written by: Marc Stecker-Wheelchair Kamikaze-
The words “progressive multiple sclerosis” carry with them a
sense of dread and panic for most MS patients. When I was newly diagnosed, I of
course immediately hit the Internet, and discovered that there were four
primary types of multiple sclerosis: Relapsing Remitting MS (RRMS), Secondary
Progressive MS (SPMS), Primary Progressive MS (PPMS), and Progressive Relapsing
MS (PRMS).
sense of dread and panic for most MS patients. When I was newly diagnosed, I of
course immediately hit the Internet, and discovered that there were four
primary types of multiple sclerosis: Relapsing Remitting MS (RRMS), Secondary
Progressive MS (SPMS), Primary Progressive MS (PPMS), and Progressive Relapsing
MS (PRMS).
It only took an hour or so of reading for me to realize that the
progressive forms of the disease (SPMS, PPMS, and PRMS) were very scary indeed.
Not that RRMS is any picnic, but patients with progressive MS have few if… Read more
progressive forms of the disease (SPMS, PPMS, and PRMS) were very scary indeed.
Not that RRMS is any picnic, but patients with progressive MS have few if… Read more
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