Hi, I've had tm since 8/13/95 and have tight banding all the time. It does get even tighter during stressful times,and I almost can't breathe. It's been awful the past few months. It's the worst part of tm for me,along with the nerve pain. Cheryl in gloomy Easthampton,MA.
________________________________ From: Gary Thomas <gbthomas8...@sbcglobal.net> To: pjv1...@chartermi.net; tmic <tmic-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Saturday, October 1, 2011 11:10 PM Subject: Re: [TMIC] I haven't been here for a long time Hi, Patti--I hope you do stay on TMIC for a a long time! You are one of the earliest ones I remember when I first got on (I remember since you are also in Michigan) along with Jude and others. I look on Facebook once in a while but am not on it much and did not even include my picture in my "profile" section (probably to the relief of Facebook "friends"). It seems like it can take up a lot of time yet I understand how it can help people "connect" but I do prefer this method of TM'ers communicating with each other. I haven't written much about my TM but the fatigue is the most annoying. I have been under stress with my mom in a nursing home with Alzheimer's and my dad having had a stroke last fall and living alone )but fortunately nearby). My two siblings live out of town so I keep track of both parents although my brother and sister do real well in coming as often as they can and giving me a break now and again. Applying for Medicaid a year ago and still not getting everything finalized yet has been almost a nightmare. This past week some news (or lack of it) regarding our Medicaid application set my "banding" off and I felt like I was being squeezed to death until I talked with our Elder Law attorney and it started ease off a bit. Does anyone else experience this increased "banding" or squeezed feeling in times of stress? I have appreciated over the years, on the list, the bits of advice given and the sharing of symptom experiences. Once in a while I have a slipper come off my foot and I don't know it until I see the slipper or my bare foot because I really don't feel anything much different whether the slippers are off or on. When this happens I remember the story I probably read on this list: a lady with TM was walking up church steps and didn't realize her shoes had come off until she heard people behind her laughing (may not be the exact story, but close, as I remember it). Anyway, I hope this list continues. Even with Facebook as an alternative. ----- Original Message ----- >From: pjv1...@chartermi.net >To: tmic >Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 9:34 PM >Subject: [TMIC] I haven't been here for a long time > > >Hi >I got "booted off" tmic several months ago by the computer phantom that does >that every once in a while and decided not to sign back up for various >reasons. I signed up today because I visited with David and Judy Hoops , aka >Hey Jude, today and we talked about how long it had been since we had been on >the TMIC. I visited the archives to see what the current subjects are and >who was participating and the subject that caught my attention was RE: >facebook. How fitting. That was exactly what Dave and Judy and I talked >about. They told me about TM on FaceBook and how confused they get by it and >wondered if it had totaly replaced TMIC. I told Dave I would chek into it >and let him know what I found out. > >It was good to see so many people post on that subject. There were names >that I hadn't seen on TMIC for a long time. It sounds like a lot of people >were lurking I the background. I remember the last post I read. Someone >asked how Saronj from India was and she answered. > >Jude has been in hospital twice in the last three weeks. She sure is a >trooper! She's in ICU now awaiting test results. > >I think I'll stay on TMIC for a while. > >Patti - Michigan >TM for 8 years and wouldn't have known what to do without TMIC and the TM >Forum. I'm glad there's plenty of info for new TMers, however, my brain >couldn't have handled it all back then.
