Re:erythema nodosum an MS connection?--msg for Kiki

March 2, 2004

Dear Kiki,

This EN/MS connection should be explored. If there is such a

connection it makes research into EN that much more urgent. Right now

EN is considered to be more of an annoyance than a serious disorder.

More often than not it is considered a " rash " and treated by

dermatologists who have no idea what they are doing.

If you also belong to any MS support Groups, could you ask around

to see if EN preceeded the MS? I belong to many Groups for various AI

disorders, but not any MS Groups. If any members have seen this

connection, please refer them to me.

I am wondering if EN is like chicken pox that you recover from

and that reappears as shingles when you are older. Could EN and MS

have this sort of realtionship? In the case of chicken pox a vaccine

is now available --those people will never have shingles. Shingles is

much more severe than childhood chickenpox. Always best to arrest

these things before they progress to the next level.

Thanks for all your help, Kiki. So much good come from putting

our heads together.

Love,

> Thanks for getting back to me , interesting question you

posed. Did

> the injections bring on the MS?

> I am not even sure what the injections were and my Dr. is long gone.

I am so

> angry with myself for not asking. I remember saying to him " please

write down

> what I have " because he had such a heavy accent, that is why I

remember EN.

> I do remember, and my soon to be husband thought I was acting) When his

> mother would hug me firmly around my waist and upper butt, it hurt.

My upper but

> hurt so I thought it was the injection site but it never went away.

Do they give

> steroids in the upper butt area? or could it have been anti biotic?

or B-12?

> I was 20 yrs old, very physically fit, I had studied to be a physical

> education teacher. I did not feel any other symptoms till I was 42,

on and off I had

> sciatica but other than that I was very strong and healthy.

> I don't know why I am rambling , but thanks for listening. Kiki

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