How long do attacks last for?

Hi. I thought recovery time was linked to severity of attack, but then I had a milder one that seems to have stuck around and not got any better. I know how you feel, its just horrible for something to just seem to be neverending. Please don't despair, my first attack was so severe took 18 months to recover, by which point I was convinced I was stuck with it but then went away almost entirely! Think one of the hardest things is how much it varys from person to person, and even from one attack to the next. The only thing we can do is take each day, stay positive about the future, don't beat yourself up if it gets u down (your entitled) and remember tomorrow is another day. I bet u do recover, 3 months may seem like an age, but its such a sensitive area it really does need much longer than a normal wound to heal. Take care.x

midnightmoon, I definately read somewhere that "it can take up to 2 years to recover from a relapse especially if it is transverse myelitis (spinal lesion)"

I think this is because the signals in your brain can re-route whereas the ones going down your spine do not have much space to get around. Does that make sence. So if it is a spinal lesion you have to wait for it to heal as much as it is going to but in your brain the signals find another route while the healing is under way. NOW this is what I think so if someone wants to tell me I am completely wrong feel free

Lindsay

Rizzo (Karen) has a brilliant way of explaining spinal lesions and the severity of them. At the begining I was told by my GP that my MRI was great and only showed a lesion on my spine. I was quickly told by Rizzo and many others that she was completely out of order and that spinal lesions can cause the most symptoms and diability

I think she has the explaination copied onto her PC so hopfully if she reads this she will paste it on here for you.

Lindsay x

Spinal lesions tend to have the most recovery 3-6 months after onset but can continue to recover for upto 2 years. My MRI spine was normal and I had a few non-specific subcortical lesions. Regardless neuro thinks I've had a ?episode of spinal inflammation. My pins and needles went within a few months of onset but I've been left with a lot of pain and I still have intermittent bladder and bowel issues. To top it off I think I also had two new flare ups (hug and ?TN) and now have a dratted chest infection and the pain is horrendous. I guess what I'm trying to say is these things aren't set in stone. Each person is different and obviosuly any illnesses along the way may make things feel a little worse and of course there's always the dreaded new epsiode of symptoms.

It's hard not knowing whether you're going to be back to normal. I guess I've told myself that this is how my body is from now on so any improvement is a bonus.

Reemz

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