Hey Tracy,
TM is usually is a ONE time hit.
If it's TM again, there is a name for it, but
sorry I don't remember the name before TM.
When asking questions on the TM list,
TMIC tmic-list@eskimo.com
Where did her TM hit on her spinal cord?
The higher it hits ( level C ), the more problems with
Hi Tracy,
TM is not a progressive condition beyond the initial acute attack.
Afterward, either you recover, or you don't. Sounds like something else is
attacking her...have they ruled out Guillain-Barree? Malignant MS? Tumors?
So many things can cause this.
Laura
*101 Websites To See Before You
There is such a thing as recurrent transverse myelitis: the Johns Hopkins
site describes it as the presence of more than one episode meeting the
criteria for TM with intervening improvement and excluding the presence of
multiple sclerosis. More than half of these recurrent cases have an unknown
*I'm actually one of those lucky few who have had 2 attacks of TM. 1st
one was bad, paraplegic; 2nd one was the one that left me in chronic
neuropathic pain 24/7/365.
Bernie in Texas
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I HAVE HAD 6 EPISODES OF RECURRENT TRANSVERSE MYELITIS. I'VE FIGURED OUT
WHEN I GET THE NUMBNESS AND HEAVINESS IN MY LEGS TO GET PRENISONE QUICKLY.
I AM ONE OF THE WALKING WOUNDED.
JANE/SPLENDORA TX
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I HAVE HAD 6 EPISODES OF RECURRENT TRANSVERSE MYELITIS. I'VE FIGURED OUT
WHEN I GET THE NUMBNESS AND HEAVINESS IN MY LEGS TO GET PRENISONE QUICKLY.
I AM ONE OF THE WALKING WOUNDED
