Thread: Weakness in arms and legs...uh oh
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Old 03-01-2011, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by daisy.girl View Post
Yes....you are right! A Flare, Exacerbation and Relapse are ALL THE SAME. It is a new symptom, or a old that that has reappeared that last for aleast 24 hrs and is separated from the last Flare by atleast 30 days.

A pseudo Exacerbation is a temporary increase in symptoms, caused by being out in the heat, or taking too hot of a shower, etc ......once you cool down the symptoms go away.

That is why Debbie's episode sounds like a Exacerbation to me....
Thanks. That was my understanding. And then I thought, omgoodness all these years I've had it wrong.
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