Hey Wendy, my name is Hildred and I was hit by TM in 5/76. It started with
bad back pain, slow walking, chest cold, then a high temp and muscle spasms
in the large muscle in the thigh. I walked into the hospital because I hadn't
pee'd in two days but got paralyzed from the chest down very quickly. I
stayed there til September when I came home with a walker. By January I was
back at work just having to hold onto rails going up and down the steps. I
was
living in Virginia at the time but think I contracted the chest cold in NC.
Now here we are 30 years later and I am unable to walk again. This still I
started with falls, lots of falls, which caused a broken bone. torn
ligaments, etc. I haven't found a good neuro here by I have high hopes. I
have been
to rehab once here and to a nursing home once after they found blood clots in
my legs.
The only diagnostic test they did in Va was a spinal tap and the
neurosurgeon said MS but neurologist who followed me for 5 months said TM and
he had
taught at two medical schools. I don't know what to think, it is really
getting
me down this time. I don't have the patience to just lie in bed all day
every day. I hope there is an answer soon.
Frustrated,
Hildred
Charlotte, NC
