Re: There is no such thing as Transverse Myelitis!
10mtside(AT)postoffice.ptd.net
Sat, 16 Nov 1996 08:48:18 -0500 (EST)
Bernie said:
>My theory is that a virus takes hold in the area of the spinal cord where
there is a
>structural problem (slipped disc maybe or something like that). The immune
system
>responds and damages the myelin. The trauma question which was previously
making the
>rounds supports my own situation. During the diagnosis process in the
hospital, I was
>informed that there was a slight bulge in the disc at T5 (possibly
requiring surgery).
>This is also the area of the suspected demyelination. Two days after I was
admitted to
>this hospital, another man was admitted. He also was diagnosed with TM, had a
>structural problem at T8 or T9 (also possibly requiring surgery). We were
both
>transferred to another hospital for second opinions concerning the surgery,
and for
>subsequent treatment and further diagnoses if surgery was not warranted
(the hospital
This is a very interesting theory. I was diagnosed with a herniated
cervical disc about six months before onset of TM symptoms. But how do you
explain the
huge number of people with herniated, bulging, slipped discs etc, and the
apparently minute number diagnosed with Transverse Myelitis?
jim f