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 cause." ( http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/neurology_neurosurgery/specialty_areas/transverse_myelitis/about-tm/recurrent-tm.html).
But that may not be what is going on here, either. I don't know if TM affects CO2 level -- unless it's affecting her diaphragm and therefore her breathing. Hopefully they'll be able to figure out what's wrong. BTW, Tracy, all you have to do to send a message to the group is to send it to tmic-list@eskimo.com. The tmic addresses with "request" in them are automated addresses where people join or leave the group. Barbara H. http://barbarah.wordpress.com On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 7:40 PM, Laura Beaudin <laura.beau...@gmail.com>wrote: > 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 > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 1:52 PM, Todd Tarno <toddtm2...@sbcglobal.net>wrote: > >> 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 breathing. >> I don't know anything about the CO 2 being high. Sorry :( >> Please share her systems with us, so that we >> may be able to tell if it might be or not TM. >> We all will be praying for her at this time, >> Todd in Corpus Christi, TX >> TM since April 1, 2002 @ T-4 to T-8 >> >> >> --- On *Tue, 8/16/11, Tracy Lea Bell <tracyleab...@yahoo.com>* wrote: >> >> >> From: Tracy Lea Bell <tracyleab...@yahoo.com> >> Subject: Re: [TMIC] Re: >> To: "Blaine Frye" <blaine_f...@yahoo.com> >> Cc: "tmic-list-requ...@eskimo.com" <tmic-list-requ...@eskimo.com>, " >> tmic-list@eskimo.com" <tmic-list@eskimo.com>, "lettersfor1g...@rambler.ru" >> <lettersfor1g...@rambler.ru> >> Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2011, 9:42 AM >> >> I have several things to ask and I hope anyone can help...my mom has been >> in the hospital for two weeks and now has been moved to ICU. Every day >> something new pops up. They have no idea what is wrong now her CO 2 is so >> high she can hardly breath... She has had TM for a year now and they keep >> saying it's not the TM and I just don't know how TM progresses...I don't >> know how to send this to the whole group >> >> Thank you Tracy >> >> >> >> >
