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Hello Janice. Welcome, I just read your post. I am Ella in Ohio, I'm 49 and got TM in 2000. Have any questions just ask. Have a nice day.Ella **Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for Under $10. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood0002)
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HI JANICE. WELCOME TO THE SITE. I HAVE ONLY BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS AND A VICTIM OF TM FOR ABOUT 9 MONTHS. YOU WILL FIND EVERYONE IS SO VERY NICE AND FRIENDLY. HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU IN THE FUTURE. PATTI FROM WISCONSIN From: Janice [mailto:jan...@centurytel.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 10:43 AM To: celr...@aol.com; TMIC-LIST@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] Hi Everyone Hi!I am Janice from Missouri.Been a 62- year old TM victim for 2 years and just venturing out on the computer to meet others with TM. Hope you are doing well. - Original Message - From: celr...@aol.com To: TMIC-LIST@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 8:27 AM Subject: [TMIC] Hi Everyone How is Jude doing. I have'nt seen any postings for some reason or other. I had to subscribe again. I have been concerned about all.Jane in Splendora Tx _ Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood0001 dinner for $10 or less.
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Hi!I am Janice from Missouri.Been a 62- year old TM victim for 2 years and just venturing out on the computer to meet others with TM. Hope you are doing well. - Original Message - From: celr...@aol.com To: TMIC-LIST@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 8:27 AM Subject: [TMIC] Hi Everyone How is Jude doing. I have'nt seen any postings for some reason or other. I had to subscribe again. I have been concerned about all.Jane in Splendora Tx -- Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less.
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Welcome to the group! I am Barney in NY, Long Island, 56. Tm since 2002, MS since 2008. I thought TM MS happened to only younger people (?) Barney From: Janice [mailto:jan...@centurytel.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 11:43 AM To: celr...@aol.com; TMIC-LIST@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] Hi Everyone Hi!I am Janice from Missouri.Been a 62- year old TM victim for 2 years and just venturing out on the computer to meet others with TM. Hope you are doing well. - Original Message - From: celr...@aol.com To: TMIC-LIST@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 8:27 AM Subject: [TMIC] Hi Everyone How is Jude doing. I have'nt seen any postings for some reason or other. I had to subscribe again. I have been concerned about all. Jane in Splendora Tx Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood0001 .
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Hi Janice. Glad to meet you. I am Tami from Arkansas. I am 42 and have had TM for 1 ½ years. _ From: Janice [mailto:jan...@centurytel.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 10:43 AM To: celr...@aol.com; TMIC-LIST@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] Hi Everyone Hi!I am Janice from Missouri.Been a 62- year old TM victim for 2 years and just venturing out on the computer to meet others with TM. Hope you are doing well. - Original Message - From: celr...@aol.com To: TMIC-LIST@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 8:27 AM Subject: [TMIC] Hi Everyone How is Jude doing. I have'nt seen any postings for some reason or other. I had to subscribe again. I have been concerned about all.Jane in Splendora Tx _ Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood0001 for $10 or less.
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Hi Janice! Welcome to the group... I am Trudy ... 62yrs. young! TM hit me in the middle of the night from hell... 2002. MS arrived in 2008... You will find a great group of people here and don't hesitate to ask any questions.. We've all been there. I live in Virginia. Tho I am a born and raised New Yorker! :) Again.. Welcome!Trudy On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Janice jan...@centurytel.net wrote: Hi!I am Janice from Missouri.Been a 62- year old TM victim for 2 years and just venturing out on the computer to meet others with TM. Hope you are doing well. - Original Message - *From:* celr...@aol.com *To:* TMIC-LIST@eskimo.com *Sent:* Tuesday, March 17, 2009 8:27 AM *Subject:* [TMIC] Hi Everyone How is Jude doing. I have'nt seen any postings for some reason or other. I had to subscribe again. I have been concerned about all.Jane in Splendora Tx -- Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or lesshttp://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood0001 .
