Need some answers

[courtieo]

Had a spinal tap come back extremely abnormal. I suspect MS but MRI's are all negative for lesions but I have never had my t-spine checked for lesions. I have the L'herrmittes sign, numbness, tingling, severe migraines, nerve pain, neuropathy in my feet, and lately having bowel problems. Almost as if they don't want to move regardless of what type of medicine I take. The spinal tap results were:
Protein:61
Albumin, CSF, quan:43.1
Lymphocyte: 87
monocyte:  12
CD 19:589
IgG, CSF/ser: 1.09
CNS IgG syn rate: 21.7
Albumin index: 10.26
oligo interp: 10 bands
I had 12 bands in my CSF & 2 in my blood serum. My neuro is not telling me much about these test results other than calling it "inflammation" and ignores my questions about MS. I was just wondering if these finds are consecutive with some sort of disease or what exactly they mean?

[courtieo]

Thanks for your input. I really appreciate it!

[ewford]

Better yet, go to the EXPERT section and look at Prof Garth Nicolsons answers.

[ewford]

only reason I asked is that the Labcorp tests for lymes are flawed since they look for antibodies  IgG and IgM.  The surface proteins of the bacteria change and the bacteria morphs into different shapes (pleomorphic) and it VERY rarely shws a pos result unless at the VERY beginning or after you have had Lymes for years.  I had 3 labcorp tests for Lymes and the all were negative.  It was not until i spoke to a noted researcher that told me about the faulty lymes tests.  I had an IGENEX Labs test for Lymes and coinfections of Babesia and Bartonella and tested POSITIVE for Lymes and 2 coinfections.  It was just a suggestion.  Do some research at www (dot) immed (dot) org under Autoimmune illnesses and you might find an answer.

[courtieo]

I've had tests for lymes several times in the past and always came back fine... I don't have any neck crackling, no eye pain or problems breathing or sleeping. No heart problems. I do have swollen lymph nodes, and have not had any cysts or anything of that nature

[ewford]

All your symptoms are Lymes disease.  repost in the Lymes section.  lymes creates chronic inflamation.

  Your neck crackle? Are your symptoms cyclical? eye pain? stabbing sensations in stomach, bowells?  Wake up several times a night?  Hard time breathing?  heart palipatations?  sore throat?  swollenlymphh nodes?   and, pardon me for asking, if you have had endometriosis/cysts on uterus or hysterectomy, sure sign of Lymes and coinfections/Mycoplasma infection.