Hi Jeanne, The banding has been exactly the same for me. It has been with me since day one and starts underneath my breasts and goes all the way around my abdomen. When it gets real bad, it continues downward until I feel completely enveloped by it. Sometimes it hurts so badly it hurts to even breathe. I don't let TM or anything get me down, but I am beginning to feel angry, after seven years. I am pissed because I cannot work in the garden and go places without it being a big deal to get dressed, fix my hair and sometimes put on make up so the pain doesn't show so badly. I was told that I looked old when I am in pain...by a sweet 14 year old boy. "Thank you very much". For the constipation problem, for years I have used Fish Oil capsules, one per day and I get them from the health food store or my pharmacy. They work like a dream. And I have the kind of bowel that moves the poop down to "the vault", but will not push it out, so I have done digital removable for ever and ever. It's not fun, but we need to do what we need to do... Love and Prayers, Jude In a message dated 8/11/2009 1:09:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jrush...@columbiaenergyllc.com writes:
The banding came on immediately with the TM and has never left. Without the meds, it is excruciatingly painful and just heads south to my toes. Funny how you can hurt so bad and 'not feel'??? Explain that to someone?? ::)) Gosh, I'm so happy you all are in my life..Jeanne -------Original Message------- From: _laura.eich...@gmail.com_ (mailto:laura.eich...@gmail.com) Date: 8/10/2009 10:56:05 PM To: _tmic-l...@eskimo.com_ (mailto:tmic-list@eskimo.com) Subject: [TMIC] That banding feeling Those of you who got that banding feeling do you all just have TM or did you also get subsequently diagnosed with MS too? And if you did experience the banding feeling, did you experience it at the beginning of your TM (or MS) journey or somewhere down the road? :-) Just wondering if TM'ers get the banding feeling or is it only those that get MS too. I had it at the start of my TM but it went away after a month or two. I had a very mild case of TM and as of yet not diagnosed with MS. Thanks! -- Laura
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