Frank, I really enjoyed your letter. Prior to TM i was a figure skater. hiker, mounain climber, coss county skier ,sailed, and on and on. Now I am a fat sedentary old woman. I had chronic back pain since I was a teen, so I am used to pain'; what I am not used to is dragging a dead leg around.
Only one week ago I began a simple exercise program, with more challenging stuff to come later...................I am hoping to increase my mobility. Does anyone else with TM do regular exercises? I would like some support.....some emotional support to help me stay with the very discouraging exercise. Cookie in Arizona On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 2:39 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And having TM does not reduce your life span. > > There are articles dealing with MS that show that the side effects can and > do shorten the patients life. > > For instance, my TM, in and of itself, will not shorten my life, but the > chronic pain will. Many people who have chronic pain commit suicide. Don't > worry, I promise not to kill myself till next Friday. > > Before TM, I rode a bicycle, cross country skied, sailed competitively, > climbed small mountains, etc, TM stopped all those exercises, so I gained > weight and got "The Metabolic Syndrome": Hypertension, Borderline diabetes, > obesity and hyperlipidemia. They all reduce my life span, plus the lipitor > pill caused Gout. > > My sensitivity to cold sends me south for periods of time each winter. > There are many more diseases to the south: Mexico, Costa Rica. > > I get cranky a lot, complain to my girl-friend, and she threatens to plug > me with her 12 gauge, if I don't shut my trap > > I'm just a time-bomb waiting to happen ! ! > > So, Think about how TM will indirectly shorten your life > > F > >
