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Dr. Chahine! Take a glance please. Simplified question. 24, memory gone, brain lesions, past luekemia Trial arm D, Not MS
Female Age:24 225lbs Lost 50 this year, Size 18 pants, 3 years Progressive symptoms. Smoker 5 yrs 18 cigs/day quit times in between. No alcohol No illegal drugs.
Past MH : Age 14 Diagnosed Leukemia ALL chemo 2 years Trial Arm D CCG-B951
Current Diagnosis : Late Effects ALL chemo, Bipolar 1, Anxiety
Tests: Brain MRI lesions white matter not active under contrast. Memory test 30% most areas, above 80% writing and direction. MS ruled out no bands, nerve/eye/brain wave tests fine. 30+ blood tests done including thyroid, blood sugar, etc... all normal.
Meds: Adderall, Cymbalta, Lamictal, Verapamil, Topamax, Requip, Xanax (~4mg/week), Vicodin (~2x/week), Fiorcet, Namenda, Buspar, Robaxin
Body: Pain/Sore chronic- Arms, legs, neck, shoulders, eyes all worse with movement. Falling forward/left/right. Balance bad. Tremor/shake hands obvious chronic. Spasms/tremors cheek & jaw obvious/occasional. Legs weak, paralyzed feel, "tin man", collapse. Arms weak.
Brain: Memory- Repeat actions, words. Cannot get words out, finish thoughts, finish sentences, find words. Limbs forget what to do. Short term amnesia feeling. Calling daughter sisters name, cat daughters name, putting remote in fridge, not knowing where plates go , etc. Moods are confused rather then manic.
Just need ideas. Thats all I ask. Neurologist wants me to go to University of Michigan which I am going to do. Who knows how long it will take for them to figure or not figure something out. 10 Minutes. Please Doctor Chahine. Any answer will do.
Past MH : Age 14 Diagnosed Leukemia ALL chemo 2 years Trial Arm D CCG-B951
Current Diagnosis : Late Effects ALL chemo, Bipolar 1, Anxiety
Tests: Brain MRI lesions white matter not active under contrast. Memory test 30% most areas, above 80% writing and direction. MS ruled out no bands, nerve/eye/brain wave tests fine. 30+ blood tests done including thyroid, blood sugar, etc... all normal.
Meds: Adderall, Cymbalta, Lamictal, Verapamil, Topamax, Requip, Xanax (~4mg/week), Vicodin (~2x/week), Fiorcet, Namenda, Buspar, Robaxin
Body: Pain/Sore chronic- Arms, legs, neck, shoulders, eyes all worse with movement. Falling forward/left/right. Balance bad. Tremor/shake hands obvious chronic. Spasms/tremors cheek & jaw obvious/occasional. Legs weak, paralyzed feel, "tin man", collapse. Arms weak.
Brain: Memory- Repeat actions, words. Cannot get words out, finish thoughts, finish sentences, find words. Limbs forget what to do. Short term amnesia feeling. Calling daughter sisters name, cat daughters name, putting remote in fridge, not knowing where plates go , etc. Moods are confused rather then manic.
Just need ideas. Thats all I ask. Neurologist wants me to go to University of Michigan which I am going to do. Who knows how long it will take for them to figure or not figure something out. 10 Minutes. Please Doctor Chahine. Any answer will do.
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THNX!
THNX!
progressively stop medications, especially lamictal and topamax, verapamil and vicodin. Keep on cymbalta and xanax
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