Alternating Extropia to MS

I know this blog will jump around in slots of Time, so think of it as episodes thru the years, and looking back.

I Went in for eye exam at Costco. just happened to book a good Dr there. He was quite thorough with dilation, and putting in prisms in my near sighted glasses.  and needing saying I needed a second pair to see.  I needed two sets, as the thickness needed and a prism he was adding.

The eye Dr was in end of June 2012.   alternating Exotropia was going on. I was having double vision since December 2010.
He wrote a few items down, to let my GP know, and a specialist may be needed.
Alternating Exotropia and a bunch of other words I would have to look up.

My GP had already ruled out most of the other aspects of me.   This led my him to seek a Neurologist outside the area. He would not tell me what his thoughts were, but years later, I saw it written down... Multiple Sclerosis suspected. I had asked about this possibility, as my disease was not  going as CRPS (Cronical Regional Pain Syndrome), which was a diagnosis given to get Dr's going.

more blood tests July 2 2012

MRI brain was done July 18 2012, at our local hospital. The Reader of the mri, puts in bold print NO SIGN OF MS. --------------------------------------------

I would not know that hospitals have different magnet strengths of MRI machines until much later, when a DR mentions politely that the hospital I went to does not have a strong enough magnet. But more of that in another post.

My GP said local neurologist did not go far enough, as neurologist wrote in his report i was faking  symptoms, in Dr terms.

My GP was smarter,  sent me to one neurologist  out of our area.

This happened quickly. The Neurologist, A old fashioned guy in his 70s, was seen at his outpatient quick fix hospital center. This led to  him looking at my films of MRI done, and a man of little words. Uhm, ouhum, yes, keep these in this order. He then ordered a
spinal tap,  done  Aug 1 2012 at his main office.

This was done by him in his office.  Reading now about spinal taps, I think I had the best neurologist do it in the country. More Blood was drawn, analyzed, and bands were seen in spinal fluid. He mentions treatment to begin. Shows me the three lesions on film, quite prominent, with shadows of old lesions. There is a rule of time, lesions of new and old, along with bands seen in the spinal fluidfluid, and ruling similar diseases out.

Copaxone ordered and delivery made, as a first line Disease Modifying Drug (DMT)
The next was MS treatment Using Botox September 13 2012. This is a different Botox, then used for looking pretty. It's purpose was for Muscle Spasms.

I had already reached the maximum dose of Baclofen, trying to control Spasticity,  more of that in another post.
A Diagnosis of:
cervical degeneration disc disease
Multiple Sclerosis

Optic Disk Pallor and Right lateral gaze nystagmus  was recorded going on by 2013

But much  more on the positive side

Thanks for reading
JoeY