I lost sensation all over my body within 2 days and was admitted to hospital for 5 days. I had blood work, lumbar punture and an mri done in quick sucession as my symptoms progressed so quickly and I had trouble walking. All the mri showed was inflammation on my spine and in my brain and I wasn't diagnosed with anything. I was told if the symptons did return I might have ms. My mum and auntie have fibromyalgia and I often wonder if i have it too as I have so many symptoms.MS and fibromyalgia show similar symtoms and patients are often misdiagnosed because of this. You girlfriend should have had a lumbar punture and mri to see if lesions were present as in the case of ms.