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In March 2004 at the age of 28, I woke up with tremendous back pain. A burning sensation that just kept getting worse. I was also numb from the chest down to my toes. Within a few hours I was completely paralysed from mid-chest down. I could not feel touch but still had the bad burning pain in my back.
I was diagnosed with having Transverse Myelitis with inflammation from T1-C6. I was put on IV steroids (Solu-Medrol) for a week then was put on orla steroids (prednisone) for another 10 days, the...Read the full article