Re: There is no such thing as Transverse Myelitis!

James Lubin (jlubin(AT)eskimo.com)
Sat, 23 Nov 1996 18:17:36 -0800

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At 06:40 PM 11/20/96 -0500, you wrote
> Well in my case I was on a respirator for over 1 1/2 months and could
>not have an mri till after i could breathe without the respirator. I was
>diagnosed with TM without an mri being done and when i finally did have an
>MRI there was no lesion to be seen on the pictures. But my diagnosis was
>given 3-4 days after i entered the hospital, so i don't know if an MRI is
>the only means of diagnosng TM, but i'm still learning...

I've had 3 MRIs. The first 2 I was on a special repirator that was in the
room (at Univ of Washington). The last time someone was manually "bagging"
me during the MRI.
Jim Lubin
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