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vivianne - no MRI of spine, just head and neck - yet they say 'no spinal stenosis' - go figure!

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jamit,

I don't know about lesion load, probably because I have spent very little time in front of a neuro since my dx in 1999. Mostly because I refused drug therapy from the get go.

I would like to know if any one has seen a reduction in lesions? Or is it even possible?

Thanks! TYA

Wow marcstk!

Lesion load and disablity have never been explained to me before.

Unfortunately 'disability progression' is not part of my fantasy.

Thanks for the lesson.

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Hi all, I was dx'd with MS in 1999. I just had an MRI with no active lesions. Yet my ability to walk continues to diminish [weak knees, lots of pain in calves, thighs]. So I have to ask 'if no new lesions, why is it harder to walk]??? I have looked at Mays Thurner and Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency. ...

merylyn - this iron metabolism situation rings true to me! So much so I feel compelled to add my voice, instead of lurking here as I have done for about 4 months. I seem to be post-menopausal now but the last 15 years leading up to menopause were increasingly more painful. Sometimes, about 2 years b...