Re: [TMIC] Transverse Myelitis Network

2009-06-17 Thread Heyjude48458
I second that emotion In a message dated 6/15/2009 9:14:50 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, rp...@neillsupply.com writes: Jim: Do you have any feedback on the new Transverse Myelitis Network many of us have been invited to join. What is the difference between our present network :the

[TMIC] Re: [QUAD-L] financial help

2009-06-17 Thread ladynotes
Yes, I would like to know this as well.  My insurance only cover so much, and then im SOL. -Original Message- From: Hosni Al-khatib hosnialkha...@hotmail.com To: quad-list quad-l...@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, Jun 16, 2009 11:00 pm Subject: [QUAD-L] financial help Hi    I am a C 4/5

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2009-06-17 Thread lynne myers
I sleep with a Chillow at night and it helps a great deal.  It is a gel filled pad for your pillow and now I dont have to keep changing pillows all night to find a cooler feeling one. Lynne --- On Tue, 6/16/09, kimr1...@bellsouth.net kimr1...@bellsouth.net wrote: From: kimr1...@bellsouth.net

Re: [TMIC] Re: WHAT DID YOU DO???

2009-06-17 Thread CANDIS KALLEY
I have just been dx'd with severe Osteoporis especially of the spine.  I have been on Boniva for 6+ years only because I have an ileostomy and could not tolerate the daily or weekly meds which caused constant diarrhea.  The ileostomy also means that I do not absorb meds, vitamins and food

[TMIC] RE:SAVELLA

2009-06-17 Thread DeeRERE
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Re: [TMIC] Transverse Myelitis Network

2009-06-17 Thread ladynotes
Jude, It's not that I think any one site is better than the other, and is not so much about interaction, as information It's just that quadriplegics have more and different issues to deal with. There is also a site for TM quads who are vent dependent, because they have more and different

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2009-06-17 Thread Catherine
Yes, get in that chair Jude ... go for it...live life.. that is what God and Pam would want you to do. We only have one life .. and if you have the chance go. Your husband loves you and wants you with him. Catherine From: ladyno...@aol.com

[TMIC] Question for people on Lyrica?

2009-06-17 Thread LadyOwl1961
On May 6th of this year I was visiting friends in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (where I am originally from and lived until 1999) when both myself and the friend I was staying with got a very bad chest cold that lasted 2 ½ weeks. It was actually longer but just the tired run down feeling

Re: [TMIC] Transverse Myelitis Network

2009-06-17 Thread Grace M.
*Hi Naomi, * *Very well said. It's like that for NMO patients also. Although we too, suffer from non traumatic SCI, our needs are very different than the typical TM patient. Our treatments differ greatly---many of us are on heavy duty anti-rejection/immunosuppressant drugs, and many

Re: [TMIC] Transverse Myelitis Network

2009-06-17 Thread ladynotes
Jude, First of all, I never said I PREFER the paraplegic/quadriplegic site. I said I IDENTIFY more. I feel as though I offended you by saying this. There are issues and concerns of being a quad they are not addressed in the TM site and I would imagine it's because most people on this site are

Re: [TMIC] Re: WHAT DID YOU DO???

2009-06-17 Thread CANDIS KALLEY
I am on SSDI and Medicare.  I have United Health Care through an AARP plan.   However, due to all of my medical problems, most of the meds that I take are tier 2 and tier 3.  I do use the generic meds when ever possible BUT tier 2 and tier 3 drugs usually do not have generics and cost so very

RE: [TMIC] Question for people on Lyrica?

