One MRI and diagnosis was made. But I had symptoms years before so historically it was easy to make the diagnosis by the time I had the MRI done.

Hey, this is the question I have but for different reasons. Diagnosis is based on 3 corresponding elements. 1- symptom types. 2- in a specific region of the brain, is found myelin erosion/lack of growth in youth-its debatable.. 3-marginally high levels of the spinal fluid protein associated with patients dislaying qualities of the other two qualifiers above.
Shhweww!
For me, I have spinal damage likely caused by spinal muscle weakness. Was an electrician before I got to sick and weak. But in my last year I was electrocuted in an attic. I think my heart stopped because it's like I went to outter space and back. Woke up terrified. No idea how long I was stuck in the line, but when I crawled out my neck and shoulders were killing me. Called my boss and went home. I went down hill not long after. Turns out electrocution can mimic MS! And it's possible to recover. Hope it helped you a bit...

Sounds like it's been really hard for you, I'm sorry. The last part is so difficult to figure out. Here's a line of thinking or brain trick to keep these from causing symptoms and flare ups. Or in the times when we're laying in bed useless and miserable. I must balance my thoughts and feelings no matter what. I will set aside the why's and if's because it is the now, not the what was, or will be. I will believe in grace and look for it in every situation. I have a formula also-nerd, it's
patience x endurance
÷ time
= success.
I think patience b/c it's the willingness to not make progress, and endurance b/c it's the willingness to take more pain. But these then deal with your author and script of hope, and the what the heart receives as tangible in the forgiveness it must practice to endure wounds. These wounds are in my soul. Because my expectations failed me. In my life, they always have, so I just assume now they always will. So I stay flexible in heart. Read the wisdom of King Solomon growing up in Proverbs, he said. Let not your heart be hardened in the day of provocation. This has been whispered to me my whole life, and I yield as much as I can. But it's not my glory I'm seeking in life, so that helps. 1 more saying, so not be stiff necked.. hahaha it's spiritually speaking of coarse, but we have MS? And our neck is stiff as crap! Hahaha

ive had numbness in right hand for years people always said cold hands warm heart because it was noticeable when I tried opening shopping bag and I was almost electricuted by tree lights in dec 2016 but also I only relised that there was something wrong when my eye went black and tried to go bed in middle of day but I could lift foot up stair I remember really having to sleep but couldn't see I woke up and could see but since then I need glass to see writing on tv. before this I had extremely bad migrains I was digns with migranious and fns then the seizure started and balance problem weakness really bad. my calf and feet swell and go skinny to the point I cant walk on feet. this year my chest showed weakness from x ray and my trip to hospital twice they thought I was having heart attack. speech thinking and memory have gone. fatigue I had really bad after my daughter. and resently extreme axiety, anger, stress.

I hope this makes sense I'm really trying.

Went through alot of MRIs and Lumbar Puncture before diagnosed with MS. Doctor's would not have thought of MS, had I not gone to a family reunion and 7 family members had MS.