What the heck!

[TreeSurgeon]

How long does it take to get diagnosed?

[Khiba]

Took a year and a half for me. But I just knew it in the beginning so I wasn't surprised at all. It took 4 neuros and a lumbar tap to make the final diagnosis.

[cainer]

took me forever- but finally one told me i was on the borderline for ms ??    well about 3 years later ya i was told- they just dont want to make a mistake-,so many other things mimic ms- plus the meds are very expensive- but in the meantime i thought i was goin insane!!  like so many others on here- after a while, you do you think your going nuts- but hopefully its not ms!!  hugs!!

[Lucia_psy]

MRI just befor Chrismas, and spinal tap and steroids in mid of january, probably it would have been even faster if not for the holidays.
Either way, I have a lot of lesions and lumbar puncture was positive, however not too many symptoms.
From what I hear for me dx went extremely fast, maybe it also has something to do with the doctor and the medical system.

What is your story?

[fortywhat2]

MRI in March...  Spinal Tap in July...  Firm Dx August!  I had no idea there was anything wrong I thought I was clumsy (falling down) and Menopausal (cognative)  Boy wasn't I suprised!  Symptoms for years... falling & cognative.
Debbie
~Live as if all yours dreams came true~

[Sparkysarah]

I think I am in the minority (in UK) but it only took 6 weeks from seeing a neurologist for the first time, then doing all the tests required and everything was so conclusive I did not need a lumbar puncture.

Sarah

[Lulu54]

First test July 28 suspecting MS - Firm diagnosis September 25.  Less than 2 months for me, but I was lucky and all the clinical signs lined up correctly.

Unfortunately there is no timetable as you can see from the responses.  There are people here who are still waiting for answers and lingering in what we call limboland.  

What's your story?
lulu

[JemmAus]

3 years. YAY.

[crwriter]

Took me a coupla decades.  I've been slowly going downhill, and it seems like some doctors simply do not want to be deliverers of bad news.  I think my mother has it, too, and she is still under my old doctor's care and we are not speaking at the moment.

[jensequitur]

Took me 7 months.  I went through the usual routine - MRI, spinal tap, and neurological testing.

[HVAC]

It took me two years from the time I had my first MRI that 4 Neurologists looked at and said looked like I had MS.

Alex

[twopack]

Read my story on my profile page.  It's different for each person.

Mary

[Karen99]

Initially,  my symptoms were vague so I saw a rheumatologist and D.O for about 1 1/2 years.

I was diagnosed the same day that I saw a neurologist with MRI in hand.

[RazCarver]

5 years and still not definitive diagnosis. Exam and history all normal for MS but need more proof for insurance.

[COBOB]

9 Months from my first round of Optic Neuritis to diagnosis.

Bob

[Guitar_grrrl]

Took me six months from when I started testing.  This was after some 20+ years of odd symptoms.

[mo0427]

It took for me a month