[TMIC] Re: [QUAD-L] 9 YEARS

2007-07-02 Thread LadyNotes
Quadius, Today marks my two year anniversary for my Transverse Myelitis. It's really depressing because I thought, by the two-year period, I would have gained more movement and made more progress. To be perfectly honest, I'm worse off than I am when I left the hospital. I am still

Re: [TMIC] Re: [QUAD-L] 9 YEARS

2007-07-02 Thread Kevin Wolfthal
Naomi, Over the first 4-5 years of onset (1988), I improved very slowly. I went from crutches to cane, to walking without aid, except ankle braces.. However, there was always pain, always balance problems, gait difficulty, numbness. I was doing fairly well until 1997, when my car was

Re: [TMIC] Feet pain

2007-07-02 Thread Balmatmic
Hi Heather, Wow, that's the same way I get up when I fall or get down on the ground. Interesting, and wonder how many of us use the same technique. If there is something else that others that are able to get into this position use, can you please share. I am not always near