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MRI Brain Scan-40 year old Female

Posted by elishara23 @elishara23, Jul 27, 2023

I have been having memory loss, balance has been off, moderate pain in my right eye socket with blurred vision and pain in the right side of head, vertigo, and right hand tremors for several months now, I had a mri on my brain, it showed "a few scattered foci of FLAIR hyperintensity in the periventricular and subcortical white matter of the bilateral frontal lobes. My dr. says there is nothing wrong with me, i just cant accept this answer, there is obviously something going on, has anyone had anything like this? Im not sure what to do now, it is really upsetting that noone will believe me.

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elishara23 | @elishara23 | 1 day ago

Update: I requested 2nd opinion, was sent to a neurologist who specialized in MS, long story short..bloodwork is basically all normal, Repeat MRI showed no new lesions and none in my spinal cord, I went in for a spinal tap, it was all normal except it shows I have 3 Oligoclonal bands and high basic protein, the new MS neuro initially suggested MS, but she now says since there is only 3 ogliclonal bands and not 4, it's not MS, she is no longer interested in seeing me because it's not MS, so here I am back at square one, multiple debilitating symptoms and no answers, I'm lost

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cheyne | @cheyne | 1 day ago

Hi,
I'm having similar symptoms and will be having a MRI scan in a few hours. So far I have been told I have several diseases but none have been conclusive. My right eye socket has been tender for the last month with sometimes blurred vision. I can't walk a straight line and wonder all over the pavement, my body from the waist down suffers from internal tremors periodically. Vertigo is my constant companion some days better than others. I have days when I suffer confusion and am not able to comprehend spoke or written words. So far every blood test has come back within normal levels and I have been tested for heavy metals poisoning and passed. I have my fingers crossed the MRI will find something but also that it will come back clear. With both older brother and sister deceased from MS and 4 close relatives who have it, I have a nasty feeling I may not escape it either. Passed Dementia test and don't have Parkinsons. Loved the instruction to draw a clock dial with the quarters on it, I asked Roman numerals or Arabic! I suspect the end result will be yet again, it is all phsycological, just like my ripped shoulder muscles and worn shoulder joints were diagnosed as in my head! I hope when they did the shoulder surgery they didn't try to fix the brain. It may have caused these symptoms!
Anyway it will be one more test crossed off my bucket list.
Cheers

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kdalda75 | @kndaustin71 | 1 day ago

Second opinions and even three are the best route! Plus doing your own research on the subject!

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elishara23 | @elishara23 | 14 hours ago
In reply to @cheyne "Hi, I'm having similar symptoms and will be having a MRI scan in a few hours...." + (show)
@cheyne

Hi,
I'm having similar symptoms and will be having a MRI scan in a few hours. So far I have been told I have several diseases but none have been conclusive. My right eye socket has been tender for the last month with sometimes blurred vision. I can't walk a straight line and wonder all over the pavement, my body from the waist down suffers from internal tremors periodically. Vertigo is my constant companion some days better than others. I have days when I suffer confusion and am not able to comprehend spoke or written words. So far every blood test has come back within normal levels and I have been tested for heavy metals poisoning and passed. I have my fingers crossed the MRI will find something but also that it will come back clear. With both older brother and sister deceased from MS and 4 close relatives who have it, I have a nasty feeling I may not escape it either. Passed Dementia test and don't have Parkinsons. Loved the instruction to draw a clock dial with the quarters on it, I asked Roman numerals or Arabic! I suspect the end result will be yet again, it is all phsycological, just like my ripped shoulder muscles and worn shoulder joints were diagnosed as in my head! I hope when they did the shoulder surgery they didn't try to fix the brain. It may have caused these symptoms!
Anyway it will be one more test crossed off my bucket list.
Cheers

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The first neuro notes, I read online in my chart, he said it could possibly be psychological, he never said that to me, I know I'm a unique person lol but I also know my body and myvmind, and I know there is something wrong. Even with the abnormal spinal fluid results they have no idea

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