Do you take pain meds? Do they help? I am not a pill
pusher, but the doc's have given me vicatin for pain and it helps. I am
relapsing right now - from
being the strongest I have ever been to weak. Am still going to PT and they
are trying their best, within my limits, to help me get the strength back. I
am really
fighting depression from going to my best to where I am now - no fun. But,
I am still working to improve again.
Janice
From: rn11...@yahoo.com
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 10:40 AM
To: john snodgrass
Cc: tmic-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [TMIC] pause from the cause
tm is a pain in more way than one. the burning pain and banding have
been much worse since my fall,and i ache all over esp. my upper left arm.just
glad no bones broke.
cheryl
--- On Thu, 8/5/10, john snodgrass <jcs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: john snodgrass <jcs...@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [TMIC] pause from the cause
To: "rn11...@yahoo.com" <rn11...@yahoo.com>
Cc: "transverse myelitis" <tmic-list@eskimo.com>
Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 7:04 PM
after work i went to Kroger pharm to get some meds. i walked to
the back of the store with my wife and wondered if i would make it back out.
it truely is an aggravating feeling when you feel your legs begin
to spas in a wierd kind of way when they have been oddly numb all day.
pain in back and side,thigh tightening and pain like a charlie
horse,knee stiffening,calf busting and foot swelling.
nothing like it.
--- On Thu, 8/5/10, rn11...@yahoo.com <rn11...@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: rn11...@yahoo.com <rn11...@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [TMIC] pause from the cause
To: "Janice Nichols" <jan...@centurytel.net>
Cc: tmic-list@eskimo.com
Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 7:17 AM
Over the years,I've had times when things got a little
better for a while,then got worse and stayed that way.
For years I walked in the house without any
devices,then went to a cane,and now a walker. I'm sure if I lost weight I'd be
able to do better.
My right leg is the "strong" one,and that isn't saying
much these days. :)
Cheryl
--- On Wed, 8/4/10, Janice Nichols
<jan...@centurytel.net> wrote:
From: Janice Nichols <jan...@centurytel.net>
Subject: Re: [TMIC] pause from the cause
To: rn11...@yahoo.com
Date: Wednesday, August 4, 2010, 11:11 PM
A month or so ago I had a span when I was pretty
strong. I went to HyVee and walked the cart like you did. I was so proud.
Now I am in a recession and not
strong enough to do it again. My right leg has
decided to weaken. We are not sure why - could be a ham string, but after a
session of PT it was much better, then
all of a sudden, it went weak. Anything like that
happen to you - or any TM'ers?
Janice
From: rn11...@yahoo.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 8:07 PM
To: Janice Nichols
Subject: Re: [TMIC] pause from the cause
I use a walker all the time,even walking in my
house. I never know when my legs will fail me.At the store I put the walker in
the cart.Today I just had 4 things to get,so I used the regular cart and kept
it close to my body.
Cheryl
--- On Wed, 8/4/10, Janice Nichols
<jan...@centurytel.net> wrote:
From: Janice Nichols <jan...@centurytel.net>
Subject: Re: [TMIC] pause from the cause
To: rn11...@yahoo.com
Date: Wednesday, August 4, 2010, 7:14 PM
Good girl!! Do you do that with a cane or
walker or wheelchair?
Janice
From: rn11...@yahoo.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 6:35 AM
To: Janice Nichols
Subject: Re: [TMIC] pause from the cause
Hi Janice,
I usually have my daughter Lynn do my
grocery shopping since the store is so spread out.But I needed several items in
Walmart and I wanted to get out of the house for a while.
I just came back from the local grocery
store;got all I needed at one end,was out in less than 10 min.
Cheryl in hot,humid Easthampton,MA.
--- On Tue, 8/3/10, Janice Nichols
<jan...@centurytel.net> wrote:
From: Janice Nichols <jan...@centurytel.net>
Subject: Re: [TMIC] pause from the cause
To: rn11...@yahoo.com, "john snodgrass"
<jcs...@yahoo.com>
Cc: tmic-list@eskimo.com
Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 11:22 PM
Cheryl,
I am sure that those who saw you fall, or just
afterward, thought that you had a lot of guts to get out and shop. I hope
this doesn't keep you from going
again. You go girl!!!!!
Janice
From: rn11...@yahoo.com
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 5:12 PM
To: john snodgrass
Cc: tmic-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [TMIC] pause from the cause
Hi John,
I wish I could say I had no pain for even a
few seconds. But,from the moment I open my eyes until I go to sleep the burning
pain,numbness,tingling,and "banding" are my constant companions.
Today is a really bad day. Yesterday I went
to Walmart with my daughter Lynn.While walking down an aisle,the cart got ahead
of me somehow,and the next thing I knew I was flat on the floor. It almost felt
like there was a slant to the floor.
I let go of the cart so it wouldn't fall over
with me.So there I was ,lying face down.Only one person stopped to help.She
held her cart,Lynn held mine and I tried to push up on my "good" leg,but
couldn't do it. Lynn went and got an employee who brought an automated cart,and
I was able to get up by leaning on the seat and pushing up.
Today I am bruised on my legs and
forearms,and achy all over.But,I am so thankful I didn't break any bones.Lynn
says she never saw anyone fall "in one piece" without bending knees.Scared
her;she thought I was having a stroke or heart attack.
Cheryl in Easthampton,MA.
--- On Mon, 8/2/10, john snodgrass
<jcs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: john snodgrass <jcs...@yahoo.com>
Subject: [TMIC] pause from the cause
To: "transverse myelitis" <tmic-list@eskimo.com>
Date: Monday, August 2, 2010, 4:45 PM
Does anyone ever have moments that they don't
feel anything?
Moments of "no pain" but then you move and
shazam! there it is again?
