Re: tmic-digest Digest V98 #2
CHGOSKATER (CHGOSKATER(AT)aol.com)
Sun, 11 Jan 1998 03:04:15 EST
HELLO - MY NAME IS PAT AND I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TM IN MARCH '97. I AM A 49
YEAR OLD FEMALE. MY DRS ARE NOT KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT TM. WHEN DIAGNOSED, I
WAS TOLD THE MEDICAL BOOKS HAD VERY LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT IT. THE
INFORMATION I OBTAINED THROUGH THE TM ASSOCIATION WILL BE VERY USEFUL TO MY
RECOVERY MANAGEMENT. I READ THE E-MAIL(S) REGARDING THE BURNING SENSATION.
WHEN I EXPERIENCED THE BURNING SENSATION, WHICH TURNED TO PAIN, I NOTICED THE
PAIN AND BURNING SENSATION HAD A LOT TO DO WITH ELIMINATION (URINARY AND
BOWEL). PAIN MANAGEMENT - IN THE HOSPITAL I WAS GIVEN DEMEROL (INJECTED AND
ORAL), THEN TYLENOL, WHICH DID LITTLE. I SWITCHED TO ADVIL, WHICH HAS HELPED.
BACK TO THE SENSATION AND PAIN (IT IS HARD TO DESCRIBE TO OTHERS) - I AM A
FIRM BELIEVER IN GOD - SO I SAID A PRAYER ASKING GOD TO SHOW ME WHAT I HAD TO
DO TO ALLEVIATE THE PAIN, WHICH WAS SO EXCRUTIATING, I PHYSICALLY SHOOK. THE
ANSWER WAS GAS. I MADE MYSELF A CUP TO TEA - NOT MUCH RELIEF. I THEN TRIED A
VINEGAR & WATER CONCOCTION SUGGESTED BY A NURSE FRIEND. THAT HELPED QUITE A
BIT. FROM THERE, I TRIED OTHER METHODS OF RELIEVING GAS. CURRENTLY, I AM
DRINKING PLENTY OF LIQUIDS - WATER, APPLE JUICE (THE 2 BEST METHODS) AND
CRANBERY JUICE. I HAVE TAKEN AN ACTIVE ROLE IN MY "RECOVERY" MANAGEMENT. I
AM IN A WHEELCHAIR. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT SYMPTOMS SENT YOU GUYS FOR
HELP, WHAT TESTS WERE DONE, YOUR DRS' LEVEL OF COMPETENCY, WHAT THERAPY YOU
WENT THROUGH, ETC. TOGETHER, WE CAN DEFINITELY HELP EACH OTHER. MAY GOD
CONTINUE TO BLESS US. PAT