In my experience with TM, walking has been permanent. I got TM in 1992.
It took me almost 2 years to walk again (with a brace on my right leg
and a cane). The ability to walk has remained and I hope that it does.
The weather does not have too much of an impact. I am really bothered
by heat in the summer because of the sweating under the brace and having
to wear pants all the time so the brace does not dig into my leg.
Best wishes to you!
Stacy Firth in Bay City, MI
safirth(AT)dow.com
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>From: Nora Blalock[SMTP:NBlalock(AT)ELPC.org]
>Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 1998 4:42 PM
>To: 'tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com'
>Subject: Walking - Temporary or Permanent
>
>Hi Everyone -
> I started walking again (with one cane) 8 months after getting
>TM so, I have been walking 4 months. The bottom half of my body is numb
>at all times. When it rains, my legs get weaker and my entire body
>hurts. I don't know if I will have trouble in the heat because I was in
>the wheelchair last summer when it was hot. I do have some problems
>with bitter cold when the temperature is really low but have not had
>much trouble with general cold (30 degrees and up). I don't have the
>jerky type spasms I did early on in my TM. I do have something that I
>think is a spasm when I stand - my leg jerks stiff and sort of propels
>me forward. When I wake up and stretch, my legs take over and pull
>downward. Those may be some different type spasms. I don't know.
>
> My question is this. Does anyone have any information on the
>permanency of walking? Is it permanent, temporary or does it come and
>go? Has anyone been paralyzed then walked? If so, how long? If some of
>you are walking, what happens in warm weather? Do the legs get weaker?
>No effect, etc.? What about in rainy weather? Weaker? No effect? Any
>information you have would be greatly appreciated.
>Nora in Chicago
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