How is MS Diagnosed?

How is MS Diagnosed?

There is no laboratory test, symptom, or physical finding which, when present or positive, always means a person has MS.  Some of the symptoms of MS could also be caused by other diseases.  Consequently, the diagnosis of MS must be made by a careful process which demonstrates findings that are consistent with MS and that also rules out other possible causes. 

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First Hospital Stay - Part Two

First Hospital Stay - Part Two

Waking up at 6am after only a few hours sleep I was surprisingly alert, so I had a shower because there really wasn't anything else to do.  After breakfast the nurse wanted to start my steroid infusion earlier so I could hopefully sleep better that night.  About 20 minutes into my infusion there was a knock at the door and my favourite surgeon was standing there asking if he could come in.  What a nice surprise!  I couldn't go far with my little IV friend attached so he came over for a hug and stayed a short while for a chat to check on how I was going.  When he left I told the nurse that my arm was really starting to hurt - my cannula had tissued (most likely from the position it was placed) so they had to stop my infusion and call the cannulation nurse to re-site my cannula.  

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