My initial attack occurred at age 7 in 1963. Much of the time I do not
remember, which is probably good. I was isolated because they did not know if
I was contagious and became parlayed in 24 hours At its worst, I only could
move my eyes. Recovery took place over a 6 month period and I was left with
damage to my right leg, and bladder/bowel problems. And lived a pretty normal
life.
As I stated previously, I have been displaying MS symptoms for about 4 years
but MRI and all other hard data has been negative. During this time, I have
been on amitriptyline, vicodin, and recently tegretol. Finally, the tegretol
seems to have taken much of my pain away. I am still having difficulty with
balance, my right leg has become much worse and I am wearing out my shoes
about 6 weeks from dragging my leg.
I have found that much of the materials that the MS Society sent me when I
was told that I had MS, was beneficial. I do not mean the diagnosis info but
rather the Knowledge is Power series.
I have stayed on this list since its origination because of my personal
interest in long term problems associated with TM. I have read a number of
journal articles on MS occurrence after TM and it ranges from 10% to 50%. For
me, MS symptoms is more annoying than anything else. Sometimes I feel great
and other times I feel like .... Dont get me wrong, it has interfereers, I
cant complain too much.
My own personal feeling is that what I am suffering from is related to my
bout with TM. It was quite a mystery then and it appears to remain a mystery.
Hoping you the best
Al