Thanks. My company has set me up to work 2 days/week at home. More if it snows or rains bad
BERNARD BUTCHER Honeywell Engineering 516-577-5868 -----Original Message----- From: pjv1...@chartermi.net [mailto:pjv1...@chartermi.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 1:53 PM To: Butcher, Bernie (S&FS); Janice Nichols; tmic-list@eskimo.com; Amanda Diskey Subject: RE: [TMIC] ADEM I am amazed byal l of you who are able to work (as in paid employment). I am ambitious, but can't imagine working to a schedule. My hat is off to each of you. Patti - Michigan ---- "Butcher wrote: > With TM, it started with shoulder pain, went to doctor & he found > weakness in left side, arm & leg > > Hospitalized for 10 days, lots of steroids & antibiotics. After that, I > could walk OK but left arm tingly and uncoordinated. > > 2005, started falling, used cane, then in 2006, walker - 2008: electric > wheelchair > > I can walk with walker, but only 15 minutes. At days end, completely > shot > > Still working and driving, but driving is getting scary > > > > BERNARD BUTCHER > > Honeywell Engineering > > 516-577-5868 > > ________________________________ > > From: Janice Nichols [mailto:jan...@centurytel.net] > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 1:18 PM > To: Butcher, Bernie (S&FS); Amanda Diskey; tmic-list@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: [TMIC] ADEM > > > > Did you have a sudden attack the way most of us did with TM or was it > gradual? Don't mean to bug you, just curious. > > Janice > > > > From: Butcher, Bernie (S&FS) <mailto:bernie.butc...@honeywell.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 7:28 AM > > To: Janice Nichols <mailto:jan...@centurytel.net> ; Amanda Diskey > <mailto:adis...@yahoo.com> ; tmic-list@eskimo.com > > Subject: RE: [TMIC] ADEM > > > > I was diagnosed with TM in 2002 and MS in 2008. I think it was MS all > along. > > Yes, it is similar, I really don't feel any different, just the double > vision in 2007, which I recovered from > > > > BERNARD BUTCHER > > Honeywell Engineering > > 516-577-5868 > > ________________________________ > > From: Janice Nichols [mailto:jan...@centurytel.net] > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 11:27 PM > To: Butcher, Bernie (S&FS); Amanda Diskey; tmic-list@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: [TMIC] ADEM > > > > Bernie, > > Do you "feel" different having MS too? Aren't the symptoms-pain, weak > legs, etc- the same as TM, or not? I realize TM doesn't affect your > > vision, but for the rest, is it pretty similar? > > Janice > > > > > > From: Butcher, Bernie (S&FS) <mailto:bernie.butc...@honeywell.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 6:47 AM > > To: Janice Nichols <mailto:jan...@centurytel.net> ; Amanda Diskey > <mailto:adis...@yahoo.com> ; tmic-list@eskimo.com > > Subject: RE: [TMIC] ADEM > > > > That's my understanding too. Up until 2008, my leasons were seen in my > spinal cord. Then in late 2007 I started seeing double, MRI showed a > lesion in my optic nerve. That's when it became MS > > > > Bernie > > ________________________________ > > From: Janice Nichols [mailto:jan...@centurytel.net] > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 11:13 PM > To: Amanda Diskey; tmic-list@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: [TMIC] ADEM > > > > I thought those with MS had the brain scars and we, TM, have spinal > scars. > > Janice > > > > From: Amanda Diskey <mailto:adis...@yahoo.com> > > Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 2:48 PM > > To: tmic-list@eskimo.com > > Subject: [TMIC] ADEM > > > > So, my doctor called from John Hopkins Hospital and he says that I don't > have transverse myelitis. Now he says that I have acute disseminated > encephalomyelitis. I had my attack in August of 08 and now I don't know > what to think. My neurologist here says that it is just a case of > transverse myelitis. None of my brain MRIs have shown swelling. The > first MRI showed a couple of white spots, and the one I had done in > December said that it looked better. I had a biopsy done because they > did a CAT scan of my chest and they thought there were granulomas but > when they did do the biopsy it came back normal he said there were no > granulomas the only side effect I have is the swelling in my spine so I > don't understand how he can say that I have acute disseminated > encephalomyelitis. Every time they run tests they come back normal > blood work, CT scan, and biopsy. My MRIs of my spine still look the > same, but none of the reports from the brain MRIs (the original or the > recent MRI) have said anything about being abnormal. Local neurologist > says my brain MRIs are clean even one when I had my attack this makes no > sense. Any advice? > > >