[great9126]

Problem with MS is that in it’s relapsing remitting form, some folks aren’t diagnosed until they’ve had the disease for many years. It’s not unusual to find a middle aged person diagnosed with “lots” of lesions, and have the neurologist tell them they’ve had the disease for years.

Symptoms are diagnosed as other things early on (a pinched nerve leading to numbness, vertigo from a ear problem, etc), and since they let up after the exacerbation, it’s not until the disability starts to accumulate (which may be later in the disease) that the idea it’s actually a neurological problem surfaces and someone orders and MRI of the brain and spinal columnMLS

[Darkwolf377]

Thanks for the information, I have a close friend who was diagnosed early on and it turned out to be an accurate diagnosis, fortunately. I didn’t know there were many cases as you describe.