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Tampa, FL

I'm having a thoracic MRI tonight which is the only part of my central nervous system that has not been imaged. So far I only have lesions on Brain MRI that are suggestive of MS. Originally my neurologist did not want to do an MRI on the thoracic spine even though I have absent abdominal reflexes. Then I remembered about 5 years ago I had this pain that ran from my abdomen around to my back, but I wasn't sick with a bug or anything. I felt fine otherwise and I vomited only once, but even… read more

August 18, 2017
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I don't think lesion placement matters on the spine
I began with lesions in my thoracic spine then they started appearing on my cervical spine
The lovely MRI results that look like connecting the dots
Lesion seen C1-C2
C2-C3 etc etc etc....
Good luck to you

August 18, 2017
A MyMSTeam Member

Thank you both! They sent me home with the disc and of course I'm not a radiologist but researching these things has made me somewhat familiar. My untrained eye doesn't see anything on the cord on a sagital view but the discs have dots as you say World Traveler! . And two of the discs in the upper thoracic area are pretty white where they face each other. I'm not familiar with the axial views. Lucy I have good coverage too, thank God! This has been a crazy couple of years for me medically. It's been a rocky start with this Neurologist, but I'm starting to like him. Never doubted he was a good doctor though. Happy Weekend!!! ;)

August 19, 2017
A MyMSTeam Member

My doctor's standard MRI order is always head, cervical spine, thoracic spine. He likes to review all of this, once per year. Thank god I have good medical insurance and since the ACA there are no cap limits.

August 18, 2017

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