WHY ME??

[RANNIA]

I WAS DX WITH MS IN 2008 AND ON REBIF(WITH NO CURE) (GREAT). JUST HAD MY MRI REPORT SAYS MULTIFOCAL NON-ENHANCING AREAS OF WHITE-MATTER LESIONS THAT HAVE HIGH T2 AND FLAIR SIGNAL. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN??

[doublevision1]

The thing to zero in on re: a follow up MRI is how it compares to previous MRIs.  They should be ordered with this in mind, and the radiologist should comment on any changes on the written report.  Are there any comments to this effect?

Further to bubbles' comment re: 'why me?' you could make yourself crazy trying to figure that out.  There is no answer, yet.  Scientists still don't know why any of us develop this disease.   Several risk factors have been identified, but you could have no known risk factors and still develop the disease.

Why you, why me, why anybody?
Why NOT me?

[sllowe]

Hi Rannia,

Hope the Rebif serves you well. Don't let those lesions squash your hope to live your life with a cureless disease. We're all here! And, we do the best we can.

I'm concerned you mention you were dx'd in 08, but seem to be unsure of what the lesions are - or mean.  They are scars - multiple scars. And lesions can be caused by many processes including MS.

Not all lesions are created equal - meaning some people have many lesions and not so much disability, while others only have a handful and have many problems. It's very individual, and we are all different.

If you feel comfortable, tell us a bit about your journey with MS so far. Thanks for joining us.

[SarahL2491]

There is NO cure for ms
I agree with the

[bubbles_04]

Why any of us? What TLC and kyle is true. Please give us more info about your history with MS. How many MRI's have you had in the last four years? Why are you so panicked now? We really can't tell anything from what you have written. I do hope you are ok though, please call your neuro and talk to them. That might make you feel better.

[kwarendorf]

Rebif is not meant to cure MS, rather to keep it from getting worse. Non-enhancing lesions are old lesions. Given that you were diagnosed in 2008 it's no surprise that your current MRI shows non-enhancing lesions. Sounds like maybe the Rebif is working? If your MRI had shown enhancing lesions, that would have been an indication of current disease activity.

Kyle

[TLC_31]

That sounds like a typical MRI report for someone with MS. You certainly have had one or more other MRIs in the last four years, and I presume they had similar findings.

I don't have the training to interpret an MRI, likely nor do you or most if not all of the people reading this. Please give your doctor(s) a chance to explain things before you let the big words intimidate you.