I did forget to mention something: my right leg/foot has been the afflicted one. The one that I struggle to make move. The one that causes the pain. I thought it would be forever.
One day as I was listening to the radio, I had an aha moment. A wonderful catchy song was playing, and I looked down and saw that my foot was tapping in time to the music. I had not been able to do that for a long time. I could have cried. So yes, never give up. The positive changes are sometimes such a part of our life that we fail to recognize them for what they are. Janet From: Janice Nichols [mailto:jan...@centurytel.net] Sent: March 10, 2010 7:28 PM To: Janet Dunn; 'tmic' Subject: Re: [TMIC] Lesions and Myelin Regeneration "DITTO", Jan!!! Janice From: Janet Dunn <mailto:j.d...@shaw.ca> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 12:06 PM To: 'tmic' <mailto:tmic-list@eskimo.com> Subject: RE: [TMIC] Lesions and Myelin Regeneration I think that the improvement happens. For everybody? Depends. I have found a few improvements in areas, and some worsening in other areas. I take it one day at a time, because as we all know, anything can and usually does happen. But I drag my leg less now, and the intense banding eases up more readily. So I remain ever hopeful. And it has been since July 2004 that I have been afflicted. Janet From: Jan Hargrove [mailto:jmh1...@sbcglobal.net] Sent: March 10, 2010 8:51 AM To: lynne myers; tmic Subject: Re: [TMIC] Lesions and Myelin Regeneration I do not agree with the two year statement. My doctor never told me that I wouldn't get well, nor give me a timeline. The only thing he said would not return was my temperature control. He was right!! AND, I've had improvements throughout the 14 years tm's been in my life........no matter how small, improvement is improvement and gives hope for more to come!! My 2¢ janh _____ From: lynne myers <lynnemye...@yahoo.com> To: tmic <tmic-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Wed, March 10, 2010 6:26:13 AM Subject: [TMIC] Lesions and Myelin Regeneration This is a quote from one of the message forum pages on TM website: Even though the lesion(s) are gone, there may be underlying nerve damage caused by the inflammation and the fact that the nerves were "unprotected" once the myelin got "eaten" away. The myelin grows back at 1mm a day, so it takes a while for the body to repair itself, BUT the nerve can remain damaged. You will know what damage is left at the 2 yr mark. After this you can still have some recovery but it is very small and unlikely to be very noticeable. This information is provided by one of the site administrators who is also a Registered Nurse.
