Yes, that is my understanding, the scar tissue is my problem now. I even asked my neuro: "is it now - what I see is what I get?" she said yes, we can only treat the symptoms now, can't go in there to fix anything, or more damage would occur. In December of 2005, after my hospital stay, I was put on oral prednisone, 40mg/day for 30 days. After that, I felt great, ready to throw away my cane. But then I got worse again - I have since gotten IV prednisone treatments, 1,000 mg over three days (IV) - I didn't get the same results, as a matter of fact, it made me quite ill for a few days. I'm due for another now (once every three months). I'm on the walker now, & I guess I really can't complain too much, some have it worse, some, much worse. BERNARD BUTCHER
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 1:50 PM To: Butcher, Bernie [S&FS] Cc: tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: RE: [TMIC] New Address...please add to your address book Interesting. This is related to something I've wondered about: If 'TM' is 'inflamation of the myelin', which of course we've already been treated for, then do we really still have TM? I was treated with 5,000 mg methyl-prednisone during the first 5 days after my sudden (with-in 30 min) paralysis on my right side below my rib cage. My understanding was that the treatment completely cleared up the inflammation. So what I'm really dealing with is not TM, but the SIDE-EFFECTS OF TM (nerves that have been damaged), as well as the SIDE-EFFECTS of all that methyl-prednisone! Isn't that correct? Sally
