Hi!
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 5:56 am
Hi all,
I am new to this site,although i have spent hours (days probably!) reading through forum posts the last month or so.So this is our story..
My girlfriend,aged 25, was diagnosed with RRMS in mid-July this year.It all started with spasticity of the right arm and leg for her,short attacks of 5-10 seconds several times a day.GP reccomended that we see a Neuro,who sent us for a Brain and Spinal Cord MRI.Brain MRI showed 8 lesions,spinal cord MRI was clean.After 2 weeks another MRI and LP,MRI results were the same and LP was positive,so we got our diagnosis (doctor said it's technically a CIS before an MRI in 3 months time shows lesions,though he said we can be pretty certain it's MS).The Neuro prescribed medication (dont remember the name) for the spasticity,and it went completely away from day 1 on the pills,so steroids were avoided.
At the moments we are still reasearching and trying to decide on treatment options,leaning towards an MS-friendly diet with supplements and not rushing too much for CRABS.I think it's needless to say how useful this forum has been.So really glad to join you all and will keep you posted on how we are doing!
Yannis
I am new to this site,although i have spent hours (days probably!) reading through forum posts the last month or so.So this is our story..
My girlfriend,aged 25, was diagnosed with RRMS in mid-July this year.It all started with spasticity of the right arm and leg for her,short attacks of 5-10 seconds several times a day.GP reccomended that we see a Neuro,who sent us for a Brain and Spinal Cord MRI.Brain MRI showed 8 lesions,spinal cord MRI was clean.After 2 weeks another MRI and LP,MRI results were the same and LP was positive,so we got our diagnosis (doctor said it's technically a CIS before an MRI in 3 months time shows lesions,though he said we can be pretty certain it's MS).The Neuro prescribed medication (dont remember the name) for the spasticity,and it went completely away from day 1 on the pills,so steroids were avoided.
At the moments we are still reasearching and trying to decide on treatment options,leaning towards an MS-friendly diet with supplements and not rushing too much for CRABS.I think it's needless to say how useful this forum has been.So really glad to join you all and will keep you posted on how we are doing!
Yannis