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Hi Janice - Candy K here in Naples, FL - 60 years young . First episode of TM hit, age 57, on 2/5/06, bra line down, then 2nd on 2/30/06, neck down. I had PLEX, Plasma Exchange, treatments on 2nd round. I am a walking wounded - walk with cane or walker short distances but need electric cart or chair for distances longer than 20 feet. I do drive but very short distances - longer than 30 miles and it feels like 3000+ -I get all stiff and any movement cause severe pain upon getting out of vehicle. Terrible back pain controlled somewhat with Cymbalta 60 mg. (helps despression and nerve pain), Zanaflex (Tizanidine) 12mg daily - 4mg in AM and 8mg in PM, Tramadol HCL 50mg and a TENS machine sometimes constantly. I have constant tingling in L arm/hand which I have little or no feeling in. I also have spasms daily in L arm/hand and occasionally in R. The spasms occur whenever I use my hands too much - typing, cutting food, etc. I do have more strength in R hand approx. 60% normal while the L has approx. 30% normal. I also have little or no feeling in either leg/foot. My R leg/foot is the weakest which I can't raise past 3 or so and it drags while walking but I have spotty feeling in R foot. The worst spasms occur in the R leg at any time. I have no feeling in L leg/foot but it is the strongest and does spasms occasionally especially if I'm tired or stressed. I can raise the L leg straight out/up most of the time Besides the terrible back pain, my other chief complaint is fatigue which I haven't found anything to counter-act. I do take Amantadine 100mg 2X daily. I also take Super Guarana 1200mg 2X daily and drink sports drinks daily. All that helps but there are days when I do sleep 20+ hours especially after any strenious activity. Any strenious activity may take me 2 days to a week to recover. This includes going to Dr. visits and grocery shopping. I can't sit in a regular chair more than 15 minutes then I must get my legs up either in my recliner or laying on sofa or my bed. It has taken me awhile to even write this. I've found that the meds, TM, and age is really playing a number on my memory and mind. Thank GOD for spell check. For my entertainment, I have cable. I also have my maltese, Zeus, plus I was lucky enough to rescue a parrot 2 weeks ago. He was in a home that had 2 little girls and he had a terrible fear of hands and would bite something fierce! In the past 2 weeks, I've got him to come and land on my hand and in the past 3 days he really loves to have his head rubbed and kissed. He does talk but only when he wants to. He has increased his vocabulary but he still prefers to squawk mainly in the morning which I think is because he hears the birds outside. I do tend to carry on - sorry. This is really a great group. Any and all questions are answered - any one of us has been there at one time or another. Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably . And never regret anything that made you smile. Prayers and thoughts for you and yours, Candy K. - Original Message - From: Janice jan...@centurytel.net To: celr...@aol.com, TMIC-LIST@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 11:42:47 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [TMIC] Hi Everyone Hi! I am Janice from Missouri. Been a 62- year old TM victim for 2 years and just venturing out on the computer to meet others with TM. Hope you are doing well. - Original Message - From: celr...@aol.com To: TMIC-LIST@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 8:27 AM Subject: [TMIC] Hi Everyone How is Jude doing. I have'nt seen any postings for some reason or other. I had to subscribe again. I have been concerned about all. Jane in Splendora Tx Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less .
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Hi Everyone,
I too get up feeling like I can do anything.
I always start some sort of project ( cleaning house, clearing out a closet,
decorating) and soon realize I "bit off more than I can chew" I tire so
easily. Hence, I always have half of things completed. And a bigger
mess than I sarted with. Oh well, I am starting to learn how much I
can do before I get tired. Resting usually restores most of my
energy, but not all.
Lynn P. in Frigid RI
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From:
Heather
Pieter
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; tmic-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 1:08
PM
Subject: Re: [TMIC] Hi Everyone
Hi there,
I have not met Harriet but want to thank
her for her ideas and upbeat feelings as well. She hit the nail on the
head when she said that we can tend to feel our body image failing with clunky
shoes, heavy limbs and in my case as one of the walking wounded - feeling like
an invalid (when I'm not really - in my mind anyway). I hope to get my driver
licence back soon when I am approved by the Driver Fitness and Monitoring
people to use a left foot accelorator. Then I am hoping to go and try
some water therapy at a lovely warm water swimming pool here in Calgary. I
gave up the exercise classes a while back. Just got tired of the trek
there and back in the Handibus etc.
janh,
You mention overdoing things at this time of
year. This is my 3rd Christmas now with TM. I was hit by it Sept
2003. This year we do not have friends living with us to help decorate
(as we did in 2003), and we don't have my husband's daughter and granddaughter
living with us to help out (as we did in 2004). So overdoing it in the
'getting ready for the season' is not hard. I am finding that when I
first get up in the morning after a good nights rest I think that I can do
'anything' and do it quickly. Of course once I start doing things I
quickly become more tired (in my body from waist down where I am affected from
T8 - T10) and my limbs become s heavy that I have to take frequent
rests. I am going to write a note in my 2006 calendar to start preparing
for the season a whole lot earlier (like at the beginning of November) next
year.