2009-06-17 Thread Robert Pall
I have been on Lyrica for at least 3 years...I started with 2 pills a day (150mg each) and 2 years ago I increased it to 3 pills or 450 mg per day. I have had TM for 12 years and have found Lyrica to be the best drug as for helping the banding,numbness and pins and needles. The only side

RE: [TMIC] Transverse Myelitis Network

2009-06-17 Thread Tracey L. Black
As a caretaker/mother of a daughter who has had TM for 4 years now; this saddens me to read this. I am also a member of the one Yahoo TM site b/c for me it seems like it involves more children than adults and I can identify more with their issues. Since my daughter was inflicted at the age of

Re: [TMIC] Transverse Myelitis Network

2009-06-17 Thread Deborah Nord Capen
Ihave a membershipat Costco, and at Sam's Club. Why? Because I like one store for certain items which I can't get at the other store, and vice versa. Should I quit one membership and stay "loyal" to only one of the stores? Or can I go to both stores if I like? -Original Message- From:

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2009-06-17 Thread Catherine
AMEN Thank you Tracey for putting this so eloquently. I am here as a caregiver and I have never been afraid to ask any question. Sometimes I too, I have felt rejected .. so now I try not to take it personally. I have learned so much from all my TM Family and I thank

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2009-06-17 Thread Cammy
Before I unsubscribe I wanted to let each and every one of how much you have helped me. My son's fiancée was paralyzed with TM/spinal stroke almost 2 years ago. As you know it has been quite a long road. There is drug addiction involved as well, so a sad story with a 2 year old baby as well.

Re: [TMIC] Re: WHAT DID YOU DO???

2009-06-17 Thread Heyjude48458
Cindy, This is from Jude...I am so sorry for your leg. To make a splint, cut off one leg of your dining table, get the do it all magic gray tape and use the table leg as a splint, cushion it with lots of dish towels, and stick it all together with the gray tape. That should

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2009-06-17 Thread Cyndy Fleming
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RE: [TMIC] Transverse Myelitis Network

2009-06-17 Thread Jill Z
Well said Tracy! Jill --- On Wed, 6/17/09, Tracey L. Black tracey.bl...@hnoins.com wrote: From: Tracey L. Black tracey.bl...@hnoins.com Subject: RE: [TMIC] Transverse Myelitis Network To: ladyno...@aol.com, heyjude48...@aol.com, tmic-list@eskimo.com Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 1:14 PM

Re: [TMIC] Question for people on Lyrica?

2009-06-17 Thread Cody
RobertI specifically ask my new pain management doctor about this subject. I ask because my wife always gets after me when I want a scotch and reminds me of the Lyrica warning label. I am on the same dosge as you 150mg 3XD and Baclofen as well. He said no problem with a beer, a scotch or a

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2009-06-17 Thread bradebi
Lynne were do you find a chillow? Debi     ---Original Message--- From: lynne myers Date: 06/17/09 06:33:50 To: kimr1...@bellsouth.net; tmic Subject: Re: [TMIC] I sleep with a Chillow at night and it helps a great deal. It is a gel filled pad for your pillow and now I dont

RE: [TMIC] Question for people on Lyrica?

2009-06-17 Thread Janet Dunn
OH Cody How you have made my day. And all this time I have denied myself the pleasure of a tall cold one. God Bless Ya, I am a happy camper to hear this news. Janet TIAD but I've got today to get through. From: Cody [mailto:c...@austin.rr.com] Sent: June 17, 2009 4:41

Re: [TMIC] Transverse Myelitis Network

2009-06-17 Thread Janice
Tracey, I was shocked to read that your 11 year old daughter had TM. Bless her heart, she has come a long way and I know that that is only done with hard work. I am sure it was a family affair in getting her to where she is. Bless you all. Janice - Original

RE: [TMIC] Transverse Myelitis Network

2009-06-17 Thread Patricia Cooley
I HAVE ALWAYS FELT VERY WELCOME BY EVERYONE ON THIS SITE, EVEN THOUGH I DO NOT SUFFER FROM SO MANY OF THE PAIN AND SUFFERING SO MANY OF YOU DO. I DO HAVE PAIN BUT NOTHING I CAN’T LIVE WITH SINCE I HAVE NO CHOICE. IT IS THE COMMUNICATION WITH ALL OF YOU THAT HAS HELPED ME SO VERY MUCH. I