it is documented that TM can come on in a short time or over a period of time. mine came over a period of time but nonetheless when the time came I went to the hospital!but with mostly the same symptoms as others with the banding in the side and the tingling and loss of coordination and well,,,,,stuff. it is a scary feeling when you are walking and it is as if the earth is moving away from your feet!and when cold feels hot and hot feels cold.
--- On Sat, 8/13/11, deer...@aol.com <deer...@aol.com> wrote: From: deer...@aol.com <deer...@aol.com> Subject: [TMIC] Fwd: MY STORY To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Date: Saturday, August 13, 2011, 11:41 AM From: deer...@aol.com To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: 8/11/2011 5:38:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: Fwd: MY STORY From: deer...@aol.com To: sthrnbll...@yahoo.com Sent: 8/7/2011 11:19:36 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: MY STORY HI ANNIE I READ YOUR STORY AND WAS THINKING I SHOULD TELL MINE. I AM NOW 76 AND HAVE HAD TM FOR 10 YEARS. I AWOKE ONE MORNING AND GOT OUT OF BED AND MY LEGS WOULD NOT HOLD ME. I JUST MADE IT TO THE PHONE TO CALL MY HUSBAND AND SAID SOMETHING IS HAPPENING TO ME. HE WAS HOME BEFORE THE EMS . THEY TOOK ME TO THE HOSPITAL BUT NO ONE NEW WHAT WAS WAS WRONG, I COULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. I WAS SO SCARED AND SO WERE MY FAMILY.. THEY THEN SENT ME TO YALE HOSPITAL. THEY TOOK ALL TEST AND THEN SAID IT WAS TM. WHO KNEW WHAT TM WAS. I WENT TO GAYLORE FOR REHAB AND AFTER A MONTH I STARTED TO MOVE MY ARMS BUT WITH PAIN. THATS HOW FAR I GOT. I AM NOW IN A WHEEL CHAIR . MY PAIN IS UNDER CONTROL AS BEST IT CAN BE. I HOPE YOU WILL KEEP TRYING TO TAKE CARE. MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU. I HAVE A WOUNDERFUL HUSBAND THAT TAKES CARE OF ME SO I AM BLESSED. MARIE