Re: [TMIC] Peddle Machine

2010-11-15 Thread Dalton Garis
Yeah, thoughts; Don¹t over do it! Because then you fall back and get discouraged from trying it again. 20 min/day is fine. Because among the things that can happen is all-over spasms or pain, which don¹t clear up soon. Or, a kind of fatigue that keeps you from being able from doing much more th

[TMIC] cpap

2010-11-15 Thread PAMELA S
Hello; When reading James post, I thought maybe I should ask everybody about this. I now use cpap at night. I only knew I wasn't sleeping because of the pain in my legs. I knew that when I fell asleep jerking or something would wake me up in a few minutes. So I went for a sleep study. The

Re: [TMIC] Peddle Machine

2010-11-15 Thread Janice Nichols
How about contacting a rehab center?They may help you, or even your neuro. Janice From: James Berg Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 4:22 PM To: transverse myelitis Subject: [TMIC] Peddle Machine Has anyone used a peddle machine to work their legs? I am using one now with the idea of keep

Re: [TMIC] stem cell treatment for spinal cord lesions

2010-11-15 Thread Janice Nichols
Re: [TMIC] stem cell treatment for spinal cord lesionsSure hope your husband gets in the trial.Good luck. Janice From: Emily Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 1:10 PM To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: RE: [TMIC] stem cell treatment for spinal cord lesions My husband is currently in the 3-1

Re: [TMIC] off topic but inspiring reading Fwd: Fw: The Cab Ride....worth reading again

2010-11-15 Thread Janice Nichols
Lot of truth in a little story. Thanks, Janice From: celr...@aol.com Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 9:55 AM To: tmic-l...@eskimo.net Subject: [TMIC] off topic but inspiring reading Fwd: Fw: The Cab Rideworth reading again

Re: [TMIC] Peddle Machine

2010-11-15 Thread Akua
Wonderful news! Wish I could afford one or persuade Medicare to support one for me.I worked for years with flexiciser to get one. If you check their or Motomed's web pages you might see guidelines for use. Has anyone used a peddle machine to work their legs? I am using one now with the idea

Re: Fwd: [TMIC] stem cell treatment for spinal cord lesions

2010-11-15 Thread Akua
I dreamt again last night of walking and doing normal activities. Was hard to wake up and find that I can't. Me, too, most days and most nights. Akua --

Re: [TMIC] Peddle Machine

2010-11-15 Thread CANDIS KALLEY
James, I had 2 TM attacks within 30 days back in '06!  The first was T10 - T12 which left me paralyzed from waist down!  Before I could go to outpatient PT, I had my 2nd attack C4 - T1 leaving me paralyzed from neck down.   I had Plasm Excange (PLEX) treatments 7 in hospital and 7 as outpatie

Re: Fwd: [TMIC] stem cell treatment for spinal cord lesions

2010-11-15 Thread john snodgrass
that would be great --- On Mon, 11/15/10, James Berg wrote: From: James Berg Subject: Fwd: [TMIC] stem cell treatment for spinal cord lesions To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Date: Monday, November 15, 2010, 5:12 PM -- Forwarded message -- From: James Berg Date: Mon, Nov 15, 2010

Re: [TMIC] Peddle Machine

2010-11-15 Thread CANDIS KALLEY
Any time I move, my back pain becomes worse.  In PT they would allow me to rest 5 to 10 minutes between each different activity.  Sometimes I would require heat to the back to help relieve pain. I would also have episodes of the banding around the middle - I called it the "corset" effect - w

Re: [TMIC] Peddle Machine

2010-11-15 Thread CANDIS KALLEY
When I was in PT they had me on a peddle machine.  I never got pass half resistance.  And never that fast!  They would put me on for approx 15 min.  I had PT 3 times a week! Keep up the good work! Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollabl

[TMIC] Peddle Machine

2010-11-15 Thread James Berg
Has anyone used a peddle machine to work their legs? I am using one now with the idea of keeping my legs from atrophy. My questions are how long should I run my legs at one session and is it adviseable to do more than one session a day. I am currently doing 20 minutes and one session a day at fu

