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- Thu Dec 29, 2011 1:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: % of people with symptoms that end up with MS diagnosis?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1553
MRIs
Given the symptoms mentioned, I would think that a spinal lesion would explain a good percentage of them better than a brain lesion (IF it's MS). My first MRI (brain) found nothing, but there was an obvious lesion in my c-spine. Being only one lesion, it didn't qualify as MS. It was the brain scan a...
- Sat Dec 24, 2011 7:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Possible PP MS?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2407
Re: Possible PP MS?
Tumor can never be fully removed due to it's location next to the main artery that runs down the center of the brain. They can excise as much as possible, then follow on radiation of some sort to prevent future growth, depending on if it is benign or cancerous. Thank you for your input. Let me ask ...
- Sat Dec 24, 2011 6:55 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: The story of a lucky guy who's got MS
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1862
The story of a lucky guy who's got MS
That's me - a lucky guy who just happens to have MS. I've got a feeling I'll be around a while, so I might as well introduce myself.... How can I feel lucky? I'm still here, and still able to do all the things I really care about doing. I'm posting now because I've pretty much accepted that I have M...
- Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Possible PP MS?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2407
Re: Possible PP MS?
You've probably already heard that every case of MS is different. Upon being told it "looks like MS" just over a year ago, I was sure I must have the primary progressive type because of my age (54) and what seemed to me to be continuously worsening symptoms. But by the time I had a definit...
- Thu Dec 22, 2011 3:26 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Just got my brain mri
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6872
Re: Just got my brain mri
Once injected, gadolinium-based contrast agents accumulate in abnormal tissues of the brain and body. This accumulation provides a greater contrast between normal and abnormal tissues, allowing doctors to better locate uncommon cell growths and tumors. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadoliniu...
- Thu Dec 22, 2011 3:16 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hey, Im new here and kind of the minority
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4486
Re: Hey, Im new here and kind of the minority
Howdy!, from another newbie guy (55yo, diagnosed 3/2011).
Good luck,
Mark
Good luck,
Mark
- Thu Dec 22, 2011 3:08 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Diagnosis Pending
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1487
Re: Diagnosis Pending
Something about the medical world turns me into a zombie sheep, so I always bring my wife to important medical appointments, and I strongly recommend bringing a supporter/secretary/advocate (spouse, family member or very good friend) for consultations about anything chronic or life-threatening. You ...
- Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:52 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New Member with questions on cost and insurance
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1235
Re: New Member with questions on cost and insurance
A friend of mine is a surgeon at Kaiser, and I have the strong impression that they've gotten serious about making their system work. None of my co-workers who are on it have expressed complaints. I pay the extra for an 'open access' plan, mainly so I can take my bigger problems (cancer, stroke &...
- Thu Dec 22, 2011 1:12 pm
- Forum: Regimens
- Topic: Why did you choose your meds...this is confusing.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5885
Re: Why did you choose your meds...this is confusing.
Until you're diagnosed *and* convinced of it (2nd opinion, reading), I would concentrate on living healthy (food, exercise). If/when you have a positive diagnosis, it still doesn't mean you have to start one of those meds. Experienced neuro docs will have opinions about the likely progression of you...
- Thu Dec 22, 2011 12:13 pm
- Forum: Regimens
- Topic: Lower Back Pain
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7722
Re: back pain
Finally someone that thinks their back pain is related to ms. My nero does not think so but my back went out and then a while later I had an attack. While your back pain may be MS-related, I would still go see a good back doctor if I were you (think physiatrist, sports medicine). You could have mec...
- Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:04 pm
- Forum: Copaxone
- Topic: Copaxone linked to Cancer?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13943
Re: Copaxone linked to Cancer?
Melissa, I'm newly diagnosed (March 2011) and I had lung cancer in 1996 with a metastasis to the brain in 1998. I don't know if that counts as having had cancer once or twice, but my Stanford neuro doc said Copaxone was the *only* MS disease-modifying therapy that was safe for someone like me with a...