Re: Please Advise!

Molly (alamolly(AT)mindspring.com)
Sat, 27 Dec 1997 23:59:57 -0600

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Nancy, not that I have any answers for you...I am un-diagnosed and on =
neurontin...watching the message boards to learn a little. But I was =
interested in your last name. New an ENTIRE family with that last name =
in So. California....quite the fam and I will remember them =
forever....just wondering

Molly Day
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From: The Vander Meys <Vandermey(AT)nevia.net>
To: tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com <tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com>
Date: Sunday, December 28, 1997 1:41 PM
Subject: Please Advise!
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I began noticing symptoms Sept. 10 (numbness throughout body, =
nausea, tight feeling under breasts,
feeling hot and cold). I was in bed for 8 weeks, couldn't eat, had =
digestive problems and alot of=20
heaviness in chest. I did not experience paralysis or bladder or =
bowel problems. I was told that
I had a post-viral infection and then went for a second opinion at =
Mayo. The diagnosis there
was Acute Transverse Myelitis. A mild tranquilizer was prescribed =
and I was sent home. I
thought I was beginning to get better as time went on. Now it has =
been 15 weeks and I
have continued to experience extreme pain throughout my body from =
time to time. My second MRI showed that the inflamation at the C2 site =
is almost gone. However, I am still in pain. The past 2 days my body =
has felt like it was on fire. Today I'm a little better. =20
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Has anyone else had this type of experience with TM? Are there =
medications available for the pain?
What do I have to look forward to? =20
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Please Help!!!
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Nancy Lauritzen
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Nancy, not that I have any answers = for you...I=20 am un-diagnosed and on neurontin...watching the message boards to learn = a=20 little.  But I was interested in your last name.  New an = ENTIRE family=20 with that last name in So. California....quite the fam and I will = remember them=20 forever....just wondering
 
Molly Day
-----Original = Message-----
From:=20 The Vander Meys <Vandermey(AT)nevia.net>
To:= =20 tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com = <tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com>
D= ate:=20 Sunday, December 28, 1997 1:41 PM
Subject: Please=20 Advise!

I began noticing = symptoms Sept. 10=20 (numbness throughout body, nausea, tight feeling under = breasts,
feeling=20 hot and cold).  I was in bed for 8 weeks, couldn't eat, had = digestive=20 problems and alot of
heaviness in chest.  I did not = experience=20 paralysis or bladder or bowel problems.  I was told that
I = had a=20 post-viral infection and then went for a second opinion at Mayo. =  The=20 diagnosis there
was Acute Transverse Myelitis.  A mild = tranquilizer=20 was prescribed and I was sent home.  I
thought I was = beginning to=20 get better as time went on.  Now it has been 15 weeks and = I
have=20 continued to experience extreme pain throughout my body from time to = time.=20 My second MRI showed that the inflamation at the C2 site is almost = gone.=20  However,  I am still in pain.  The  past 2 days = my body=20 has felt like it was on fire.  Today I'm a little better.=20  

Has anyone else had this type of experience with TM? =  Are=20 there medications available for the pain?
What do I have to look = forward=20 to?   

Please=20 Help!!!

     Nancy=20 Lauritzen

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