What were your symptoms and how long did it take for diagnosis?

Did lymphocytes in the CSF have any significance? I’m still waiting on the IGG and Oligoclonal Banda but my lymphocytes are elevated. MRI of the brain was pretty typical for MS and many symptoms. Just worried about these lymphocytes. Any help?

 I have heard that a certain aspect of them do. I do not remember much in regard to that. Hopefully someone responds with more knowledge of that.

Someone help me I can't handle this. 

I was diagnosed with ms last year all I fell is numbness in my legs and arms. The pain can be so severe at times it's hard for me to hold my phone anything in my hands it's like I am so tired and being in a wheelchair it's hard also. I lose my memory sometimes can't find things I just put down. I my eyesight has gotten worse, the pain in my lower back feels like I been kick and stomp on the pain is so bad

For me I had relapsing remitting for years. I always seemed to feel worse in summer also which is a no brainer as heat aggravates symptoms as we all know. I had urinary symptoms too ... fatigue, mood issues .. it wasn’t until it progressed and I changed primary care physicians that I finally was diagnosed. I knew for certain something was wrong because I fell five times on a dog walk (again summer) experiencing my legs just giving out ... 

I am at the beginning of this journey. I have most of the symptoms listed for MS. Fatigue, numbness/Tingling, weakness, Balance issues, Bladder/bowel problems, Pain, cognitive issues, muscle cramping and twitching. I have Lupus, migraines, depression, and fibromyalgia.  

I am scheduled to see a neurologist in January and my general mentioned testing for MS. When I started looking at the symptom list it kind of scared me.. 

What is the testing like? I feel like I might have been miss diagnosed previously.

 @addicted2diving‍ from my understanding there is no "One Test" that makes the diagnosis, but various tests that your doctor will look at and consider in the diagnosis. You will likely have a blood test done, X-Rays, and an MRI scheduled and a Nerve conduction test scheduled. Each test has its role in the diagnosis.

@LynndMS Wow! I never knew that ... that you had fell 5 times. That must have been a very scary and frightening experience... I feel like the cold makes me stiff and achy and that the heat makes me feel inflammed! 

The falling (for no reason) made me realize something was seriously wrong. I wasn’t really scared. I had a smart dr who listened .. of course he moved away to Chicago (he was a resident and won an award) so im back to dodos 

I’m more afraid now because that was 2010 and things have progressed fast ... people (family and my then husband) have run away and I’m on my own ... I don’t want to live in a nursing home.