common treatment for MS, so this happens to a lot of people. Lyme disease is often misdiagnosed as MS, or "atypical MS." So that may be something to look into. And Lyme disease often causes white spots on the brain MRI.

http://www.ilads.org
http://www.lymedisease.org
http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org
http://flash.lymenet.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php

Once you are diagnosed by an LLMD (Lyme literate medical doctor) (most of them use IgeneX laboratory http://www.igenex.com (although Lyme can’t be ruled out by a negative lab result) there are alternatives to long term antibiotics. Here’s a good book to learn of the different treatment options, many of which you can do on your own, without a doctor. http://www.amazon.com/Top-Lyme-Disease-Treatments-Conventional/dp/0976379716/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251955704&sr=8-2

The CDC’s and IDSA’s short term antibiotic treatment DOES NOT WORK for chronic Lyme.

Until you have done tons of research and are ABSOLUTELY sure you don’t have Lyme, do NOT take any steroid medication, or get injected with any steroid medication. Steroids make Lyme much, much worse. Unfortunately, steroids are a common treatment for MS, so this happens to a lot of people.

]]> By: Rachie http://managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/ms-symptoms/looking-for-the-best-specialist-who-can-give-a-proper-diagnosis-on-multiple-sclerosis-2#comment-2519 Rachie Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:24:33 +0000 http://managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/ms-symptoms/looking-for-the-best-specialist-who-can-give-a-proper-diagnosis-on-multiple-sclerosis-2#comment-2519 Have you had a neurologist order a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) on you? I had MS symptoms (optic neuritis, fatigue, memory issues) but my MRI lesions were small. We did the spinal tap and that was how mine confirmed my diagnosis. He checked my spinal fluid and same there was defiantly and autoimmune disease, and check me for others like Lupus and limes disease. Once everything else was ruled out, we knew the only thing left was MS. Have you had a neurologist order a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) on you? I had MS symptoms (optic neuritis, fatigue, memory issues) but my MRI lesions were small. We did the spinal tap and that was how mine confirmed my diagnosis. He checked my spinal fluid and same there was defiantly and autoimmune disease, and check me for others like Lupus and limes disease. Once everything else was ruled out, we knew the only thing left was MS.

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