Welcome, Betty and you have come to a wonderful group of people who will soon become friends! Just keep reading and you will soon learn all sorts of different things about TM from physical to emotional and everything in between. The banding you talk about is a real issue to some of us. Mine is right at the exact same area where my bra is and is really painful a good part of the time but meds truly do help. Everyone has to find their own med solution' and that's a whole new area to talk about!!! Again, welcome, and you are blessed for having found this good group! Jeanne in Dayton, WA -------Original Message------- From: Betty Shaffer Date: 4/19/2009 11:07:03 AM To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: [TMIC] transverse myelitis I'm a new subscriber to the TM internet club and find the messages interesting. I was diagnosed with T.M. ( Cl and C 2 level) in 2004 at the age of 77. Numb from my toes up to and inclucing my neck, I rar3ly feel pain but have much discomfort from the banding, especially in my torso and neck. I walk well with a walker, but need my eyes to tell me where my feet ( and seat) are. Without the walker , balance is a problem. Anybody have problems similiar to those ? I live in a retirement home where I'm able to walk and to exercise 5 days a week, and I know this helps. There is no support group in the area Betty in Oregon
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