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Laurel, MD

I am curious do lesions shrink?

September 6, 2016
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A MyMSTeam Member

Well my answer is from personal experience. I was on Tysabri for a couple years and an MRI I got after being on it for awhile had me really surprised. When they compared it to one I'd had done before I started getting it there was a big difference. The doc told me that not only had most of my lesions shrunk but at least one had disappeared. If it wasn't for the fact that I tested positive for the antibody that can lead to PML I would still be on it.

September 6, 2016
A MyMSTeam Member

My neurologist said they do and often the ones on the spine heal fastest. She's expecting the one on my spine to be healing at the next MRI.

September 6, 2016
A MyMSTeam Member

Last year my MRI revealed one of my lesions did shrink but that does not indicate MS is gone.

September 6, 2016
A MyMSTeam Member

In RRMS Lesions can heal/shrink in the absence of active disease. Disease inactivity is what the DMD's are supposed to do.

September 8, 2016
A MyMSTeam Member

Thanks @A MyMSTeam Member - That was a good article. I would love to read about follow up research surrounding the utility and advancement in MRI technology for understanding our disease better.

September 8, 2016 (edited)

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