I am Derek Armstrong. I am maried to a wonderful Texan lady who has, this week, been diagnosed with M.S.. Our early (limited) reading indicates the plural forms of desease progression.
My question is this: How does one determine which form of the desease one has? Is it a case of journalling and analysing over time to determine periods of remission/flare up or can a revision of a person's history indicate which form is present.
The diagnostic difficulty for my wife is that MRIs are not available due to the presence of a neuro stimulator implant.
She presents a growing body of symptoms including: chronic fatique, chronic back/limb/digit pain, intermittant double vision (side/side), numbness to right leg/foot, slurred speech, problematic swallowing, gross/fine motor disfunction, difficulty focussing on tasks/conversations.
Her neurologist has given us an information pack for Avonex , and we have another appointment in two weeks to discuss this injectable therapy.
Any pointers?
My question is this: How does one determine which form of the desease one has? Is it a case of journalling and analysing over time to determine periods of remission/flare up or can a revision of a person's history indicate which form is present.
The diagnostic difficulty for my wife is that MRIs are not available due to the presence of a neuro stimulator implant.
She presents a growing body of symptoms including: chronic fatique, chronic back/limb/digit pain, intermittant double vision (side/side), numbness to right leg/foot, slurred speech, problematic swallowing, gross/fine motor disfunction, difficulty focussing on tasks/conversations.
Her neurologist has given us an information pack for Avonex , and we have another appointment in two weeks to discuss this injectable therapy.
Any pointers?
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