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I WAS SENT THIS DIRECT AND AM SENDING TO THE LIST FOR ANYONE TO REPLY.
I SENT A REPLY GIVING ALL OUR WEB SITES AND ADVISED THE SENDER I AM SENDING
HIS INQUIRY TO THE LIST AND STRONGLY SUGGESTED THEY JOIN.
I ALSO TOLD THEM I WAS SENDING THEIR INQUIRY TO THE LIST AND THAT THEY MIGHT
BE HEARING FROM MEMBERS.
LOOKS LIKE THEY NEED A GOOD DR. IN THE JERSEY AREA. IF YOU KNOW ONE, SEND IT
TO THEM
BOB FROM HOUSTON
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From: MKoh40(AT)aol.com
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Subject: TRANSVERSE MYELITIS
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 18:49:40 EDT
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DEAR BOB:
MY NAME IS MIKE KOHUT I AM FROM NEW JERSEY AND I GOT YOUR
ADDRESS FROM PATRICIA MARTIN OF THE SPINAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT RUTGERS
UNIVERSITY. WHEN I CONTACTED THEM YESTERDAY I EXPLAINED TO PATRICIA OF MY
WIFES CONDITION AND ASKED HER FOR SOME HELP. LATER ON IN THE DAY SHE CALLED
BACK WITH SOME INFORMATION AND YOUR "E" MAIL ADDRESS. SHE DID NOT GET INTO ANY
DETAILS BUT SAID YOU MIGHT BE OF SOME HELP.
WELL HERE GOES MY WIFES LONG STORY. BACK IN 1992 MY WIFE HAD A
MISCARRIAGE IN SEPTEMBER. THEN IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER
THE LEFT SIDE OF HER FACE BECAME SWOLLEN THE DENTIST SAID IT WAS AN INFECTED
TOOTH. AND IN NOVEMBER SHE HAD HER FIRST PARALYSIS ATTACK. SHE WAS TOLD AT THE
TIME THAT IT WAS TRANVERSE MYELITIS AND THAT SHE WOULD NOT WALK AGAIN. THEN A
MONTH LATER THEY SAID IT WAS LYME DISEASE. IN APRIL OF 1993 MY WIFE DEBBIE WAS
WALKING AND BACK TO WORK. THEN AS THE YEARS WENT ON SHE HAD SEVERAL ATTACKS
AND WOULD RETURN TO ABOUT 90%. THEN ONE DAY IN 1996 SHE HAD ANOTHER ATTACK AND
SHE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO WALK SINCE. SINCE THAT TIME SHE HAS HAD AN ATTACK
THAT HAS AFFECTED THE USE OF HER ARMS AND HANDS. WHICH OF COURSE THEY HAVE
RETURNED TO ABOUT 90%. WE HAVE VISTED SEVERAL HOSPITALS AND MANY DOCTORS BUT
NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO TELL US WHAT SHE HAS. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD WHAT SHE
DOESN'T HAVE SUCH AS M.S. LUPES, LYME. BUT WE CAN NOT GET ANYONE TO TELL US
WHAT SHE HAS. OR EVEN IF THERE IS SOMEONE OUT THERE THAT MIGHT HAVE SIMILAR
SYMPTONS. I HAVE GONE ON FOR A LONG TIME AND I AM NOT SURE IF YOU CAN SHED
SOME LIGHT ON THIS DISEASE. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HELP US PLEASE LET
ME KNOW. I HOPE THAT IN SOME WAY YOU CAN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
SINCERELY;
MIKE & DEBBIE
KOHUT
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