Susan D.
>hi,
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>My name is Lynne and I am a RN with an original diagnosis of TM and now
>have a new diagnosis from the University of Wahington of "DeVick's"
>disease which seems to be TM with the optic nerve pathways involved.
>Does any one else know about this, it's outcome or prognosis?
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>I worked in a family practice clinic five years ago and that is the
>number two most infectious department of medicine after ICU. We had an
>early inflenza outbreak about three weeks before flu shots were to come
>out. It hit our office like a ton of bricks, clients and staff both.
>Three weeks after I recovered numbness, tingling, severe weakness,
>shortness of breath, and back pain started from the legs progressing to
>my arms and eventually my face and chest. My wonderful boss that never
>wants me to be sick thought I was nuts! He checked me out but thought
>it might only be my back that was fractured in a tornado 14 years
>before. But he did send me to a neurologist who found my BP to be
>220/110,heart rate very arrythmic, and severe hyper reflexs.
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>I was admitted and later that night lost my diaphragm and was intubated,
>on a vent for five days, and hospitalized for six weeks including rehab.
>Iactually recuped well to most of you but to me it isn't at all like I
>hoped. Here I am a "A" person is a losest "B" body and I hate it!
>It seems the more symptoms th more meds but nothing changes. Wouled be
>interested in hearing from others.
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>Thanks for letting me vent. Lynne
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