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Old 05-29-2014, 01:26 PM #11
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Hi TXBatman,
Thank you for your help. I did notice the report said "hyperintensities"...as in plural and also questioned if that meant more than one lesion. My doctor specifically said "one spot" but she could have been referring to one "area" instead of one lesion. I have wondered all the same things as you mentioned. There wasn't any reference to the size of the "hyperintensities", is that common?

I have also thought about the location issue, since reading more about MS lesions, it does seem to be a very common location.

It's weird because yesterday I felt good and just couldn't imagine having MS, but today I feel like a bus hit me. I'm so fatigued, even after double the caffeine as normal day. My thigh is twitchy, my stupid eyelid is droopy, and my mood sucks. Sorry I shouldn't be whiny.

I really do appreciate all the information. I'll have to start looking closer for gluten free. I don't really eat much dairy. Maybe once or twice a week, do you eliminate it completely?

I was wondering about sx, do they last a long time in the same spot. I mean for me it like a few minutes my arms hurts then it stops, then a few minutes my thigh twitches then stops, then it my hand, then back to my thigh. The longest single issue lasted a few hours but then stops. Is that normal?

Thanks again


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First is that the word hyperintensities in the report is plural, which is a fancy word, but being plural, it means to me that you have more than one spot visible on the scan. Your doctor may have just been referring to the one around the ventircle horn, or may have misread the report. Or the radiologist may have misspoke and there is only one spot. But reading what was written indicates more than one...which becomes more important when you go read the McDonald Diagnostic Criteria for MS. The number of spots (or lesions as they are called) and their locations is very important for diagnostic purposes, which is why a neurologist will typically want to see the actual scans and not just the radiologists report.
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