Re: Barbara

Karen Luglio (tootsie(AT)voicenet.com)
Wed, 29 Jan 1997 15:18:51 -0500 (EST)

At 10:13 PM 1/28/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi,
>I'm curious. Is this jolt at the back of the head Lhermett's Sign, an
>electric sensation that goes sometimes down the spine and into the
>extremities and genitals? My doctor says this can happen when the spinal cord
>is affected from TM, MS, or disk problems etc. in about 3% of patients. It's
>an uncomfortable feeling and often makes me feel dizzy and nauseous. I have a
>neurologist who seems to believe that TM is a component of MS, but instead of
>multiple leisions there is usually one leision that transverses the spine. I
>get totally bewildered and overwhelmed trying to figure it out. I also have
>two slightly herniated disks at C4-5 and C5-6 as well as the leision at C2-3.
>My hand and feet are still numb, but functioning. I still lose my balance and
>get lots of prickly feelings, and am fatigued all the time. Its been one year
>since it all began. The key is to always keep faithful and smiling!!!
>God is with us!!
>Carolyn
>
>
>Hi:

I get that electric jolt all the time. I'm not quite sure what it is named.
I also get electric "attacks" where my extremeties get weak, numb and
vibrate something awful. I had such a bad attack a few weeks ago that I am
now taking Neurontin every 3 hours. It doesn't prevent these attacks but
makes them less severe. I was told that this phenomenon is due to the
electric impulse coming down the spine, only to short-circuit where the
inflammation is. Mine is at the C5. Carolyn, I get a lot of the same
sensations you do. My hands are always numb. It's only been 3 1/2 months
for me. Does it get any better?

Karen