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01-31-2008, 11:13 AM
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Strange question I have.
Just had a follow up MRI since they were making noises that I may be progressing due to my clinicals. But apparently the Copaxone is helping. After changes in three brain MRIs during the DX process, I just found out that the one I had last week shows it's been stable since May.  Should I ask for a spine to make sure that's ok too, or is this just the wackiness of the disease that sometimes stuff doesn't come up on MRIs?
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01-31-2008, 11:15 AM
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I would ask for a spinal MRI too. Chris didn't have one orginally and then when we found an MS specialist he had both done and found multiple lesions in the thoraic and cervical spine.
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01-31-2008, 11:17 AM
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I probably should have said "unchanged" regarding the spine.
 I know that I have three leisons there. Sorry if I confused anyone.
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01-31-2008, 11:22 AM
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Thanks D, I'll probably bring it up during my doc appointment in Feb.
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01-31-2008, 11:31 AM
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FinLady, let us know what happens when you bring this up to your doctor. A friend of mine has lesions in her c-spine, but even with that, her doctor does not deem it necessary to do follow-up spinal MRIs on a regular basis. From what I've seen others go through, this does not seem to be that unusual...!
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01-31-2008, 03:27 PM
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I'm surprised they haven't already had you take a spinal MRI. What's with them. It's a question I would want answered just to make sure there isn't anything else causing your symptoms.
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