Re: Difference between an attack and a flare up

[Guest guest]

From what I understand through reading, the # of lesions really doesn't tell you

anything. I personally know a woman, Eva Marsh, who was present when a doctor

looked at her MRI (he didn't know it was hers) and said, " this person cannot

take care of herself " because of all the scar tissue. She has no symptoms of MS

and overcame it years ago! She has a website, evamarsh.net

Robyn

Difference between an attack and a flare up

I am reasonably new to this site. I have been diagnosed for about 8

years now. I had never really had an attack until last january and

then again I haqd a bas one in July. Well I have had yet another one

this last thursday. When I went to the doctor who met me in ER ( he is

soooo wonderful!!) the nurse said that I had had a flare up.

Can someone please tell me if there is a difference. I am numb on my

left side, which inlcuded my foot, leg, torso and hand...which really

makes typoing this reqally challenging..thank god for the 'baackspace "

key!!

Also, does anyone think that a mri is useful at this point or just a

waste of money. I would be interested in knowing how much the scars

have progressed, but.....

Thanks to all in advance....

[Guest guest]

I concur. I know of people with none to few lesions and tons of

symptoms. And I know of people with tons of lesions and none or

practically no symptoms. MRIs are way over-rated as a way of measuring

MS, in my opinion.

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> From what I understand through reading, the # of lesions really

doesn't tell you anything. I personally know a woman, Eva Marsh, who

was present when a doctor looked at her MRI (he didn't know it was

hers) and said, " this person cannot take care of herself " because of

all the scar tissue. She has no symptoms of MS and overcame it years

ago! She has a website, evamarsh.net

[Guest guest]

Hi Sandy,

Please take a look at my poster " Pathogenesis of Multiple

SclerosisS... " :

http://www.haptens.republika.pl/images/poster.jpg

<http://www.haptens.republika.pl/images/poster.jpg>

which I presented 8-th December 2007 at International Conference

" Advances in Clinical Neuroimmunology " in Poznañ, Poland.

Jerzy Grzeszczuk

http://www.haptens.republika.pl/haptenology_en.html

<http://www.haptens.republika.pl/haptenology_en.html>

>

> Hello Everyone:

>

> I am new to this list. I was first told I had MS thirty years ago. At

that

> time I was told there was no treatment... I'm looking

> forward to learning a lot from all of you.

>

> Sandy