Suspicious

"Suspicious for MS" That is what we were told today by Andy's neurologist, Dr. Hamburg.  Dr. Hamburg has been Andy's doctor from the beginning.  Yes, he has been to other neurologist but we feel she has been the only one who has actually tried to help him. 

With our visit today, we gave her all the updated information.  His eye problems, medications that have not worked and the symptoms that have been getting worse.  Her response, lets do another MRI to check on his lesions.  "Why" Andy asked trying not to say anything.  She very hesitantly responses "to rule out everything, like MS".  She said it, the magic words we were hoping she would say.  So she is thinking the same thing we are, FINALLY!

So, here is the plan:  Andy is going to have another MRI hopefully in the next 2 weeks or sooner, after his contacts come in, he will try those on and Dr. Richardson can check his optic nerve in his eye.  Two scenarios we have now, number 1-optic nerve is not inflamed which means no MS and his symptoms could just be caused by his eyes going bad.  So that means wearing the contact lens and being treated for Glaucoma.  That would be best case.  Even Dr. Hamburg believes this could be a possibility.  Number 2- MRI comes back with new lesions and the optic nerve is inflamed. This means more than likely it is MS.  We are ready for it.  Honestly, its a diagnosis, finally, which makes us both happy because we can treat it and hopefully he will begin to feel better.  So, there are our two choices.  It is going to be either one or the other.  It is such a huge relief that we are finally so close.

My husband is happy, believe it or not.  Knowing that we have two great doctors that are helping him has brought us a huge comfort.  So, hopefully in the next few weeks we have a diagnosis.  Thank you to everyone for the support and prayers. It is because of those prayers we have been blessed in finally finding answers.

Stacey