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Hi :) I've had TM for 18 years as of July 6th. Paralyzed from the chest(above the nipple line) down and in a wheelchair for 4 months. On a cane for another 6 months. I have a numb band around my chest and my pinky and ring finger are 90% numb on the right hand as is my lower right arm up to the arm ...

Helevitia, just out of curiosity, is there any other significant difference between TM and MS, besides just the location of the lesions? For example, I think Devic's Disease has been differentiated from MS because Devics doesn't implicate T Cells (i think). Wasn't sure if there was anything similar...

Thanks Mark. in fact, I have talked with her and have been following her story.

Cheers,
Dave

I wrote this in FlashHack's post, but it got buried quickly amongst the "chatter" :D Here is wrote I wrote: FlashHack, Thanks for posting your story. I have Transverse Myelitis. For those that don't know, TM is similar to MS in where we get an initial onset of symptoms. Generally we don't ...

FlashHack, Thanks for posting your story. I have Transverse Myelitis. For those that don't know, TM is similar to MS in where we get an initial onset of symptoms. Generally we don't get lesions in our brain but on our spine and usually only one, or in my case, no lesions. Most of us recover to some ...