Sorry to write so long a 'note'. I am just
musing this morning but should get in gear as my hubby and I have a little
more Christmas shopping to do today and decorate the tree that has been
standing in the living-room 'bare' since Saturday. It is one of the fake
trees with the lights already attached but looks kind of sad with no ornaments
or garland.
Bye now,
Heather in Calgary
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From:
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; tmic-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 8:32
AM
Subject: Re: [TMIC] Hi Everyone
Harriet,It's so good to hear from
you.and everything your shared was a positiveand an idea for
some of us to pursue.It's great to hear you so
upbeat!!Thanks for writing and keep us updated..this time of the
year we need positive strokes as we're all so busy, and we can get down! so
easily when we overdo.janh Stiolwater OK
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Hi Everyone, Yep, I am exactly the same way. Bite off more than I can chew. Before TM I did everything - very active - this fatigue has to be one of the hardest parts of TM for me. My mind tells me "yes - go for it" my body has ideas of its own. Therefore, I have half-done things all the time - and let me tell you, I'm one of those people who could never tolerate that before!! Life does change that's for sure. Naps are the only thing that keep me half-way sane. Blessings to all Linda in Bothell, WA -- Original message -- From: "Lynn Pouliot" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Everyone, I too get up feeling like I can do anything. I always start some sort of project ( cleaning house, clearing out a closet, decorating) and soon realize I "bit off more than I can chew" I tire so easily. Hence, I always have half of things completed. And a bigger mess than I sarted with. Oh well, I am starting to learn how much I can do before I get tired. Resting usually restores most of my energy, but not all. Lynn P. in Frigid RI - Original Message - From: Heather Pieter To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 1:08 PM Subject: Re: [TMIC] Hi Everyone Hi there, I have not met Harriet but want to thank her for her ideas and upbeat feelings as well. She hit the nail on the head when she said that we can tend to feel our body image failing with clunky shoes, heavy limbs and in my case as one of the walking wounded - feeling like an invalid (when I'm not really - in my mind anyway). I hope to get my driver licence back soon when I am approved by the Driver Fitness and Monitoring people to use a left foot accelorator. Then I am hoping to go and try some water therapy at a lovely warm water swimming pool here in Calgary. I gave up the exercise classes a while back. Just got tired of the trek there and back in the Handibus etc. janh, You mention overdoing things at this time of year. This is my 3rd Christmas now with TM. I was hit by it Sept 2003. This year we do not have friends living with us to help decorate (as we did in 2003), and we don't have my husband's daughter and granddaughter living with us to help out (as we did in 2004). So overdoing it in the 'getting ready for the season' is not hard. I am finding that when I first get up in the morning after a good nights rest I think that I can do 'anything' and do it quickly. Of course once I start doing things I quickly become more tired (in my body from waist down where I am affected from T8 - T10) and my limbs become s heavy that I have to take frequent rests. I am going to write a note in my 2006 calendar to start preparing for the season a whole lot earlier (like at the beginning of November) next year. Sorry to write so long a 'note'. I am just musing this morning but should get in gear as my hubby and I have a little more Christmas shopping to do today and decorate the tree that has been standing in the living-room 'bare' since Saturday. It is one of the fake trees with the lights already attached but looks kind of sad with no ornaments or garland. Bye now, Heather in Calgary - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 8:32 AM Subject: Re: [TMIC] Hi Everyone Harriet,It's so good to hear from you.and everything your shared was a positiveand an idea for some of us to pursue.It's great to hear you so upbeat!!Thanks for writing and keep us updated..this time of the year we need positive strokes as we're all so busy, and we can get down! so easily when we overdo.janh Stiolwater OK No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.13/199 - Release Date: 12/13/2005
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I, too, get up thinking I can take on the world, only to be brought back to earth and my couch more rapidly than I like!! I've learned to let things go that aren't absolutely necessary in our lives..and still continue to rest to store up energy to continue our social activities.After all, Frank has enough burden on his shoulders just taking care of my needs without stopping the rest of his life!! Take care, jan
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Yes Jan, I agree. We seem to have several social things to do these days too and I'm pooped by the time we get home. Naps are good. Heather in Calgary - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:26 AM Subject: Re: [TMIC] Hi Everyone I, too, get up thinking I can take on the world, only to be brought back to earth and my couch more rapidly than I like!! I've learned to let things go that aren't absolutely necessary in our lives..and still continue to rest to store up energy to continue our social activities.After all, Frank has enough burden on his shoulders just taking care of my needs without stopping the rest of his life!!Take care, jan No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.13/199 - Release Date: 12/13/2005
