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How long does it take multiple sclerosis (MS) to show up on MRI?

I have been showing symptoms of MS for about 4 months now. and about 3 weeks after I have been showing the symptoms, I had a relapse. And my neurologists didn’t find anything wrong with my brain (I hated how they came in to my room at 4AM and kept asking me questions to elaborate on my symptoms when I was nearly unconcious and could barely talk)

When I couldn’t explain my symptoms fully, (which led them to not think about MS at the time) they were like “I don’t get it, what’s the problem here?” when I could barely walk on my own.

The symptoms have been getting worse as ever and I am nearly at the point where I may have anothe relapse. I really think I need to take another MRI but then I am afraid that MS won’t show up on MRI again. My parents already think I am just pretending to be sick, or that it’s just from temporary depression or stress. And I’m afriad those neurologists won’t catch it again and give me some wrong diagnosis.

If it’s been 4 months since the symptoms have arisen and it’s been gradually worsening, do you think MRI will show it?

Does anyone else have problems with getting a MS diagnosis?

I am having troubles with neurologists giving me the run-around regarding my diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Depending on what day of the week it is our what mood the doctors are in. My LP shows greater than 5 oligoclonal bands, but noone seems impressed with the MRI of my brain. I am getting very frustrated. Anyone else with this problem?

Do you think women (in general) are often times duplicitous and looking to take advantage of society-esp. men?

I’m looking at the case of Carrie Prejean, former Miss USA pageant winner. She was stripped of her crown after the finding of nude pictures she had done prior, however she abruptly sued the pageant operators claiming that the reason she was stripped of the title was for her outspoken conservative views. She brought a lawsuit of a million dollars, and went on a public campaign claiming that she was making a moral stand against this sort of treatment against women. Long story short the media allegedly discovered an X-rated sex tape of Ms. Prejean and the pageant operators then allegedly made it known to Prejean that they had a copy of this tape. Abruptly, Ms. Prejean’s moral crusade was ended- as she immediately dropped the lawsuit.

Looking at the whole ordeal from the outside, it looks to me like this woman was simply out to screw the pageant owners and make what she thought was easy money ALL WHILE getting publicity for her new book- which was only written after she was stripped of her crown. Now this is just one woman, and one example, hardly enough to make a blanket statement that ‘women aduplicitousous and look to take advantage of society’.

But what about another story from last month of a woman who’s suing a swanky private night club for not letting her 175 guests in over what she claims was racial discrimination? ..Suing the club form $1 BILL0-ION dollars!?!

http://newsone.com/entertainment/author-terri-woods-sues-club-for-1-billion-over-racism/

How about the story from last month of a woman suing her former construction company employer (a job at which she made between $50-100k a year, at which she worked for only a few months) for firing her over what she thought was a sexual harassmentant situation? Suing the company for $20 Million.

http://gothamist.com/2009/10/19/suspicious_fire_kills_woman_suing_f.php

Or how about the former nude model and columnist suing Playboy for 4 million over the actions of one employee.

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/03/corri-fetman-suit-playboy.html

Or how about the woman who was fired from her job as a pro basketball executive (over what she claims was sexual harassment coming from the team president- he himself being well off financially) who is not only seeking reinstatement to her position, but is also suing for $10 million for ‘damages’ after being with the franchise for 5 years..

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3014421

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Can a woman’s advocate truly convince anyone that these women wouldn’t being suing for these ridiculous amounts if they weren’t simply trying to get ahead and take advantage of society and of women‘s ‘victim’s perception’ in society? Would these women feel the moral imperative to sue for $20 million in ‘damages’ if it were their mothers who had wronged them in these ways (assuming the women are telling the truth at all)? Or do these type women only feel the desire and the ‘hurt’ to need to sue for Millions and Billions of dollars when it is men on the other end- men with deep pockets.

Would you support this campaign against abusive women?

Erin Pizzey, the campaigner who pioneered treatment for abused women by setting up the world’s first refuge centre for victims of domestic violence in the 1970s, is now turning her attention to another group of often overlooked victims: men.

Launching an online campaign and research project aimed at bringing the issue out in the open, Ms Pizzey, wife of broadcaster Jack Pizzey, aims to raise awareness of abuse perpetrated by women against men, a subject she describes as “one of the last taboos”.

As many as one in six men are thought to suffer physical and mental abuse at the hands of women, yet the topic is widely seen as insignificant or implausible. Says Ms Pizzey: I feel that this kind of violence is one of the last taboos men are reluctant to talk about it, and so are the women who are doing it, said Ms Pizzey, whose father was abused by her mother. Much is known and studied about male violence, but very little is written about women, and any attempt to discuss female violence is met with rabid attacks and howls of ‘blaming the victim’.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/defender-of-abused-women-finds-a-new-cause-male-victims-770636.html

Would you drop your religious morals on stem cell research if you knew what it has done/is doing?

In Portugal, a surgery can help paraplegics regain leg control, by inserting stem cells from the nose into the spinal cord. And research is currently working on treatments and cures for cancer, multiple sclerosis, and other similar diseases. These breakthroughs have helped many people get their lives back on track, or freely move again. Would that justify the use of an embryo for helping someone else’s life?

Can you get free stem cell treatments in Cuba?

Stem cell therapy is not your basic run of the mill doctor visit. It is currently experimental for treating conditions like Multiple Sclerosis. I have read articles that they are doing stem cell treatments there, and I know that they will treat foreigners like they were their own people.

