My name is Mark. I'm 41 and I live in Utah. (Please ignore the goofy ID, it's
what my sons and I use for online games.) I was diagnosed with TM today, a
week after the last in a series of MRIs. It took three months and lots of
tests and questions and mystified doctors (sounds familiar, I'll bet).
I've been lurking on this list after my neurologist told me he thought I had
TM, about a month ago. What a great list! Lots of good involvement here. I'm
sure it will be a real resource for me as it looks like it already has been
for others.
My condition is not nearly as severe as those of others I have read about on
this list and in the TMA newsletters. My right hand is numb and I have some
numbness and tingling elsewhere throughout by right side. But I have almost no
pain except in the hand and no obvious motor impairments. So while I have been
frightened throughout this uncertain time before the diagnosis, I have been
very grateful I'm not affected any more than this. My heart goes out to others
who are suffering more than I am from this illness.
By the way, I asked my neurologist about the reports this week of an
identified viral trigger for MS. He said he and several colleagues he has
talked to are dubious, skeptical, disbelieving of the report.
Thanks for your time, and thanks for the list,
Mark
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