Fwd: [TMIC] stem cell treatment for spinal cord lesions

2010-11-15 Thread James Berg
-- Forwarded message -- From: James Berg Date: Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 12:10 PM Subject: Re: [TMIC] stem cell treatment for spinal cord lesions To: john snodgrass Now that the US is doing stem cell testing/research on those who have had spinal cord injury in the short term, and Swi

RE: [TMIC] stem cell treatment for spinal cord lesions

2010-11-15 Thread john snodgrass
that would be totally awesome! --- On Mon, 11/15/10, Patricia Cooley wrote: From: Patricia Cooley Subject: RE: [TMIC] stem cell treatment for spinal cord lesions To: em...@telephonelady.com, tmic-list@eskimo.com Date: Monday, November 15, 2010, 3:28 PM Emily we will pray that he is able

RE: [TMIC] stem cell treatment for spinal cord lesions

2010-11-15 Thread Patricia Cooley
Emily we will pray that he is able to be included. Patti - Wisconsin From: Emily [mailto:em...@telephonelady.com] Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 1:11 PM To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: RE: [TMIC] stem cell treatment for spinal cord lesions My husband is currently in the 3-12 month w

RE: [TMIC] stem cell treatment for spinal cord lesions

2010-11-15 Thread Emily
My husband is currently in the 3-12 month window..he was diagnosed on September 2nd with TM T-7-11. We have contacted my husband's neurologist to see if they could get him in this trial in Switzerland. We are awaiting a reply. _ From: Dalton Garis [mailto:malugss...@gmail.com] Sen

Re: [TMIC] stem cell treatment for spinal cord lesions

2010-11-15 Thread Dalton Garis
Could it be the miracle mankind has been waiting for? Just imagine if this thing works! Dalton From: Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:10:01 + To: Subject: [TMIC] stem cell treatment for spinal cord lesions Resent-From: Resent-Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 06:10:06 -0800 News release: StemCells, In

RE: [TMIC] stem cell treatment for spinal cord lesions

2010-11-15 Thread Carol E
This is great news! It won't affect me (5 years post-injury) but I am so happy there is progress being made. Carol Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles; It empties today of its strengths. From: fr...@franksheldon.com To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:

RE: [TMIC] off topic but inspiring reading Fwd: Fw: The Cab Ride....worth reading again

2010-11-15 Thread Patricia Cooley
Thank you for forwarding this to us. It is very inspiring and we all hope we can meet people as caring as that cab driver. I know I had read this before, but it is well worth reading again and again. Patti - Wisconsin From: celr...@aol.com [mailto:celr...@aol.com] Sent: Monday,

[TMIC] off topic but inspiring reading Fwd: Fw: The Cab Ride....worth reading again

2010-11-15 Thread Celrods
From: gloriamonte...@yahoo.com To: cm_...@yahoo.com, celr...@aol.com, s_tez...@yahoo.com, slr7...@verizon.net, katkraz...@sbcglobal.net, theoneandonlyd...@yahoo.com, d.pec...@yahoo.com CC: roseaguirr...@aol.com, rmb...@sbcglobal.net, ruthleal1...@ho

[TMIC] stem cell treatment for spinal cord lesions

2010-11-15 Thread frank
News release: StemCells, Inc. Files to Conduct Neural Stem Cell Trial in Chronic Spinal Cord InjuryPALO ALTO, Calif., Nov 15, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- StemCells, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEM) announced today that is has filed an application with Swissmedic, the Swiss regulatory agency for ther

Re: [TMIC] brain storm (on topic)

2010-11-15 Thread john snodgrass
not hard to breath but trunk area is part of it --- On Sun, 11/14/10, Janice Nichols wrote: > From: Janice Nichols > Subject: Re: [TMIC] brain storm (on topic) > To: "john snodgrass" , "transverse myelitis" > > Date: Sunday, November 14, 2010, 7:03 PM > Janet, > Is it hard to breathe?     Is