The prevailing knowledge is that indeed, TM will attack and then settle down and that MS attacks and attacks and attacks, ergo the name MULTIPLE sclerosis, TM being a SINGLE sclerosis event, and in progressive MS, those afflicted do indeed get worse over time.
In remitting-relapsing MS, the patient is steady and may or may not take a dive later on in life depending on what meds the patient receives. The ABC drugs seem to prevent further deterioration as has been the case with me missus. Nice. Bobberino From: Tracey L. Black To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 8:18 AM Subject: RE: [TMIC] Re: Who's got what? We were told that TM could very easily turn to MS later in life. I don't know remember what the % was but I think it was about 14% of people who have TM go on later to be diagnosed with MS. My understanding is that TM works backwards compared to MS. TM starts bad and gets better, MS starts slow and progressively gets worse. Has anyone else been told about this?? Tracey L. Black Certified Insurance Service Representative Hockley & O'Donnell Insurance Agency Phone - 717-334-6741, x 29 Fax - 717-334-3414 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 9:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [TMIC] Re: Who's got what? In a message dated 5/13/2007 7:10:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: . I'm always worried that my TM will come back OR progress to MS? This is the type of email that I was alluding to...does TM progress to MS? Does TM affect other organs the way that MS does? I get a lot of questions like this, and there seems also to be confusion regarding medications between the two illnesses. If they are related, it seems like what works on one disease would work for the other. Thank you, Jude
