I have what may be a silly question, after reading the post about rashes and
hives. Long before I was diagnosed with TM, I had the toenail fungus that
thickens and makes your toenails (& fingernails) turn yellow. I was
embarrassed to say anything to my PCP until after TM attacked me. Then a
circular
rash appeared on my left wrist shortly before my lower extremities went numb.
Then the rash appeared on my lower back. I finally got a referral to a
dermatologist who took one look and a scraping of my back and wrist and said
it was
a fungus then gave me a prescription for Lamisil. Been taking it for 2
months and almost finished with it. The whole point of this comes down to
this
question: could this virus have caused my immune system to turn traitor and
attack my body? I've had all kinds of tests for cancer and MS which have all
been negative (so far) and my neuro cannot give me a cause or reason. I've
also read where auto accidents can cause TM, injury to the spinal cord. I was
the driver when I was hit broadside in March. I didn't have any injuries
except a badly bruised left arm and a stiff and sore neck. After both legs
went numb in May, I had an MRI which showed a lesion at C1-2. In September
the
lesion was gone after months of Prednisone. So I'm also wondering if the
accident could have been the beginning. My neuro says no, but I have to
wonder.
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