Re: [TMIC] difficulty eating

2007-05-26 Thread Heyjude48458
It sounds like you are having some kimd of esophogeal spasm or stomach spasm. Even if you are really hungry, take something like one half of a valium to relax the spasm. Don't eat for about half an hour and call us in the morning Our present troubles are quite small and won't last very

[TMIC] Getting Humble...

2007-05-26 Thread Heyjude48458
This is a subject that I have not seen debated in the five years I have been a member of this exclusive club of amazing, diverse people brought together by a common problem...TM. I recently received an email from someone who has been on the list quite a while. This person has troubles

[TMIC] OT, OT...Friendship

2007-05-26 Thread Heyjude48458
A FRIEND FROM ABOVE I prayed for you before we met, Not knowing who you'd be. I asked the Lord to send a friend. One chosen just for me. I asked that they'd be Godly, With wisdom of His ways. A friend to help and guide me I the troubles of these days. So often in life, we

Re: [TMIC] Reason for TM

2007-05-26 Thread Candis Kalley
Jude, Plasmapheresis, or PLEX, is a dialisis of the blood, removing plasma and replacing the plasma from a donor. PLEX, or plasmaphereis, is on the John Hopkins website http://www.hopkinsneuro.org/tm/disease_and_condition_detail.cfm?condition_id=8 Intravenous Steroids: This method is often

Re: [TMIC] Getting Humble...

2007-05-26 Thread JHarper33
I think most of us who have been with the TMIC for a long time -- at least those who have participated -- I know there are many who just read and don't write in -- have laid it all out there about our particular symptoms and issues at some time or another, but don't necessarily bring it up

[TMIC] double vision and dancing eyes...

2007-05-26 Thread Oma Haidarzada
I'm writing this email to find out if anyone had the following symptoms as i do: my vision continuously bounces up and down and I have double vision also. It is not because of the meds because I have already cut down on the meds. It is not a lesion since I had an MRI done indicating nothing is

Re: [TMIC] Working With a Disability in California

2007-05-26 Thread Balmatmic
Hi Todd, This would and could really mess up my LTD insurance from my employer though. Everybody needs to know how their disability insurance from their employer works if they are going to try to return to work. In my case, if I were to try to return to work, and worked for a short