[TMIC] leg pain

2007-07-14 Thread ashfordrichard
Dear LIst, Good morning from Tn. I have been having a weird leg pain that seems to be getting worse as time goes on. I took it to my Dr. and she described it as a form of bursitis called grey bursitis. It is a constant pain and I feel it is complicated by muscle atrotphy. The pain seems to

[TMIC] Emai test.

2007-07-14 Thread Grace M.
I'm not sure that my mails are getting through to the list. Some personal ones that I have written are now lost in cyberspace. Please let me know if this goes through. Grace

Re: [TMIC] Emai test.

2007-07-14 Thread JHarper33
Got it. :-) Barbara H. _http://barbarah.wordpress.com/_ (http://barbarah.wordpress.com/) In a message dated 7/14/2007 9:40:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm not sure that my mails are getting through to the list. Some personal ones that I have written are now

[TMIC] aspartame

2007-07-14 Thread pjv1234
I wonder if there is any link to the use of aspartame and the fact that some TMers have more neuropathic pain or other TM symptoms than others. As a result of reading a letter to Peter Gott MD that was published in our local newspaper about complex idiopathic neuropathy and aspartame, I just

OT: RE: [TMIC] Emai test.

2007-07-14 Thread Larry Throne
Send it again, I don't think I am getting it. Larry in Oklahoma who is going out to mow the yard. From: "Grace M." [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: tmic-list@eskimo.comSubject: [TMIC] Emai test.Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 09:33:36 -0400 I'm not sure that my mails are getting through to the list. Some personal

[TMIC] Why this Support Group?

2007-07-14 Thread Regina Rummel
I had a follow up visit with the neurosurgeon who did the AVM surgery on my spinal cord in March. This very delicate procedure was a big success, and he was obviously very proud of the result, except that.. I don't feel any better... I can't tell that the surgery has made any

Re: [TMIC] Why this Support Group?

2007-07-14 Thread LadyNotes
Thank God for the support group! Naomi C-4 quad, incomplete since July 2, 2005 ** Get a sneak peak of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

Re: [TMIC] aspartame

2007-07-14 Thread Natalie Boyles
I have oftened wondered about this too. I have read aspartame is thought to cause pain, ms like symptoms and all sorts of horrible things. The web is filled with horror stories pertaining to aspertame. But, then the funny thing also, aspartame has a form of *phenylalanine in it and using

[TMIC] Bad Fall---Stitches.

2007-07-14 Thread Grace M.
Guys, when am I going to learn that my feet and legs don't always do what I want, or expect them to do? Got very brave this morning and decided to use a step stool (What was I thinking?) in order to change a light bulb from my ceiling fixture. Well, after a bit of a struggle, I got up there all

RE: [TMIC] Dear Group

2007-07-14 Thread Jim Lubin
At 11:40 AM 7/12/2007, Tim Holder (Work) wrote: God never makes a mistake. I don't believe he sent this to us. But, I am convinced that it filtered through His fingers. He allowed it to happen for a specific reason. If there were not a point to this disease in your (my) life for His glory,

Re: [TMIC] Bad Fall---Stitches.

2007-07-14 Thread Jan Hargrove
Grace, sometimes we forget that we can't do what we always could before...it's like ,OH, that's not in my bag of tricks any more! You're not the only one here who's done something like that, so quit beating yourself up for it happening!! Janh Grace M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

RE: [TMIC] aspartame

2007-07-14 Thread Wendy Wood
http://www.aspartame.com/ (fox news broadcast on web site) http://www.dorway.com/indexnew.html I've done some research on aspartame. A friend of mine told me I should absolutely stop using it since I was diagnosed with TM and a brain tumor last year. Here's a couple web sites I thought

Re: [TMIC] aspartame

2007-07-14 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dear Patti, As a nutritionist who's also extremely sugar sensitive, my gut reaction is to stay away from sugar substitutes. I can't give you any hard facts, but from what I've read and what I know about how the nervous system works (my nutrition education focused on how nutrition acts as a

[TMIC] morphine pump

2007-07-14 Thread T Kanon
Dear TM Friends, Once again I'm asking you for information for a friend. He is considering getting a morphine pump for an illness unrelated to tm, but needs some feedback on the results, the procedure etc. Any information from those of you who have had pumps would be greatly appreciated.

Re: [TMIC] Dear Group

2007-07-14 Thread LadyNotes
Tim, Thank you for your thoughtful words of encouragement. It is people like you who make belonging to this group, such a blessing. It always helps to have others who care and understand and who will listen with a genuine, loving heart. I would just like to say thank you to all of

Re: [TMIC] Bad Fall---Stitches.

2007-07-14 Thread L T CHERPESKI
Grace - I am so sorry - you did not need this on top of everything else. However, I am just as guilty as you (or the rest of us) in trying to do things I know I shouldn't. Unfortunately I don't remember I shouldn't until I have already done it! Wishes for quick and complete healing. Keep your