Dear friends, I am Sarah Weil, Mary T Thompson's partner. Mary passed away on
6/14/11. I know she enjoyed getting these posts, she hadn't been well enough
to use her computer for awhile, but she told me she tried to help other TM
folks with a dose of info and reality checks when needed. Mary
I had impaction-like troubles within months of TM showing up. Doc said to
take Miralax - start at 17 gms a day and go up or down as it works for me.
Works perfect for years now. She said the tm affected something called my
mu factor in the GI tract which causes a generalized slowdown of the
Ten years ago I lived alone. One morning I awoke unable to move. I had been
on sick leave for a separate issue, so no one was expecting me anywhere. Four
days later the neighbor thought something was 'off' around my place. She -a 60
year old - ended up climbing up to the second floor with
Keep in mind that many of the Canadian internet sites are just the overseas
countries selling nothing but sugar pills. Unless you're a computer geek, you
won't usually know the difference. Physically demanding as it may be, a trip
to the great white north would be the way to go. But I'm no
Need more info, please. I haven't heard. Thanks.
- Original Message -
From: Laura Beaudin laura.beau...@gmail.com
To: tmic tmic-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 12:24 AM
Subject: [TMIC] news of possible MS treatment
I'm sure that most of you have heard of the
Invacare Ranger II - rear wheel, loved this chair and I was more mobile then
so I ran that thing all over and at 6-7mph.
Quickie S-525 - rear wheel, okay, goes as fast as I do now anyway
- Original Message -
From: Kevin Wolfthal wolft...@optonline.net
To: tmic-list@eskimo.com
Sent:
Look, some folks gain, some lose with PT. Sometimes the effort results in a
net loss. Stretching to keep limber, maybe. Workouts? No way. It might be
different if I had access to a heated pool, but I don't so I won't sweat it.
It works for you, that's great, but everyone has a different
I misplaced the original email on this subject, so I don't know who to address
here, I apologize. I happened on this article today and thought it might be of
interest.
Regarding travelling abroad for serious medical care, or any medical care I
guess, here is an interesting article the
correction:
NY Times Health section, not the Washington Post
- Original Message -
From: gor...@earthlink.net
To: tmic-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 10:19 PM
Subject: Re: [TMIC] travel for medical purposes
I misplaced the original email on this subject, so
Thank you. I appreciate the information very much. Even though you have the
stim and I am going to get meds via this process, the technique sounds very
similar. Thanks again. mt
- Original Message -
From: Janice
To: lynnemye...@yahoo.com ; tmic
Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009
I want to get some feedback on the implantable pump (intrathecal) that provides
meds directly into the spine.
Any problems with infection?
Cost on Medicare - 80/20 or 100% ?
Convenient to have, or a pain with upkeep, maintenance, whatever problems you
may have had?
Did it work (regardless of
Off Topic:
It has been a bit slow here at times. Here is something to occupy you! I
thought I would ace it but apparently both my working brain cells were
otherwise occupied at the time.
Let's see what we can remember from 4th grade:
Subject: civics quiz
Prealt mimics the venom molecule of the Conus magus sea snail. It is not
regulated as an opioid, good news if it works. It is delivered via intrathecal
pump. They do not, of course, know how it works.
Anyone on this and any comments on it if you are? The pain clinic offered this
as an
I am in diapers 24/7 due to incontinence of both types.
I had a really fun test where they filled my bladder with liquid (water or
saline - something like that) and monitored the signal to/from the brain that
says PEEE. By the way, the method by which they monitored this was with
a wire
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