Do you think its possible that they would perform a stem cell treatment in Cuba? Is there a place I could contact by e-mail to enquirer about it?

what is the best treatment for multiple sclerosis.?

trying to decide between rebif and tysabri

How is Multiple Sclerosis related to dental treatment?

I am doing a research and i am a dental student. It was so hard to find any articles where this matter was discussed.Where do i find information on MS and dental?
wow yahoo really works thnx guys.
I think the second question by AnnaRdh has professional info regarding MS patients and Oral Hygiene

My disabled husband was abruptly terminated from his job. When the legal system fails, how do I fight for him?

My husband worked for a tire production company and was an employee of 17 years, as well as a member of the steelworkers union. Four years ago, out of the blue, we were informed that he was “being put out” by the company. My husband worked every day, made his production, and even had a company newspaper article written about him because of his dedication to his job. After much consideration, we contacted an attorney. We became involved in a disability discrimination lawsuit, which we recently lost. He has multiple sclerosis and is now confined to a wheelchair. The appeal will take around a year and a half and money we don’t have. I am his primary caregiver which only allows me to work part time. In his case, there was no due process. The company went to the union and said he had to go because “something might happen” with regards to safety. My husband has secondary progressive MS and he knew he couldn’t work forever, but it should have been his decision when to take his retirement instead of the company going behind his back and making him leave. We had faith in our attorneys that we would win the case, which was false hope. I worry about his health care in the future and I may have to consider bankruptcy just to keep our home. I am furious over the treatment of my disabled husband, but I don’t know if there’s anything else I can do. Where is lady justice?

Ban on Stem Cell Research Funding Lifted. Break out the Champagne?

Obama today lifted the 8 year ban on federal funding for stem-cell research by executive order. Given the headlines I thought this would be a good time to resurface the (friendly) debate.

I read the book by Ian Wilmut and Keith Campbell almost 10 years ago- about Dolly the sheep, about biomedical research, and about it’s promises. Here is my argument supporting stem cell research.

Do you know anyone with one or more of the following?

Parkinsons, Alzheimer’s diseases, spinal cord injury, stroke, burns, heart disease, diabetes, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, leukemia, lymphoma, liver disease, cancer, multiple sclerosis, brain disease, blindness, deafness, HIV, or aids?

Studies show these can all be treated or even cured using stem cell treatment. Recently, there are reports of a low-cost procedure to -cure- heart attacks using stem cells (see link below).

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-415156/Stem-cell-cure-heart-attacks.html

What’s more important? The survival of an embryonic cell or the survival of the boy in the article below? His fatal disease was -cured- using stem cells.

http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jun/07/science/sci-stem7

Some individuals say killing embryonic cells is equivalent to murder- but by that logic don’t I commit mass murder every time I sneeze, or scratch my arm, as both actions kill millions of cells?
Shane- read the title of my question- i am not misinformed. You just are’nt reading the question

If you have Multiple Sclerosis, how do you know when your body is telling you it is time to slow?

I was diagnosed w/ MS earlier this year. Thinking I had a stroke last Dec. they finally diagnosed it as a MS flare up – paralysed for 3 months left side. disabled speech and had double vision. Still having problems, numbness, dizziness, confusion. last Tuesday had a bad problems, couldn’t think straight and the left foot drug. Doing MRI to see if active again. On avonex. When i think I feel fine I do things then next day start going down again. Is it because I am doing certain things or is it a coincidence. Even house work wears me down right now. It is very agravating, knowing that there are things that need to be done, and everyone around is telling me to slow down, when i don’t think i am going too fast. how do you cope?

I have Multiple Sclerosis and have also just been diagnosed with Addisons Disease?

I was diagnosed for MS 7 months ago though MRI‘s showing multiple lesions on brian and spinal cord and also a positive visual potential test showing optic neuritis. Symptoms of numbness pins and needles, dizziness, fatigue, speech and memory problems etc.

Well 2 weeks ago i was also diagnosed with Addison’s Disease through blood tests, tilt table test, CT scan and ACTH stimulation test.

Well anyway i have been feeling so stressed lately and a bit down, but i have just come up with shingles. Can shingles be caused by all the stress i have been under? Do my diseases/disorders compromise my immune system and make me more susceptible to viruses? And how long will the pain from my shingles last? Im just over feeling sick all the time.

what do you think about ccsvi treatment for ms people?

Recently there is a lot descoution rasing about leberation or ccsvi treatment for people with ms.This treatment is not available in Canada and US yet but the do in Italy, poland India and the UK and ms people spsnding thousands dollar going to thoese country.I don’t know ow safe would be.

Is smoking marijuana legal for treatment of MS?

I know that there are lots of protests etc. about making marijuana legal for sufferers of mutliple sclerosis (MS).

But recently, I also heard that in some parts of the UK it is already legal, and it can be prescribed by doctors as the most effective pain treatment.

I need to use this argument in a debate, so any information would be very much apprecaited. Please give a source.

Thanks

Anyone out there have multiple sclerosis? What do you think about stem cell research?

I ALSO WAS AT THE HEIGHT OF MY CAREER, PRESIDENT BUSH SHOULD GET A GOOD OLE AZZ WHOOPIN”! THAT VETO ON STEM CELL SENT US BACK TO THE STONE AGE!!!!!!

Where can I donate my eggs for stem cell research?

I live in Atlanta. GA. I am 43 and perimenopausal. I would like to donate what eggs I have left that can be harvested for stem cell research. I have a friend with Multiple Sclerosis and I want to do anything I can to help find a cure. If you’re against stem cell research, don’t bother replying. You won’t change my mind.