RE: Myelitis or TM?

Lindstrom, Ann (annlindstrom(AT)lucent.com)
Sun, 3 Jan 1999 17:21:21 -0800

Angela - my diagnosis is myelitis, not TM. Mine is much more on the right
side than the left. However, this group works for myelitis just as well as
TM. Where your damage occurred affects what your symptoms are. Each area
of the spine can affect different areas of the body, depending on where the
various nerves connect. Lesions are the places where the myelin has been
disturbed. These are also referred to as placques and schlera.

I'm posting this to everyone in case some of my details are off - Ann

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> From: hawkins family[SMTP:hawkinsfamily(AT)clara.co.uk]
> Sent: Sunday, January 03, 1999 1:47 PM
> To: tmic
> Subject: Myelitis or TM?
>
> As my doctor was not very informative, I am still a little confused over a
> number of medical details. Can anyone help?
> My diagnosis was myelitis but nobody has ever mentioned the transverse
> part!
> I was told that the inflammation was right down the spinal cord and so
> assume that this must be why. One doctor did call it longitudinal. Has
> anybody else experienced this?
> Also, if the damage was so extensive, why am I mainly affected in lower
> legs
> and feet only?(I am not complaining!) . My doctor did say that my MRI
> scan
> was the worst he had ever seen and so I cannot help but feel that I have
> been very lucky. Also, nobody mentioned lesions so I have no idea if I
> had
> any, but what exactly are they?
> Angela
>