passing out

Karen Rowicki (krowicki(AT)cecomet.net)
Mon, 15 Mar 1999 18:28:20 -0500

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I have been diagnosed with partial transverse myelitis and have been =
very lucky as I have made it out with only some leg pain and weakness. =
I also have a B12 deficiency. The last MRI I had of the brain showed a =
lesion in the white matter but have no symptoms of MS. The thing that =
has been plaguing me for the last year is a sudden passing out. It =
lasts only a few seconds to a minute, but I have very little warning. =
It is a royal pain in the butt (actually in the head as I usually clonk =
it hard). For the week after I feel very lightheaded and have periods =
of numbness to my face lasting a few seconds to a few minutes. I have =
had every cardiac test in the book, I am not anemic, and do not have =
evidence of seizures on 2 EEGs, but no one can tell me what is causing =
the blackouts nor what to do about it. I am getting extremely =
frustrated. Anybody out there have any ideas? Karen

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I have been diagnosed with partial = transverse=20 myelitis and have been very lucky as I have made it out with only some = leg pain=20 and weakness.  I also have a B12 deficiency.  The last MRI I = had of=20 the brain showed a lesion in the white matter but have no symptoms of = MS. =20 The thing that has been plaguing me for the last year is a sudden = passing=20 out.  It lasts only a few seconds to a minute, but I have very = little=20 warning.  It is a royal pain in the butt (actually in the head as I = usually=20 clonk it hard).  For the week after  I feel very lightheaded = and have=20 periods of numbness to my face lasting a few seconds to a few = minutes.  I=20 have had every cardiac test in the book, I am not anemic, and do not = have=20 evidence of seizures on 2 EEGs, but no one can tell me what is causing = the=20 blackouts nor what to do about it.  I am getting extremely=20 frustrated.  Anybody out there have any ideas? =20 Karen
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