So I've had MS since 2001 (officially diagnosed in 2007). It's been a relatively mild case of RRMS and I was doing well on Copaxone and then Betaseron.
I'm currently having a new relapse with multiple symptoms. When I saw the NP at the MS Center last week, she said the types of symptoms I'm experiencing point to lesions on my cervical spine. I've never had a C-spine MRI before, just brain MRIs, but she sent me for MRIs of both.
She also said that if I am getting lesions now on my cervical spine, that's "prime real estate" and they would probably suggest I move to a more aggressive drug.
I'm curious if your neuros/MS specialists have said the same thing about lesions on the cervical spine. Is that a typical approach or a more aggressive approach? I'm just curious because this is only the fourth relapse I've had in 10 years, and the first in 4 years, so I'm just a little surprised that we're suddenly considering moving to Tysabri or Gilenya already. (My current symptoms aren't even as debilitating as my first and third relapses; just more of them this time--muscle jerks and muscle spasms, dramatically increased urinary frequency and urgency, and possibly some mild visual-spatial issues.)
I'm currently having a new relapse with multiple symptoms. When I saw the NP at the MS Center last week, she said the types of symptoms I'm experiencing point to lesions on my cervical spine. I've never had a C-spine MRI before, just brain MRIs, but she sent me for MRIs of both.
She also said that if I am getting lesions now on my cervical spine, that's "prime real estate" and they would probably suggest I move to a more aggressive drug.
I'm curious if your neuros/MS specialists have said the same thing about lesions on the cervical spine. Is that a typical approach or a more aggressive approach? I'm just curious because this is only the fourth relapse I've had in 10 years, and the first in 4 years, so I'm just a little surprised that we're suddenly considering moving to Tysabri or Gilenya already. (My current symptoms aren't even as debilitating as my first and third relapses; just more of them this time--muscle jerks and muscle spasms, dramatically increased urinary frequency and urgency, and possibly some mild visual-spatial issues.)
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