Whoa there!
your statement regarding true TM and Paralysis is incorrect! Acute
TM means damage is done in a matter of hours or days. Sub-acute TM
means damage over weeks. The information my Neuro gave me at the
time of diagnosis stated that the rate of paralysis from TM was 50/50
I suffered sub-acute TM at C4-C5 in the spring of 2007. The MRI's
and Spinal Tap analysis were pretty conclusive that I had TM. My
leg weakness was very small and passed within a matter of hours, I
was never incapacitated. My bladder difficulties (I could always pee
with effort) passed in the first 6 months. Body and hand weakness
took more than a year. My worst symptom was and continues to be
acute pain (Central Pain Syndrome) from the shoulders down. My
suffering led to a contemplation of suicide. Those of us who fall
into the "CPS only" sufferers are a small minority among TM survivors
but as a whole our prognosis for recovery is poor. The good news is
that my only major improvement in pain has come after my 2nd
anniversary.
Mindy the Artisan
On Jul 25, 2009, at 8:58 AM, [email protected] wrote:
*Yes, a small lesion can affect a relatively small part of the body.
Myelitis simply means inflammation of the spinal cord.
Transverse, means
*across*.*
True transverse myelitis results in para or quadra plegia depending
on the level of demyelination.
I have a very small area of demyelination- C6, right side of spinal
cord, size of a small pea- but it results affecting my whole body
from my shoulders down. So you have a small lesion affecting an
incredibly large area of the body.
It's a bit like a gun shot wound- through my hand minimal
treatment, through my heart maximum treatment, through my head death!
My two cents
F
