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Originally Posted by kingrex View Post
Hi Cherie,

Hope you're doing well...I'm doing ok...2 epidurals since January 1 and I'm marginally better.

"High T2 and FLAIR signal intensity" means something was bright on those sequences, the FLAIR confirming that the bright signal seen on the T2-weighted sequence was pathologic and not just CSF (cerebrospinal fluid).

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Have you further considered surgery, Rex? Those epidurals are magic, at least they were for the short period I needed them. Ever considered a baclofen pump for the pain?

The "something" that was bright on the sequences . . . with MS, does that normally mean lesions (inflammed?) then?

Cherie
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