Friday, July 24, 2015

Lhermitte's Sign

There's power in a name. Today, two years later,  I was relieved to know the name of that sudden and seconds-lasting electrical shock I felt in my neck, limb and spine during chemo because it makes me feel more common and less strange.

When I was going through chemo, I often felt Lhermitte's (pronounced like "lair meets") sign. I now know that it occurs with high dose chemo which is used to kill cancer. 

Today, I feel this once in a while. I wonder if it's left over results? I'll have to ask my doctor. 

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