Update on Tyler...again. =)

Tyler had his nuerology appointment yesterday and I wanted to report to everyone on how it went. We called and told Mom about it yesterday, but I figured everyone would want to know. The really short explanation is, we still don't have a diagnosis. We thought that the MRI he had a couple weeks ago would be enough to clear it up. But it's not, at least not conclusively. Apparently, Tyler still has lesions on his brain, but there aren't any new ones and the biggest one that they were most worried about has actually shrunk in size. Almost everything about his MRI and his spinal tap that they did back in September were atypical, as is the fact that he hasn't had any other symptoms since September. Because of all of that, even though Dr. Vincent still thinks it will turn out to be MS, she's hesitant on making that her final diagnosis. For now, she gave us two options: 1. Be very proactive and start on treatments right away as if it's definitely MS. 2. Wait and keep a close eye on it. We chose the second route, for many reasons, not the least of which is money. So, the plan now is just to wait. We have another appointment with Dr. Vincent in 6 months. If Tyler can make it that long without any symptoms cropping up, then we just go in for the visit so Dr. Vincent can make sure everything is okay. Then we wait another 6 months to get the next MRI. So, basically, unless he has another episode, we won't know anything more for another year. If he does have another episode, well, then we'll know for certain that it is MS. We're just hoping and praying that it doesn't turn out to be MS after all, even though that's still the most likely answer.

Thank you all for your love and support through this. We've definitely been feeling it. Yesterday was good news, not great news, but definitely not bad news. We love you all!