Thanks for the worming, Sally. I have a habit of thinking if a little is good a lot is even better. I will certainly watch it from now on.
Patti -----Original Message----- From: kale...@sfcn.org [mailto:kale...@sfcn.org] Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 1:14 PM To: Janice Nichols Cc: wim from holland; TMIC Subject: Re: [TMIC] WARNING - don't overstretch Interesting to read these last two emails, as it reminded me of how I injured myself last summer by overstretching, but not by the same kind of accident as did Wim! I didn't even know I'd done it! We stretch to help manage the spacticity, right. Well, I finally went to a podiatrist when my left ankle had been hurting worse and worse. He told me I had TORN my Achilles tendon! Apparently, I had gradually stretched it too much and it had torn 33%! It healed in a few months, but still hurts almost as much as before it healed. Now they tell me I have Sural Nerve Neuritis - apparently from scar tissue pressing on the nerve??? Good news is that the Podiatrist recommended Lyrica, which just happens to also be good for spacticity, too. I've only been on it a couple of weeks but it seems to be helping. Bottom line is, PLEASE BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVERSTRETCH! Apparently, b/c of the spacticity, there's not as much give as there normally would be, and it facilitated the tear. And even more, it's the exact pain I've had in my hip (thigh) for 4 years, which they decided was from overcompensating for my right leg which was the one most affected by the TM. But the podiatrist agreed that if I could tear at the ankle, I could well have torn a tendon in my thigh/hip. It all makes sense b/c someone had talked me into doing some extreme stretches shortly after the initial TM, thinking that would help me. At the time I didn't have too much feeling in that leg and didn't notice how bad it was until my feeling improved! But I'm pretty sure, now, that that was what caused this sciatica-like pain, too. I've been wanting to post about this to warn others about overstretching. (I tend to easily go to extremes! It's keeping that balance; being 'moderate' that I have a problem with. And now I'm paying for it! :) Happy New Year, Sally > I had a hamstring problem too. Therapists had me doing lots of > stretching and I am back to normal (if you can call TM normal) now. > Good luck > with it. Spain sounds like a great cure! Tell us about the trip when > you get back. > Janice > > From: wim from holland > Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 7:31 AM > To: jan...@centurytel.net ; TMIC > Subject: RE: [TMIC] > > Janice > > Normaly I could say, just fine, not better or worse. After all this time > it was very study. But last summer I overstreched my hamstrings by a fall. > A very stupid one, sitting on the bed I reached too far for clothes on the > floor and slide from the bed. I jused after that time my wheelchair all > the day, because standing and walking with crutches was too painfull. Now > after recovering, it is hard to get back to what I could do before. I hope > in summer when we go to Spain I can get it back in the warm sun and dayly > in the swimming pool. > > Wim > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > From: jan...@centurytel.net > To: wim_from_holl...@hotmail.com; tmic-list@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: [TMIC] > Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 10:31:41 -0600 > > > Wim, it is great hearing from you again! How are you doing - besides > learning to be grandparents. > Janice > > From: wim from holland > Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 9:03 AM > To: TMIC > Subject: [TMIC] > > Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!! > > Happy new year everybody, hopefully this will be the year that makes an > end to TM, and if not, don't give up hope and keep the head up. Last two > years were very strange. We become grandparents, but we also became > orphans this year. Next year our second grand child will be born. > > Wim from Holland. >
