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Hi! I have a question. I've heard a lot of people say that pain can cause them a relapse. Is it the actual pain that somebody feels that can cause a relapse, or is it the stress on the body? Like could a trip to the dentist cause a relapse, even though he numbs it first? Or is it something else that causes it, no matter if it's numbed or not Thanks!

certain anaesthetics drain vitamin b12 which could have neuropathic consequences. i have not personally had relapses yet so i could not say for sure, but i definitely had my initial dx attack after a painful crash snowboarding. i don't really think it was the pain itself, i think it was that the trauma aggravated pre-existing spinal cord injury resulting in what seems, 5 years later, to be permanent damage.