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Flare-up

I was diagnosed with NMO 3 months ago. My symptoms are numbness from waist down to toes. Physical Therapy was working wonders, I was walking most of the time withouty cane. I got a cold and flu about a week ago, and now most of the numbness is back and Im back to a walker. My neougolist said its a flare-up not a relapse because of no.new symptoms. Has anyone else experienced a flare-up during a cold?
Mike

  1. Hi Mike!
    Thanks for taking the time to post! I hope some of our members will be able to comment with their experiences.
    While I have not had your experience, it makes sense that your immune system may have mistakenly attacked healthy cells instead of the cold virus in your body causing the flare.
    I hope you are feeling better!
    Warmly, Chelley (Team Member)

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