The confusion between TM and MS is not unusual.
Several of us have been "on the fence" between the
two. I am glad his nurse let you know about us - there
is alot of information and support from this group. I
know you guys are very frustrated and scared right
now. Recovery can be slow, so hang in there. Keep us
posted on whats happening - Ann
--- CARINJEAN(AT)aol.com wrote:
> Hi my name is Karen. My son Ray is right now in
> Cleveland Clinic awaiting to
> be brought back here for therapy. He first started
> having problems with his
> right leg on Memorial weekend. He continued to go
> to work that weekend as he
> had just started that job. On Tuesday he went to see
> his doctor and was sent
> to the ER. A Neurologist was called in and an MRI
> was done. He was put into
> ICU for two days. A spinal tap was done. The spinal
> tap showed nothing. The
> MRI showed some inflammation along the spine, and a
> lesion on the brain.
> Since he had just started that job he had no
> insurance, he was told that he
> had a stroke and was sent home with a cane. This was
> on a Saturday. I
> brought him to my house and each day watched as he
> grew weaker in his legs.
> I had called the neurologist office each day talking
> to the nurse that he was
> getting worse, only to be told that they were
> waiting for his evoke
> potentials to be faxed to them from the hospital. By
> Friday night he could
> not lift himself up off the couch, even with a
> walker I had gotten him, and
> his sister and I on both sides of him. I took him
> to a different hospital
> ER. They admitted him and run two more MRI's. They
> did another spinal tap.
> The spinal tap again showed nothing. They gave him
> steroids and run dozens
> of blood tests. From a very sympathetic nurse he
> was told that he might have
> Acute Transverse Myletis. This nurse ran several
> letters from this listing
> for him. Finally on a Tues. night another
> neurologist came up and told him
> that they would be sending him to Cleveland Clinic
> and that he was being
> treated for TM. Wed he was in Cleveland. They are
> giving him plasma
> treatments and his last one is tomorrow. So far he
> has little pain, but a
> burning sensation in his legs. He says like he's
> been sunburnt. One doctor
> tells me TM another MS. The nurse that has been
> taking care of him says that
> they are really vague as to what is wrong. They are
> supposed to send him back
> here to MCO for therapy, but as of today they won't
> accept him because of the
> insurance issue. We have applied for Medi. but are
> waiting. He was told that
> this was started due to antibiotics that he had
> taken a month before for flu
> like symptoms. He is affected from T2 down. He will
> be 36 next week. I am
> hopeful that once he gets home around his friends
> and family that will
> therapy he will be able to walk again. Has anyone
> been told that their
> disability has been attributed to antibiotics?
>
>
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