i have been a paraplegic since 1984 and have been newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. anybody heard of this type of thing?? the ms made me a quad over night however, thank god with good therapy i got almost all funtion back with the exception of my eyes which are different everyday and often times different throughout the day. funny -- i carry around a bag of glasses cause i never know which ones i'll need. MS is a crazy crazy disease. 200 a week are dignosed with it. Wonder if it could have anything to do with my pre-existing condition of paraplgia?

HI I have the same as you but the other way round, I was diagnosed with MS in 1997, but then suffered a SCI at L2 in a RTC in 2005.

My MS is in remission at the moment as I normally don't have much use of my arms, so I'm trying to make the most of it! Although at the same time I'm dreading the day I have another MS attack.

If you want to chat more PM me anytime,

N xx

I was made Tetraplegic by Multiple Sclerosis in 2000, i have never heard of a paraplegic being dx with MS before! So i wouldn't of thought the MS was related to your previous paraplgia (what caused that?)

I was looking this up a while ago when my (previously able bodied) friend developed it (he's only had one relatively attack so far **touch wood**) and I did read somewhere that people with SCI seemed more likely to develop MS, but I can't for the life of me remember where I read it.

I think you're probably best off contacting The MS Society or someone like that to ask the question.


Squirrel, I hope you stay in remission ((HUG)).