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Originally Posted by ms er since '06
A month ago my doctor told me I was SPMS, then she sent me to another doctor to see if he agreed with the treatment she's recommending. He told me I am PPMS. I asked the first doctor about this and she said they are both progressive and similar and it's just semantics.
Whatever.
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I know your post has already been replied to, but, I felt I needed to add my "2 cents" as it were. PPMS is PPMS from DAY ONE. SPMS is almost always a secondary phase of RRMS. Yes, once you have SPMS you are similar to PPMS because you are continually progressing (maybe quickly, maybe slowly.) It is NOT just a matter of semantics, as your dr put it. I wish more drs were more communicative and took the time to explain things. I know this doesn't really "help" in any real way, but, I wanted to share my viewpoint with you.