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   Erin Rush Community Admin

   <p>Hello Dee53 and welcome! I am sorry you have worked so long to receive a diagnosis. If you haven&#39;t done so already, you may want to check out this information on the diagnosing process for MS -- <a href='https://multiplesclerosis.net/diagnosis/tools-your-doctor-will-use-to-make-a-diagnosis' target='_blank'>https://multiplesclerosis.net/diagnosis/tools-your-doctor-will-use-to-make-a-diagnosis/</a>. There are very specific criteria used to reach a diagnosis of MS and you may want to make sure your physicians have done all the required testing. Also, there are some conditions, like fibromyalgia, that mimic MS symptoms. Here is some information on those conditions -- <a href='https://multiplesclerosis.net/diagnosis/ruling-out-other-health-conditions' target='_blank'>https://multiplesclerosis.net/diagnosis/ruling-out-other-health-conditions/</a>. Regardless of what condition with which you are diagnosed, I hope you are getting proper treatment and support! Thank you for reaching out and good luck! Best, Erin, <a href='https://multiplesclerosis.net' target='_blank'>MultipleSclerosis.net</a> Team Member.</p>

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   tunderdue Member

   <p>Hi, Newbee. If you really want the official, MS diagnosis, you may get it from a neurologist, as did I. I left that neurologist, since he seemed so accustomed to my disease, he did not show much compassion. Then, I got a second neurologist, who took tons of MRIs and never bothered to reveal what she saw. I guess it&#39;s always best to get diagnoses for what ails us. But when you&#39;ve got MS, or anything else for which there is no cure, and no clear explanations for why you feel or act as you may do, what&#39;s the point? At least, that&#39;s what I think, in my most sarcastic, life moments.</p>

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