Why would you refuse steriods?
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Sent: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 22:08:19 -0400
Subject: [TMIC] New Neurologist
I was just wondering about your thoughts....
Two years ago I was "hit" with TM (C-3), spent a couple days in the hospital, refused steroids, left with a cane and went back to work a month later, just living with the stiffness, numbness, burning, fatigue, etc. The two neuorologists who saw me and diagnosed menever mentioned a follow-up so I just went to my GP.
Upon recommendation by some on this list to keep in touch with a newologoist, and wishing for something for the fatigue, I went to a neurologist who said I should have had follow-ups by a neuro and we shouldn't just assume my TM is idiopathic but could be a result of MS ( my initial MRI showed no brain lesions). He said I could have gotten more "small" lesions with no further symptoms.
If so, these small lesions could some day come together and, his quote, "all hell break loose".
He wouldn't prescribe anything long term for fatigue because he wanted more MRIs. So, tomorrow I will have them.
I almost wish I hadn't gone to him as I don't think I have gotten "worse" but learned to live with the symptoms. Just not sure I agree with his reasoning; haven't really seen this view from this list.
Any thoughts?
Gary in Michigan
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