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> From: JHarper33[SMTP:JHarper33(AT)aol.com]
> Reply To: tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com
> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 1997 1:05 PM
> To: tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: FIRST TIME CALLER
>
> In a message dated 97-12-03 09:47:35 EST, you write:
>
> > I'M CONCERNED THOUGH, BECAUSE THE DOCTORS AT
> > THE HOSPITAL TEND TO BELIEVE THE TM CAME FROM A FLU SHOT SHE GOT IN
> LATE
> > SEPTEMBER. SHE ALSO RECEIVED A TETENUS SHOT IN EARLY OCTOBER. AND
> TO TOP
> > IT ALL OFF, SHE HAD A PACEMAKER INSTALLED LATE OCTOBER. IT WASN'T
> UNTIL
> > MID NOVEMBER THAT HER LEGS GOT WEAKER AND FINALLY LOST FEELING.
> > MY QUESTION IS, CAN A RAPID HEART BEAT BE AN ONSETTING SYMPTOM
> > OF TM. I'M WONDERING IF SHE WAS MISDIAGNOSED WHEN SHE GOT THE
> PACEMAKER.
> > THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT BECAUSE WITH IT AN MRI CANNOT BE DONE. IF
> IT'S
> > NOT A SYMPTOM, THEN I SUSPECT THAT SHE WAS INFECTED DURING THE
> > OPERATION.
> > PLEASE HELP.
> > PHIL
> >
>
> Phil,
>
>
> Both flu shots and tetanus (sp?) shots have been suspected of causing
> TM. Most
> neurologists (at least that I've heard about) seem to think it comes
> from some
> stray virus. I've also wondered about the possibility of infection as
> I had a
> biopsy about a month before the onset of TM and wondered if some germ
> got into
> the bloodstream then. No one seems to know how to pin down the cause.
> One
> neurologist told me that even if a dr. had been there and tested for
> everything he could the day something started the wheels turning to
> result in
> TM, they still wouldn't be able to pinpoint the cause since there are
> so many
> variables and so many things we're exposed to. Since an MRI is out,
> what about
> a myelogram? No fun, but it is another way to look at the spine.
>
> Best wishes to you and your mom,
> Barbara
>