Boy, did you have a scary beginning to TM!!! Glad you are doing as well as you are and keep posting. Janice
From: gor...@earthlink.net Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:43 AM To: Janice Nichols Cc: tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re4: [TMIC] A very scary observation Ten years ago I lived alone. One morning I awoke unable to move. I had been on sick leave for a separate issue, so no one was expecting me anywhere. Four days later the neighbor thought something was 'off' around my place. She -a 60 year old - ended up climbing up to the second floor with the fire department because no one wanted to kiss my Rottweiler's hello, and they LOVED Carol. She came through the window, secured the dogs, let the cops in with guns drawn (never know when a rotti will jump up at you), then the blessed EMS took me away. They figured I was ready for last rights in another day. Anyway, ten years later, I cruise in my suv-wc, don't do much but punch around on the pc mostly. My lesion was at C-6, 'functional' quad - I can use my hands to a degree. I take tizanidine (Zanaflex), neurontin, klonopin for leg spasms, pain meds and others not directly related to TM. mt ----- Original Message ----- From: Janice Nichols To: tmic-list@eskimo.com ; Barbara Alma Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 12:35 PM Subject: Re: [TMIC] A very scary observation Wasn't necessary?!? Yaaaaaa. I was upstairs when my legs decided to give out and I yelled down to my husband that "I think I have a problem". We have 14 stairs, so I butt walked down with Eddy right in front of me and me holding onto his jean pockets. Then he half carried me to the car and off we went to the ER. I could not have driven in that condition. In Missouri, if they hospitalize you, you don't have to pay for the ambulance. Janice From: Barbara Alma Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 2:49 AM To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: [TMIC] A very scary observation Does anyone, other than me, find it very scary to think of somebody who finds that they no longer have feeling in their legs and feet but decides to drive themselves to the emergency hospital?? I myself was paralyzed waist to toes on both sides, so it wouldn't have even been possible for me anyway. However, I have read that at least 2 times recently on this site of people driving themselves. I really have a hard time imagining anyone not phoning for emergency services. My husband wanted to take me to the hospital right away when this happened to me. I stubbornly thought that it would pass, and after about an hour when it didn't, he called our son to come home. They then decided to call the fire department for help to get me down the stairs so he could get me to the hospital. We had about 10 stairs "then" to exit our home. I wasn't willing to risk he or my son falling and then them having problems as well. After they checked out my vitals and assured they were all fine, they assisted in getting me down the stairs and into his truck and Pete drove me to the hospital. This way we didn't have to pay for an ambulance since it wasn't necessary, yeah! Hugs, Barbara A in Auburn CA
