i recently have been having numbness and weakness in the lower part of my body
i went to my dr and he had an mir scan done on my brain,neck and middle of my back,after this scan was performed i expienced a great deal of pain in the neck down to the lower spine and it hasnt gone away.The dr says seeings how its been atleast 20yrs scince my mri scan was performed the lessions he is seeing he believes they are old ones how do i really know
Hi Cathy,
I'm a little confused. Are you saying that it has been 20 years between MRI scans and that what lesions are seen now were also seen then, so there's been no change on the MRIs? There is something called l'Hermittes sign which is described as a shooting, electrical pain which occurs when you bend your neck forward. This is seen in MS.
If you feel that you need another opinion, please do not hesitate to seek out another neurologist. Preferably someone who specializes in MS. If you feel that you are being dismissed, then please do seek another opinion.
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