Tuesday, May 14, 2013

The Diagnosis

Before I continue I think I need to share some background to my situation. When I was 17 I was diagnosed with MS. Within the past year I have been had a series of relapses that have left me from walking and fully functional to in a wheelchair and having no control of my legs. I also don't have a lot of feeling from my chest down. About 2 months ago I  checked myself in Emory where they placed me in there rehab center. During this time I was told by the doctors that I don't have MS and that I have Neuromyelitis optica. Which is rare disease similar and often confused with MS. This more or less means that all medications that I have been given before have been no help to the relapses I've been having. The good news is the doctor I'm now seeing is great with NMO and says I should regain a lot of my function once on the correct medication. I hope I have the right doctor this time.

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