Old Bones
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From personal experience & discussions with others, it seems neurologists are the most (willfully?) ignorant of the various relevant medical fields, when it comes to SEID/CFS.
@Kenny Banya 's thread (above) contemplating neurologists as the most-ignorant medical specialty when it comes to ME was the incentive for this question.
1st neuro I saw was nice. He ordered a brain and spine MRI w/ contrast, but no abnormalities except for a couple spots that they said were normal . . .
2nd neuro was a MS specialist. Because I also have bladder issues, and numbness/weakness in my left leg I wanted to make doubly sure MS was ruled out as the cause of my issues.
Like @TrixieStix , I will be having a brain MRI next year to determine if there is another explanation (MS was suggested) for my worsening neurological symptoms. Perhaps I will be fortunate in avoiding a similar horror story to those recounted in Kenny's thread about neurologists, since my MRI has been ordered by my supportive GP.
I couldn't help myself from "Googling" MS symptoms. I checked "yes" to most of them -- no doubt a common experience for many of us. Just wondering . . . .
How many PR members have had a brain MRI? Was it helpful (i.e. did it show any abnormalities)?