Re: [TMIC] so stiff/Heather
Congratulations Heather! Isn't it just amazing how our perception of what is important changes with tm? I had almost forgotten the dizziness in the early stages. My greatest moment was being to put my own shoes and socks on. hugs Gillywww.originaltouchofgilly.com - Original Message - From: Heather Pieter To: Gillian Clark ; TM list Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 1:01 PM Subject: Re: [TMIC] so stiff You are so right Gilly. I just take it one day at a time with TM. I have reached my plateaux I think. (had this since Sept 2003). However, every once in a while I notice something I can do that I haven't done since '03. For example, I can now wash and rinse my hair without having to keep one eye open so I don't lose my balance. Didn't realize I could do it until one time I said to myself "self - you are doing this with your eyes shut".Small thing but big to me. Heather in Calgary
Re: [TMIC] so stiff
G'day Krissy, sorry to hear about your setbacks. not sure that the stiffness is part of no pt or just a normal part of tm. You will learn that a lot of complaints are "JUST" TM. I think perhaps you have reached some sort of plateaux but tm forever changes. Some things will improve, some things will intensify. I found that once I accepted that it was "just" tm, it was easier for me to cope, didn't worry so much about each new symptom. Makes life easier, for me anyway, so I'm just passing on what has helped me. May be of no use to you at all. Take care and keep as well as you can hugs Gillywww.originaltouchofgilly.com - Original Message - From: Krissy To: TM List Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 2:26 PM Subject: [TMIC] so stiff Just a small update and vent... My left leg is good, I can just about stand on my toes now, I still have that *wad of sand* under the toe area tho.. My right tho is soo stiff in the knee and ankle area...sore at the calf sometimes,it does seem to have hit some plateau... I had to stop my PT because of lack of transportation and hubby's hours, and my free care ran out. I do admit I have not kept up with the exercises at home, tho I do walk alot. There are times now I feel I will not progress past this point...to the dr's said 1-2 years he thinks I would be *back to normal*I am sure the stopping of PT has alot to do wit this stiffness, tho when I try and exercise it almost hurts. I'm not sure I am at a point where I am giving up and I think, I'll be this way the rest of my life. And I do know it is quite possible. I don't want to be chasing rainbows..tho I really thought I was going to get better again. Anyway, just had to let it out. -:¦:- )) Blessed Be! (( -:¦:- ~Lady K/Krissy~·.»§« ·´¯`·.,¸*¸,.·´¯`·.»§«·.»§« ·´May today there be peace within you. May you trust that you are exactly where you want to be.Life is not measured by how many breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. ·.»§« ·´¯`·.,¸*¸,.·´¯`·.»§«·.»§« ·´¯`·.,¸*¸,.·´¯`·.»§«·.
Re: [TMIC] so stiff
One warning about blaming every little twitch on tm.I discovered when I had the tia and broke my leg that the fatigue and shortness of breath that I had always faulted tm for, was in fact the blockage in my left carotid..since the rotorooter surgery, the shortness of breath is much better, as for fatigue, who can tell at this busy! time of year?? janh Stillwater, OK
Re: [TMIC] so stiff
You are so right Gilly. I just take it one day at a time with TM. I have reached my plateaux I think. (had this since Sept 2003). However, every once in a while I notice something I can do that I haven't done since '03. For example, I can now wash and rinse my hair without having to keep one eye open so I don't lose my balance. Didn't realize I could do it until one time I said to myself "self - you are doing this with your eyes shut".Small thing but big to me. Heather in Calgary - Original Message - From: Gillian Clark To: TM list Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 6:11 PM Subject: Re: [TMIC] so stiff G'day Krissy, sorry to hear about your setbacks. not sure that the stiffness is part of no pt or just a normal part of tm. You will learn that a lot of complaints are "JUST" TM. I think perhaps you have reached some sort of plateaux but tm forever changes. Some things will improve, some things will intensify. I found that once I accepted that it was "just" tm, it was easier for me to cope, didn't worry so much about each new symptom. Makes life easier, for me anyway, so I'm just passing on what has helped me. May be of no use to you at all. Take care and keep as well as you can hugs Gillywww.originaltouchofgilly.com - Original Message - From: Krissy To: TM List Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 2:26 PM Subject: [TMIC] so stiff Just a small update and vent... My left leg is good, I can just about stand on my toes now, I still have that *wad of sand* under the toe area tho.. My right tho is soo stiff in the knee and ankle area...sore at the calf sometimes,it does seem to have hit some plateau... I had to stop my PT because of lack of transportation and hubby's hours, and my free care ran out. I do admit I have not kept up with the exercises at home, tho I do walk alot. There are times now I feel I will not progress past this point...to the dr's said 1-2 years he thinks I would be *back to normal*I am sure the stopping of PT has alot to do wit this stiffness, tho when I try and exercise it almost hurts. I'm not sure I am at a point where I am giving up and I think, I'll be this way the rest of my life. And I do know it is quite possible. I don't want to be chasing rainbows..tho I really thought I was going to get better again. Anyway, just had to let it out. -:¦:- )) Blessed Be! (( -:¦:- ~Lady K/Krissy~·.»§« ·´¯`·.,¸*¸,.·´¯`·.»§«·.»§« ·´May today there be peace within you. May you trust that you are exactly where you want to be.Life is not measured by how many breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. ·.»§« ·´¯`·.,¸*¸,.·´¯`·.»§«·.»§« ·´¯`·.,¸*¸,.·´¯`·.»§«·. No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.1/206 - Release Date: 12/16/2005
[TMIC] so stiff
Just a small update and vent... My left leg is good, I can just about stand on my toes now, I still have that *wad of sand* under the toe area tho.. My right tho is soo stiff in the knee and ankle area...sore at the calf sometimes,it does seem to have hit some plateau... I had to stop my PT because of lack of transportation and hubby's hours, and my free care ran out. I do admit I have not kept up with the exercises at home, tho I do walk alot. There are times now I feel I will not progress past this point...to the dr's said 1-2 years he thinks I would be *back to normal*I am sure the stopping of PT has alot to do wit this stiffness, tho when I try and exercise it almost hurts. I'm not sure I am at a point where I am giving up and I think, I'll be this way the rest of my life. And I do know it is quite possible. I don't want to be chasing rainbows..tho I really thought I was going to get better again. Anyway, just had to let it out. -:¦:- )) Blessed Be! (( -:¦:- ~Lady K/Krissy~·.»§« ·´¯`·.,¸*¸,.·´¯`·.»§«·.»§« ·´May today there be peace within you. May you trust that you are exactly where you want to be.Life is not measured by how many breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. ·.»§« ·´¯`·.,¸*¸,.·´¯`·.»§«·.»§« ·´¯`·.,¸*¸,.·´¯`·.»§«·.
